Have I miscalculated?

[Sanjo]

Just made the T.Bag Wine and delicious it smells too. Other Half came in as I was measuring the S.G. and wondered what I was doing as he thought I looked like a mad professor (ahem!)
Anyway, I was busy measuring out sugar and adding it to the demi-john, shaking in between each addition.
He now tells me I won't get a true reading with dry sugar as it isn't dissolved.
Fortunately, I had only added enough to get it to the 1090 max that Shirl said in the recipe.
So you clever, wise and alcohol interested people, is he correct?
I did stir it thoroughly before I got the 1090 reading which made more of a difference than shaking it had.
Hope that all makes sense but would appreciate advice please.

The bottled fruit wine is now in a demi-john bubbling away like mad and from the little sip I had before I put the bung in it will hopefully be very nice. We shall see.

[Capsid]

Yes he is correct.

You could use a calculator to predict what the SG will be rather than having to measure it.

YoBrew - Free Beer and Wine calculators

I couldn't find the wine calculator tab on that spreadsheet though.

[Sanjo]

Thanks for that Capsid. Much appreciated.

[Two_Sheds]

It's much better to dissolve the sugar in boiling water, cool it then add the syrup to the DJ


for next time

[Sanjo]

Thanks T.S. I most certainly will.
It is bubbling away merrily now. HOWEVER, the fruit wine, which was also bubbling happily away is now going mental and pouring out of the airlock!!!!!!!

[zazen999]

Yeah, that happens. I usually leave it at least a week before topping up to the top. I got fed up of over enthusiastic early morning kitchen floor cleaning sessions.

I also mix mine to 1.08 as there will always be some sugar in the bottom that hasn't dissolved.

[Sanjo]

Yep, I was certainly keen to get it topped up. That'll learn me eh?

[Two_Sheds]

Every day's a school day

[Sanjo]

Two of my favourite expressions are "no knowledge is ever wasted" and "We'll learn by our mistakes"
I fully believe in the first but believe me, the second is VERY misleading.

[Two_Sheds]

Anyway, it's a great rose wine, when you get it: worth the effort