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Yep, I was lazy and did not want to weigh out the sugar when I had a full bag. If I'd wanted to kick the sugar and alcohol up, I would maybe add it on a transfer.

Hello, my fifth batch of rhubarb wine this season appears to be stuck. Two sins; I was a pig and added extra sugar at the beginning and I did not take a starting gravity. Here is the blow-by-blow; Rhubarb Wine 07 2014 07 16 - chop and sugar 25# of rhubarb with 20# of sugar. 2014 07 23 -...

nut 'n such It's all in the words. The fruit has a hard seed shell or pit. Inside of this is the kernel or seed. Some of the inside seeds are edible. Almonds (prunus dulcis) are a close relative of peaches, apricots, plums, cherries, etc.

Apricot Pits Roast and add the entire pit, stone and fruit? Or dry the pit, remove the fruit, and roast the nuts?

More questions Thanks for the feedback and info. My wife's sulfite allergy isn't epi-pen serious, but it will cause asthma; we've found the commercial wines that work for her. It looks like it will be easy to keep this proposed fruit wine at pH 3.5 or less. Will pH change much from the...

Hi, I'm looking ahead to next summer and access to fruit from a Siberian Apricot. www dot fruitipedia dot com / siberian_apricot_prunus_sibrica dot htm Any experience using this small fruit for making a fruit wine? This is smaller and tarter than the commonly seen apricots. I'm new...