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The other day we were cleaning out or kiddo's candy stash sense its almost a year old. there were several candy canes and two of the big giant ones so we melted these down with a little sugar and threw it into a carboy... Looks like pepto lol will post pic later. any one ever tried?

Last night we bottled a batch of JAOM and the stuff is so good we're contemplating a 6 gallon batch ... have any of you made a batch of this size...? A little afraid to just multiply the ingredients by 6 especially the spices.

Kudos to the Members of Wine making talk!!! I just recently got into brewing beer also. I am a member over at homebrewtalk.com I have posted twice once about mead and the other about beer. Both times most members were rude, unhelpful, and just this side of mean. Not all mind you ... there...

Thought I would post this here just incase... its over at homebrewtalk also Over the weekend I brewed up a Witbier kit and after watching the beer brew on Saturday I thought that I would like to try a non kit brew. I just made this recipe up cause I really have no idea. I was thinking...

A few days ago we purchased a Vacu Vin. Now this great little gadget with its one way valve stopper and vacuum pump works wonders getting the pressure out of a half full bottle of wine. I don't want any one to think I am saying anything bad about this for what is its purpose. Unfortunately...

Hi there I was just curious how many of you are in the North Texas DFW area if you read this punch the poll for fun ... if you are sign off and say hi.

I took a couple pics of whats brewin atm thought you might like a little visual stimulation!!!

How much body can you actually add to a wine. Can you add enough that if feels thick when you drink it? Or makes you think you might want to chew lol

Gone Fishing! lol I was bored .

Raspberry Merlot A delightful blend of Merlot and raspberries make a very rich and medium bodied wine, bursting with luscious raspberry flavor and smooth raspberry aromas. MMM ............ sounds good right? Well It's great and its only a month in the bottle...

A little Friday math

Chilean Chardonnay/Semillon We bought frozen Chilean Chardonnay/Semillon from Fine Vine Wines. I am pretty clear on what I have to do which is little but it did come with oak chips. 2 bags of light and 1 bag of heavy it looks like even though they don't say for certain. Unsure if we want...

Ok so I am re posting this because I changed it._________ tonyandkory Member...

Started a new batch yesterday from fruits We had never used before. Primary tastes good but well see how it ferments out. 4 oz. Elderberry (Dried) 4 oz. Acaiberry (Dried/Powdered) 50gr Zante currant (raisins) 4 pounds sugar 1 tsp bentonite 2 tsp yeast nutrient 1 tsp acid blend 1/16 tsp Tannin...

Just for fun.... What is every one's favorite non fruit for making wine. I could only list 10 on the poll so this is what I chose. If yours is not here Post it :D 1.Apple 2.Blackberry 3.Blueberry 4.Cherry 5.Peach 6.Pear 7.Pomegranate...

Hello all, I just bought 12 pounds of Blackberry Honey and am kind of undecided what to do with it. I was thinking of maybe just a straight mead but that depends on the flavor of the honey. If I add fruit,in your opinion, what should I use? how much? Should I add half the fruit in primary...

I have fruit and am contemplating the volume of wine I should make. this is what I have. 12 pounds of strawberries (Sweated with sugar) 5 pounds of bananas (slurried with peals) 5 pounds of rhubarb (sliced 1/4" and frozen atm) Edit: ~<(Made a 6/(7) gallon batch)>~ SG 1.080 bentonite yeast...

Covey Run Riesling is my wife's favorite wine. I was hoping to get a kit that would produce a similar wine. here is what their website says 2009 Quail Series Riesling Background Since the release of the 1982 vintage, Covey Run has...

I have always squeezed my fruit to get the juice out in primary. Every third post or so there is mention on steam juicer. Does any one use a power juicer like Jack Lalanne power juicer. why or why not... what is the difference .... seems to me that a power juicer might be a whole lot...

Just in case any one was interested I saw this today MSDS SHEET