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    I have a few questions

    found some apple wine Well just went to my local wine store and found some apple wine so I'm going to use that to top it off, I tasted it today and its tasting pretty good, but I will use the marble idea for my pomegranate wine, because I don't think I will find any wine to top that off with...
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    I have a few questions

    O.K I just racked my gallon of apple wine, the problem is I don't have anything to top it off with, it looks pretty clear but I was going to let it set for a while longer, or should I just bottle it, it still is slowly bubbling, I should check the SG, my other question is my kit wine, I'm doing...
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    Well started my first batches of wine.

    Thanks everything thing I've read said 1.040-050 but I will let it go then. It started at about 1.090 so I will test it later tonight to see what she's got.
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    Well started my first batches of wine.

    I just started a gallon of apple wine and a gallon of pomegranate/blackberry wine. Do you guys check the sg everyday or every couple days. I was thinking I will start checking it tomorrow and then everyday then till it drops to 1.040 then rack it. I'm interested to see how this first attempt...
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    I thought I had all the ingriedents?

    I just added acid blend this is my first attempt ever and I was just trying to go by the recipe, and it said nothing about testing, I wouldn't of used a hydrometer if some one here wouldn't fo said something.
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    Any one ever use POM juice to make wine?

    I have some bottles of all natural pomegranate, cranberry juice in the fridge and was wondering if anyone had a good gallon recipe for it? I was thinking about using the same recipe I used for my apple wine but I'm not really sure that would work I saw a couple that had barley in it I'm not sure...
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    I thought I had all the ingriedents?

    Hey I just mixed up my first gallon of apple wine I used: -1 gallon simply apple juice,cider -1 teaspoon yeast nutrient, is yeast energizer the same thing? -1/8 teaspoon of pectic Enzyme -1.5 teaspoons of acid blend 1/4 teaspoons tannin and one campden tablet crushed. it also call...
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    Excited ordered my equipment and starting a gallon of wine.

    Well I got a hydrometer O.k I got a hydrometer, what should the starting reading be, I've looked on here and I've seen anywhere form 1.040-1.085. Any info would be great, is there any reason in particular to let it stand out 24 hours before adding the yeast just curious all the recipes seem to...
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    Excited ordered my equipment and starting a gallon of wine.

    Is there a proven recipe for using apple cider Hey I was wondering if there is a proven recipe where I wouldn't need a hydrometer. I'm using apple cider to make it I have all the chemicals?
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    Excited ordered my equipment and starting a gallon of wine.

    Well just ordered then beginners equipment package with the Peach Chardonnay wine, wanted something the wife would like. Can't wait to get it. But in the mean time I went to the local brew store and bought some stuff to make a gallon of Apple cider wine so I'm going to try to get that started...
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    Hey Everyone

    Thanks for the Welcome Hey everyone thanks for the welcome,as for wines I like, truthfully I like them all, my wife on the other hand likes the more sweet wines, so thats what I will be making first I'm think a Blackberry Melot, or a Ice wine. Then once I prove to her that kit wines can taste...
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    What equipment would you buy just starting out.

    Think I figured out what I will get I think I will get one of the basic kits that come with everything and the wine. I'm going to do a wine cooler type sweet wine for my first batch, that way I can prove to the wife that these kits work, for some reason she doesn't think it will taste good. Any...
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    What equipment would you buy just starting out.

    Is that finevinewines . com or is it another web sight? If thats right just let me know if not could you send me a link. Thanks for the info
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    What equipment would you buy just starting out.

    OK I'm totally new at this and just started researching and ran onto this sight so I thought I would throw out a very basic question, Is it better to buy a kit to start or piece equipment together. And if a kit is the way to go who sells the best online kit? I've looked at some online and they...
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    Hey Everyone

    Well I have always wanted to make my own wine but never really had anytime to try, or any idea how to get started. But figured this would be the best place to get info. A little about me I'm in the Navy on submarines, right now I'm in Norfolk VA. And I just can't wait to get equipment and get...
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