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• Posted in thread: Siphoning Question on 12-01-2009 at 08:29 PM
  Do most of you just start the siphon with your mouth? It seems like it would ruin all the work
  I put in to sterilizing the equipment...

• Posted in thread: Commercial Mead Recommendation? on 11-17-2009 at 08:51 PM
  I saw chaucers at the liquor store last weekend and now I'm glad I didn't buy a bottle. Maybe
  I'll just make and and see how it tastes!

• Posted in thread: Commercial Mead Recommendation? on 11-17-2009 at 03:41 AM
  I'm thinking about making a mead as my 2nd wine making attempt. However, I've never had mead
  and I don't know if I like it! I'd like to try one before I attempt to make it. Does anyone
  have a suggesti...

• Posted in thread: Problems with an apple wine. on 10-25-2009 at 11:59 PM
  This is my first shot at wine making. I started an apple wine in my primary fermenter 6 days
  ago. The temp was a little cool (65) and today it was finally ready to move to the secondary
  fermenter. I r...

• Posted in thread: mead on 10-13-2009 at 03:59 PM
  If you are in the twin cities there is a brewing/wine supple shop called Midwest Brewing in St.
  Louis park that sells bulk honey for mead. I've never used it so I don't know the quality but I
  think it...

• Posted in thread: Trying to make apple wine from cider. on 10-10-2009 at 07:32 PM
  I found some preservative free cider! I guess I'll just have to drink the other stuff right
  away. :-PThanks for the advice, I'm glad I didn't waste some perfectly good cider.

• Posted in thread: Trying to make apple wine from cider. on 10-10-2009 at 03:27 AM
  I was at an apple orchard today and picked up some apple cider. I am hoping to use it to start
  some apple wine tomorrow. The cider was flash pasteurized and has sodium benzonate in it. Is
  this going t...

• Posted in thread: New winemaker in minneapolis on 10-07-2009 at 03:21 PM
  Davew: I live close to midwest so I'm heading over there this week to get the stuff.The 1
  gallon kit is $35 and the 6 gallon kit of $72. I could get the 6 gallon kit and then get a
  smaller carboy for ...

• Posted in thread: New winemaker in minneapolis on 10-06-2009 at 04:08 PM
  I just found your forum last night and the information seems very helpful! I'm going to buy a
  fruit winemaking kit this week and attempt an apple wine with some cider from a local apple
  farm. I have 2...