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Just wondering if anyone has made this and how it turned out? Sounds like an excellent wine, but cant find any reviews on it. Think it might be my next kit.

Hi all. I am currently making a Gwertz using Alexanders Concentrate and Lalvin d47 yeast. Anyways reading d47 profile it says this "When left on lees, ripe, spicy aromas with tropical and citrus notes are developed" I thought that sounded just great for a Gwertz. Anyways what do you all...

Hi their everyone. Well I think I might have a Problem. I am Currently bulk aging a cherry Mead. It has been in the carboy for about 10 days and I noticed about 5 days ago their was this all over the top of it and along the isdes of the carboy...

If I want to Sub the Sugar for Honey in a recipe whats the Ratio pound for pound? Thanks

So I bottled(wine bottles)my first SP on Saturday and I must say its a hit. I made a Key Lime SP and used an Ice wine kit Slurry(Premier Cuvee yeast) I added 2 lbs extra sugar to bump up the ABV a bit and backsweetened it to the level of a riesling. In fact it reminds me very much of a...

So when it comes to oak I notice thier are light toast Medium and heavy. I was just wondering what flavors each one imparts?

Will StarSan keep in a spray bottle/jug or will it lose its effect fairly fast?

Well I bottled my first batch yesterday(started 3/19/11). Everything went pretty darn well through the whole process. Fermentation was really fast, wine is almost prefectly clear, very tasty sweet with about 13.5-14% ABV and very very slightly carbonated. I just wanted to say thanks to...

I added too much sugar and want to stop fermentation befor the Alcohol gets too high(used premier Cuvee yeast hehe) how much K Meta per gallon should I use.I know K Sorbate is 1/2 teaspoon per gallon just wondering about the k meta. I really dont want to ferment to dryness otherwise i will end...

Ok so I just got done transfering to carboy from my primary about an hour ago and had a quart over 5 gallons(making Monica's apple cider recipe) The extra quart i am drinking right now. Not ready, unfiltered and it is WOW! Its alreay pretty strong and taste pretty damn good. I think her...

Ascorbic Acid acceptable in 100% apple juice for wine/cider? So I just got done pitching my yeast into my apple juice. I went with 100 % juice of course with out any malic acid or preservitives but they all had ascorbic acid(Vit C) Is that ok or is my hard cider ruined?

Found this site they sell various fruit juice concentrates at good prices. How would these 32 oz bottles be for making 1 gallon batches of wine? http://www.brownwoodacres.com/cherry_juice_concentrate.php

This farm sells BC concentrate, Frozen berrys etc. I though it might be of interest to someone wanting lots of fresh BC. I dont know if those are considered "reasonable" prices. Thought id throw this out thier. http://www.currantc.com/index.php?src=

Stupid question but will I be ok making 5 gallon batches in 6 gallon Carboys? Will the extra airspaces oxidize or ruin the wine im trying to make? Stupid me when I ordered more carboys I got 6 gallon plastic ones instead of the 5 gallon. Anyways will this be a problem?

So from what i understand Degassing is to get out the CO2 in the wine. Heres the thing what if I want the wine to be carbonated. Is thier other reasons to degass your wine?