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I'm into day four of primary fermentation of five gallons of muscadine wine. Fermentation is very active. Today as I was about to punch down my cap I noticed a fruit fly hovering around the fermenter and realized there was a small gap berween lid and bucket. Is this cause for alarm? I know fruit...

I have thirty muscadine vines of various varieties. This year, for the first time, bees are eating all the purple/black varieties except for the Noble. These bees have the appearance of small bumblebees, not honeybees. Carpenter bees, maybe? Already a large percentage of the...

Eight days ago the SG on my 5 gallon batch of muscadine wine was at 0.994 so I racked to carboy, added campden tabs and sorbate, topped off with a finished wine, added air lock and put away to start clearing. Tonight I notice fine bubbles making their way up through the wine and forming a ring...

I have a #30 ratcheting wine press arriving tomorrow and was wondering what to put in the hopper to contain and strain the seeds and bits of pulp. Do I just line it with cheese cloth?

Hello everyone. This is my first post and first serious try at winemaking. I have a 3 gallon batch of muscadine wine started and invite your comments. Please view the attached wine log and recipe. The fermentation seems to have stopped much sooner than I anticipated, but the SG suggests that...