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• Posted in thread: Alabama finally legalized homebrewing. on 05-17-2013 at 11:07 PM
  So the wine can't be aged more than 90 days? That doesn't sound good.

• Posted in thread: Real cork on 05-16-2013 at 06:55 PM
  It's hard to break people from corksoaking. But if you want them sanitized without the danger
  of wetness, here is a method for what could be called safe corksoaking. Get a big tupperware
  container. Pu...

• Posted in thread: Backsweetening with Concentrate & Leftovers? on 05-16-2013 at 04:33 PM
  You could reconstitute the remainder into juice and drink it. I've heard of people doing that
  with juice concentrates.

• Posted in thread: Compliment? I guess so--- on 05-16-2013 at 04:30 PM
  My first batch of muscadine had a ph just under the optimal range for fermentation. I brought
  it up to the bottom of the range with calcium carbonate (before pitching yeast) and after
  fermentation it ...

• Posted in thread: Compliment? I guess so--- on 05-16-2013 at 03:43 AM
  Did you look at the label of the Mogen David? It's a fortified wine. Juice, artificial flavors,
  added alcohol. More like a mixed drink for bums. This person you're talking about should stick
  to Mad Do...

• Posted in thread: "Muscadine Aging Gene" and other bedtime stories. on 05-15-2013 at 08:08 AM
  I have found that my own muscadine wine has benefited greatly from aging. I've been able to
  taste a difference in it after just a few months in the bottle. You're oaking muscadine wine?

• Posted in thread: Alabama finally legalized homebrewing. on 05-14-2013 at 07:03 AM
  I don't have a problem with 60 gallons, but if you just want to make grape wine from your own
  vines, I don't have any varieties that ripen in November through June. Seems like they could
  have just sai...

• Posted in thread: Curious about how people stabilize bottles when filling on 05-11-2013 at 02:07 PM
  I put several bottles in a small cooler. Crowded enough that they can't fall over. If I drip or
  spill a little wine, the cooler is easily cleaned.

• Posted in thread: Welches SG .998 ??? on 05-11-2013 at 01:41 PM
  44 grams? Wow! 28.35 grams in an ounce. This would be a tablet the size of a golf ball or
  bigger!

• Posted in thread: Fast-track the Aging Process? on 05-10-2013 at 07:48 AM
  The best advice can be found here. I'm ready to try the three women thing.