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Happy New year to all. Well, I had a boat load of honey so my wife wants a sweet mead. While I have made wines for almost twenty years I have never made a mead. Looking over recipes on line and not knowing who to trust I put together this pyment recipe and would like any experienced mead...

The local store had a sale on pomegranate juice. They were actually free if you purchase anything of equal value, since I spent fifty bucks I was able to get 6 bottles of this 100% pomegranate seeds. Looks about 3.5 to 4 cups of juice and seeds a bottle. I have been making fruit wine for 15...

O.k. so yesterday my wife got a craving to make some pineapple wine and brought home enough pineapple juice to make 5 gallons. We went added everything and then realized we were short 2 teaspoons of nutrient. I have read that if I boil bread yeast to kill it it can be substituted for nutrient...

I have a quick question. My gooseberries are ripe and the chipmunks are going for them so i have to start the wine now. My dilemma is that in this area no one carries frozen white grape juice anymore. All chains big and small have stopped. I do have a gooseberry recipe (1 of 3) that uses...

This is killing me. I was cleaning up my storage area in Feb. and I found a cheep Fontana Malbec I bought from Amazon in 06/2015. Juice smelled and tasted good, so I said what the heck and started it. I made a yeast starter to see if it was still alive and it took off (Lalvin 118). Starting...

Here is a quick question. As I was cleanning up I found a couple of old kits that I bought at a close out awhile ago. When I checked the date on the box it was 8/2011. I figgured what the hell so today I started one and the color of the juice was just like apple juice. This is a...

Hello, I have been stalking this sight for close to a year and a half now after becoming discouraged by my last forum. I figure it’s about time to say hello. I have been making kits and country wines for about 8 years now. Kits, fruits and flowers, it’s all good. So about 2 hours ago I was...