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• Posted in thread: Blackberry on 02-28-2013 at 12:22 AM
  I've made this twice now both times it has turned out fantastic. Getting ready to start a
  third. Doesn't stick around very long. ateurtrk79, Red Grape concentrate is correct. Use the
  whole thing.

• Posted in thread: What is best to top off a carboy if I have too much headspace on 01-12-2013 at 09:27 PM
  Going from primary to secondary I don't worry about topping up. There is still some
  fermentation going on so there will be a nice blanket of CO2 on top of the wine. After
  fermentation, if I decide to ...

• Posted in thread: Here come the berries on 07-10-2012 at 11:20 AM
  My wife and kids are going out blueberry picking today and are going to get enough for me to
  try a batch of wine. I have looked at the abundance of recipes but haven't found quite what I
  am looking fo...

• Posted in thread: Fortify with Brandy on 04-28-2012 at 11:05 PM
  I sweetened the wine with simple syrup back up to 1.010 and added a flavor pack. It has been
  clearing for a month or so now. Planning on racking it tomorrow and adding the brandy then.

• Posted in thread: Fortify with Brandy on 04-28-2012 at 04:57 PM
  Did some searching and found this link. sure what a good final abv would be but I put in going
  from 13 to 20% as a start. Comes out to having to add 1/2 gallon of brandy. Seems like a lot.

• Posted in thread: Fortify with Brandy on 04-28-2012 at 01:06 PM
  I have a 6 gallon +1 gallon batch of Blackberry that is done and just sitting there staring at
  me. I decided that I wanted to play a bit with the one gallon so I went to my local supply shop
  and asked...

• Posted in thread: Brew and Wine Supply $100 Gift Certificate Giveaway on 04-25-2012 at 07:47 PM
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• Posted in thread: Star Sans / K-meta Pros and Cons on 04-16-2012 at 03:33 PM
  The fumes from KMeta really aggravate my asthma so I switched to OneStep for my sanitizer. Used
  it for the first time yesterday on bottles for my peach wine.

• Posted in thread: Corkers on 04-12-2012 at 02:40 PM
  I use #9-1.75" corks and have had no problems in my double lever corker.I got a floor corker
  for Christmas and love it.

• Posted in thread: Vacuum Transfer Wine Pump Giveaway on 03-15-2012 at 04:28 PM
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