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I have about 50 lbs or more of strawberries and was wondering if it would be bad to usea mechanical juicer on them. Also, I was wondering if anyone had a good recipe for a rich strawberry wine.

I made a John Bull kit and used 2 lbs of dried malt extract in place of sugar as the instructions indicate that you can. The starting S.G. was 1.050 and the instructions do not give you a target starting S.G. It should only take about 1 week. It fermented pretty aggressively for about 4...

I have a 5 gallon batch of Concord grape wine that has been 6 days in the primary. It is from my own grapes and the crushed grapes are in a mesh bag in the primary with the juice. The starting S.G. was 1.095. It fermented ferouciously for about 3 days. Today I checked the S.G. and it is at...

I am in the final (clearing) stage of a Mezza Luna Red wine and there is a sort of sediment that is clinging to the sides of the carboy all the way up to the top. It did not have this before I stirred it for the last time and added the stabilizers and clearing agent. It has been a little over a...

Any suggestions on the best method for sanitizing beer bottles just prior to bottling?

I made 2, one gallon batches of strawberry wine last summer from my own strawberries. I have been storing them in one gallon jugs with airlocks attached while they clear. They have been inactive and in these jugs for about 5 months. I moved the jugs today and there is a small amount of sediment...

We are getting great strawberries from our bed. About 25 lbs. yesterday and there are loads more that are not ready to pick. I started a 2 gallon batch of simple strawberry wine last Wednesday and followed the directions to crush the strawberries and pour boiling water over them. I have...

I tried a Baron no boil kit, The Canadian Draught. I have racked it from the primary to the secondary and everything seemed ok. It has been 2 weeks in the Carboy now. It still looks dark, like dark iced tea and there are still bubbles coming up and every so often a small piece of sediment is...

I have a batch of Riesling that looks just like honey. I am due to bottle it. It istransparent but I was wondering if the amber color is normal. Does anyone have any experience with Riesling?

Does anyone have a tip or trick on how to get 30 bottles out of a 6 gallon kit? I am finding that in order to leave sediment behind in the carboy that I am consistantly getting 27 and maybe 1/2 bottles.(After all, you have to sample it, right?

What is this wine like?

Does anyone know if you can use a 5 gallon plasticwater carboy (like Hinckley & Schmitt)to make wine? I have one that I don't use for water anymore. It looks just like a glass one except it is plastic and has a screw on cap. If you can, is there a special stopper I should use or any...

I have a batch of apple wine that seems to be coming to an end of the secondary fermentation. The bubbles in the airlock were ferocious a week ago but have slowed tremendously to one bubble every minute or so. It is still very cloudy. It has been 3 weeks in the carboy, I will test S.G...

Thank you very much, Masta! Your tip on the Island Mist kit to increase ABV worked GREAT! Also it tastes excellent!!!!!! I bottled today and I couldn't be happier. Thank you very much!!!!!!

Does anyone have a recipe for making Blueberry wine from Blueberry juice?

I have heard to not use acid blend in wines that will be refridgerated. Rather, malic, ascorbic, and citrus acid should be used. Does anyone know if this is true or how it affects the wine? I am making pear wine from a recipe and it calls for acid blend.

I just finished bottling my very first batch of wine. It was Peach Apricot Chardonnay. I sampled it, of course, and I am finding it rather watery tasting. It is also extremely clear, just a touch more yellow than water. In fact I would defy anyone to be able to tell it was not water in the clear...