Recent content by HomeCraftingHobbyGuy

If you guys have any suggestions how to rotate these images so you dont have to break your neck to see them, let me know. I tried my italian floor corker and am super happy, was soo easy and cant wait to get bottling and put some fresh labels on. Oo yeah and the pineapple juice gravity reading...

Where is everyone, lol I was hoping to get more support from this wine forum. I wanted to keep updating you guys along the ways. I prepared the organic tart cherry and the organic pineapple and both have been treated with k meta. In a few hours i will be adding my wine yeast and see how the...

Ahh, yes thank you. I was going to order fermaid k but was unable to get any from my supplier, luckily i do have some regular yeast energizer and will use it. Definitely dont want a rotten egg smell. I am also using Wyeast 4946 which has this description- ""Formally knows as Wyeast 4946...

Sorry guys for the pictures i do not know why they are all horizontal, They were all vertical before uploading.

Hey guys so i started my project just this morning and am very excited. I wanted to make a topic to keep people encouraged and follow along with me on my road to the perfection of the brew. I had a topic i started before to get some tips and advice and got my last supplies in the mail the...

You would be correct, i do not want it to be overly sweet after its all done and would like to adjust any needed sweetness right before bottling, What would you recommend i do if aiming for a specific gravity of 18%. Should i add enough sugar to make it only 16-17%? How about adding yeast...

Personally i would not try it. I love pine and use the natural rosin in my soaps and incense but i can picture it being overwhelming or too strong and be bad for you. Maybe aging it with pine wood would be a better option but still not something i would want to try. You might even consider...

Thanks guys, i ended up purchasing some red and blue wine bottles and will use some burgundy shrink caps on the red and gold wax on the blue with synthetic corks just to have a stronger cork and make things more easy down the road. Also bought some label papers to make them look more...

You dont want it getting contaminated. How long has it been fermenting for and how long was the air lock off for? What type of yeast are you using and where is the wine that is being made being kept? If you have pets or have it in a room that has mold and if the yeast isnt particularly active on...

Thank you for the answers Sour_Grapes, and thats funny Rodnboro, i do get tempted but i know better and will let nature take its course, i try keep a good karma. I have some other questions. I want to know the best mehthod for long term storage of wine bottles. I read natural corks are only...

Hello everyone, i am new to this forum and community, and want to say hello and express my joy for finding this community to share my journey into one of my hobbys, to make wine. I hope i can learn more from everyone here make new friends and helps others in the future. I am pretty new to...