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Wine Making Forum: Country Fruit Winemaking 12-20-2011, 08:59 PM
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Posted By gnug
update! life got hectic around April and I...

update!

life got hectic around April and I moved to Seattle. I left the wine in a closet at my parents house in Sacramento (in a place where the temperature stays relatively low and consistent)....
Wine Making Forum: Country Fruit Winemaking 02-14-2011, 05:27 AM
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Posted By gnug
i haven't done either test. i don't even know...

i haven't done either test. i don't even know what i'd be looking for if i tested it. it's supposed to be a dry wine, but the fermentation got really slow and pretty much stuck. now it's got .01 sg...
Wine Making Forum: Country Fruit Winemaking 02-11-2011, 11:29 PM
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Posted By gnug
i've got a new problem. the wine is clearing up...

i've got a new problem. the wine is clearing up slowly but surely. however, i sampled a bit of it and it tastes really sour/bitter/acidic. my flavor palette isn't all that developed so i'm having...
Wine Making Forum: Country Fruit Winemaking 01-21-2011, 06:38 PM
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Posted By gnug
thanks slyguy! i'll look up that thread

thanks slyguy! i'll look up that thread
Wine Making Forum: Country Fruit Winemaking 01-21-2011, 06:20 PM
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Posted By gnug
i think i may have a problem, but i'd like to...

i think i may have a problem, but i'd like to stay in denial about it. i racked for the first time on the 01/17 and things had been settling out over the past few days. it began settling in layers....
Wine Making Forum: Country Fruit Winemaking 01-20-2011, 05:55 AM
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Posted By gnug
Actually, speaking of exploding bottles, I'm...

Actually, speaking of exploding bottles, I'm considering making sparkling wine out of half this batch. (ambitious, I know). I read that sorbate and k meta isn't used in sparkling wine. Am I mistaken?...
Wine Making Forum: Country Fruit Winemaking 01-20-2011, 01:19 AM
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Posted By gnug
i racked the wine for the first time a couple...

i racked the wine for the first time a couple days ago and topped it up with the smaller bottle of persimmon juice that was not as far along in fermentation and presumably had a much higher s.g....
Wine Making Forum: Country Fruit Winemaking 01-06-2011, 05:05 AM
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Posted By gnug
here it is topped up. there's the half ton of...

here it is topped up. there's the half ton of lees. that's more in another bottle so i can top off after i rack it
Wine Making Forum: Country Fruit Winemaking 01-04-2011, 07:11 AM
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Posted By gnug
i pureed some more persimmons added some pectic...

i pureed some more persimmons added some pectic and yeast to get it to start separating and i hung the mush in some bags on a broom handle on some chairs over some pots. i topped up the carboy to the...
Wine Making Forum: Country Fruit Winemaking 12-30-2010, 06:55 PM
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Posted By gnug
i did use a funnel for about half of it. when i...

i did use a funnel for about half of it. when i was squeezing out the bag of persimmon mush it would only fill the bucket a few inches at a time before it started soaking back up into the bag, so not...
Wine Making Forum: Country Fruit Winemaking 12-29-2010, 10:02 PM
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Posted By gnug
i transferred everything over to the secondary...

i transferred everything over to the secondary last night. it was a mess. it was really hard to separate the juice from the solids. i ended up straining it through some cheesecloth then pressing the...
Wine Making Forum: Country Fruit Winemaking 12-20-2010, 01:18 AM
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Posted By gnug
the issue is that the must is highly viscous. the...

the issue is that the must is highly viscous. the hydrometer sticks in and stays at what ever level you put it in. the pulp and juices separated at one point and after a day of fermentation i got a...
Wine Making Forum: Country Fruit Winemaking 12-19-2010, 11:52 PM
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Posted By gnug
i still can't get an accurate reading with the...

i still can't get an accurate reading with the hydrometer but this stuff smells reeeaally alcoholic. super dry. is that normal? will it mellow out?
Wine Making Forum: Country Fruit Winemaking 12-14-2010, 07:57 PM
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Posted By gnug
persimmon wine

copypasta from homedistiller.org:

i started a batch of persimmon wine and it's my first try at making wine. HELP! well, no major problems yet except that no one told me this stuff expaaaands. it...
Wine Making Forum: Country Fruit Winemaking 10-22-2010, 02:22 AM
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Posted By gnug
i would imagine the fuyu are better since they...

i would imagine the fuyu are better since they aren't as astringent as hachiya. but i have the hachiya to work with, so that's what i'll use

...then again, i don't have any persimmon wine making...
Wine Making Forum: Country Fruit Winemaking 10-21-2010, 08:34 PM
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Posted By gnug
@WaWa, how did the persimmon wine turn out? i'm...

@WaWa, how did the persimmon wine turn out? i'm going to try to make some this season too. if you have any tips, i'd like to hear them
Wine Making Forum: Country Fruit Winemaking 10-21-2010, 08:17 PM
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Posted By gnug
how did the wine turn out upper? i'm going to try...

how did the wine turn out upper? i'm going to try to make some persimmon wine this season. i'd like to spice mine too but i'm afraid of overdoing it. do you have any suggestions as to the proper...
Wine Making Forum: Country Fruit Winemaking 10-21-2010, 02:45 AM
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Posted By gnug
i was also thinking about using maple syrup...

i was also thinking about using maple syrup instead of sugar. is that too uncoventional? does anyone here have experience making wine or brewing with maple syrup? how would that translate into...
Wine Making Forum: Country Fruit Winemaking 10-21-2010, 02:37 AM
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Posted By gnug
i was thinking that too. i was thinking about...

i was thinking that too. i was thinking about using cinnamon and cloves. i'm tempted to put the spices in a hops bag during bulk aging. too much?
Wine Making Forum: Country Fruit Winemaking 10-20-2010, 11:44 PM
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Posted By gnug
what recipe are you going to be using for your...

what recipe are you going to be using for your persimmon wine, winemaker?
Wine Making Forum: Country Fruit Winemaking 10-19-2010, 08:26 PM
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Posted By gnug
haha, by "found" i mean it's been there for years...

haha, by "found" i mean it's been there for years and pretty obvious. i live in the suburbs; my yard is very small. i have a lemon tree too (myers) but i don't think i'd like to make that wine
Wine Making Forum: Country Fruit Winemaking 10-19-2010, 10:08 AM
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Posted By gnug
i found a persimmon tree in my yard too...

i found a persimmon tree in my yard too (hachiya). i'm going to try to make a batch out of this seasons harvest. i'll be looking to you for tips!
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