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:d Okay, I'm not really wanting to make strawberry rocket fuel. But through a series of goof-ups and my in-ability to enter the correct info in Winecalc, I have a SG of 1.110!!!! (I was shooting for 1.080). Well, maybe. I have a lot of strawberries (36 lbs) and not a lot of water (2...

Been a while! I got a few things bottled :ib over the past few weeks, and now I have room to start some new wine! YAY! Started some apple wine yesterday. Yum. (And bought a beer kit over the weekend :b) A few months back hubby and I bought some "Chadwick Bay Tropical Blend" fruit juice...

I started a 5 gallon batch of SP on 4/18. On 4/19 I added about 1/2 gallon must from my marionberry batch. The SG on the marionberry at the time was about 1.015. Yeast is Cote des Blancs. My skeeter pee starting SG was 1.070. Today it is 1.060. Which is where it has been for a couple of...

First I want to say, I can't believe how good this is! I only made a 3 gallon batch, and I can tell this won't last long. So I'm getting started on a 5 gallon batch today. :dg I need to bottle my three gallon batch of Skeeter Pee next weekend. :ib I added 1/8 teaspoon of k-meta on 3/18...

I started a batch of Welches concord grape concentrate based on this recipe :http://www.winemakingtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3515 I ended up with about 4 gallons. I tested the SG and used Winecalc to figure out how much sugar to add (2 1/4 lbs). I pulled some must out, put it in a pan...

Last spring I bought two merlot grape vines on a whim. :d Now, this year I am wondering how many I really need to produce any quantity of wine? Say 5-6 gallons. I would like to plant some other varietals such as sangiovese (sp?) or Zinfandel. But, I don't have all that much room. So I'm...

I'm getting ready to start a batch of Wade's Strawberry Port. :dg I'm planning on making a 3 gallon batch. I bought four 7 1/2 lb. buckets of local grown frozen strawberries yesterday. (30 lbs. total). The recipe calls for 15 lbs of strawberries. I was originally planning to use three...

I have some apple wine (started in Aug.) and triple berry wine (started in May) that I back-sweetened last weekend. I'm wondering if next weekend is too soon to bottle? I want to be certain that the wine doesn't restart fermentation. Oh, both had sorbate added months ago. And added K-meta...

Not sure of the difference, but I'm getting ready to make a fermented yummy apple drink. :dg Here is the recipe I'm thinking of using: http://www.winemakingtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4592 I'm planing on making 3 gallons instead of 5. So it my math skills are correct that would...

I'm going to start my second batch of fruit wine. :d I have 3 bags (4 lbs each) of mixed berries from Costco on my counter thawing. They are raspberries, blueberries and marionberries. I'm planning on making three gallons. The recipe I'm planning to use is from...

Hi - I'm a newbie :db I'm attempting to make strawberry wine from the book, "The Joy of Home Winemaking". I'm making 1 gal. Last night I added 5 lbs of strawberries (recipe called for 4), 2 lbs of honey, 1 tsp. acid blend, 1/8 tsp. tannin, 1 tsp. yeast nutrient and a speck of potassium...