Eland

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• Posted in thread: A Wine Clearing Question on 06-25-2009 at 12:14 AM
  I haven't used a fining agent, nor did I really want to. I did hit it with plenty of pectic
  enzyme though. Like I said, it is clear enough for me to read newspaper through a glass carboy.
  When I bottl...

• Posted in thread: Steam Juicer yields on 06-23-2009 at 07:11 PM
  Total #'s Blackberries 55#'sTotal Juice from steaming 24 quarts / aka 6 gallonsTwo 6 gallon
  batches running of blackberryNot too bad. Where does one get 55#'s blackberries? They should be
  getting ripe...

• Posted in thread: A Wine Clearing Question on 06-23-2009 at 02:43 PM
  I have a pear wine that I think is clear. I can actually read anything I put behind the carboy.
  My question is why can I still see the flashlight beam through the carboy instead of just a
  point of lig...

• Posted in thread: Pear Wine on 06-02-2009 at 03:21 PM
  I have 5 gallons of pear that I started last September and am still waiting for it to clear. It
  does have a nice pear taste when I sample it at rackings - I did this before I had a juicer so
  just used...

• Posted in thread: Pear Wine on 06-02-2009 at 03:17 PM
  Waldo,I steam juiced mine and it turned out really well. I started my batch in February and
  will be bottling soon. Although mine does not have a lot of pear flavor, it is trying its best
  to taste like...

• Posted in thread: Elderberries on 04-02-2009 at 04:04 PM
  Thanks for the link Tepe. I plan on picking a ton of them this year and that's some useful
  information. The wild bushes on our farm have never gotten as big as the ones on Cracked Cork's
  wineyard.

• Posted in thread: Pear Wine Started on 03-04-2009 at 02:02 AM
  Waldo, as Wade mentioned, I used the ascorbic acid to prevent browning.

• Posted in thread: Pear Wine Started on 03-04-2009 at 01:56 AM
  Eland, How long did it take to do 27# of pears via the steamer/juices? Tepe, if I remember
  correctly, it took me about six hours to finish that batch.

• Posted in thread: Pear Wine Started on 03-03-2009 at 06:05 PM
  An update on this wine:I racked again on 02/24/08 into another secondary. The 1 gallon jug was
  very clear already, while the 5 gallon carboy is still somewhat hazy. The taste was actually
  pretty good ...

• Posted in thread: Yeast Activity (Beginner's Questions) on 02-19-2009 at 04:21 PM
  [QUOTE=Chopper]I started a batch of Frozen Strawberry wine this past weekend. It was my very
  first “from scratch” (non-kit) wine. Being a beginner, I have some questions for anyone who has
  time to ans...