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    Red currants

    Has anybody ever made red currant wine? How many pounds per gallon did you use. Did it turn out? I love black currant thinking of trying the red to see if it turns out. Thanks for the help.
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    Sparkling apple cider.

    Walmart has sparkling apple cider for a dollar a bottle. Can you make wine out of something that is carbonated? Thanks for the help.
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    Help with a recipe.

    I just bought 3 gallons of cherry juice. I will have to add water to it so it should come out to be about 5 gallons. Can anybody help me out with a recipe. My specific gravity reading in the juice was 1.140. So i will have to water it down to get a reading at 1.085. Do i need to add tannin...
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    Question about slurry

    Ok I have a question about the slurry. I have made two wines now and the third is in the primary right now. The first two wines i made were a citris and a strawberry. When i racked these first two wines into the carboy I did not have any kind of sludge on the bottom. I have a mixed berry in the...
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    How much sugar?

    I just started a mixed berry wine. I started with 12 pounds of berries. Blackberry, raspberries and blueberries. It called for 6# of sugar and this is for 3 gallons. I took my first hydrometer reading and it was at 1.060. I put 2# more of sugar in and it came up to 1.075. My question is do i...
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    carboys

    Do you have to cover your carboys up with a shirt or blanket or is that only for beer. Sorry for the stupid question? GO PACK GO
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    Quistion about step one.

    If I am using step one to sanitize my stuff can you put it in a bottle or tupperwear dish and reuse it the next day? If so how long can you use it. I have to stir my primary twice a day and it seems silly to make a new batch every time. Thanks
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    First wine for a new guy.

    Hi this is my very first attempt at making wine. I would like to know if i am doing things right so far. This is the recipe. 9 lemons 3 campden 9 oranges 3 gallons of water 9 grapefruit yeast and yeast starter. 9#sugar I peeled all the fruit with a potato...
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