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Fall 2012 I made a batch of apple wine that I dumped a bag of brachs cinnamon candies into the carboy. The wine came out very clear with a rose blush and a nice cinnamon aftertaste. During a very hot week my crawlspace warmed enough that 7 bottles popped their corks. I found a bottle or two...

Last year I made my first 6 gal. batch of concord grape wine. I read in several places that concord should be backsweetened for the best results. Having never done it before I decided to go with Global Vintners wine conditioner. Simple-already sorbated, just add,mix,wait a week and bottle. After...

I have to admit it's a little late to be asking for advice but today I started building a wine/juice press. I purchased the hardware kit on ebay from "volpex". The instructions CD seems very detailed and easy to follow. I'm just curious if anyone has done this kit and has run into problems or...

I'm curious. My posts show a time about 4 hrs. late. Is it my computer? My toolbar clock shows the correct time. It makes me look like I'm drunk-texting in the middle of the night. I'm usually on eBay when that happens! It's now 9:02 EST.

I got a free Island Mist kit because it was old. I can't decipher the code for an exp. date but the yeast was good till 4/10. I started it with 5# sugar added. I found that the F-pack has hardened chunks in it. They settled into the corners of the box and over the shapes under the F-pack. I can...

Hi, guys. I've been eavesdropping for about a year now. I'm pretty new to this ( about 2 years). So far I've made 4 kits - 2 shiraz, 1 chamblais, 1 pinot noir, with an Island Mist in the primary. From scratch I've made 2 apples, 1 concord grape, and 1 juneberry. I plan on ordering elderberry...