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We bottled our second batch of cherry last week and this is going to be a very nice batch. Our first was from whole cherries then this batch was from fresh pressed juice. Cherry #1 was left drier and Cherry #2 was sweetened upper Mrs. Chevy we left it sit a couple weeks before bottling and it...

I've noticed some recipes call for Tannin and some do not. I'm talking about straight Mead,dry and sweet.Is one waybetter than the other? We started our batch with a recipe that calls for it. 1/4 tsp per gallon.We started it with Lalvin D47 after stirring the heck out of it and after a...

The other day I stopped and picked up a package of yeast at the LHB shop and was browsing the shelves and was wondering how to read the codes on the kit boxes. So when i got home I sent WE an email and here is the response. Just fyi for those who didnt know. Thanks for your contact...

What will everyone start for there "New year " It has to be your first started after the First of January and you must label it "New year 2008" Then possibly a category for Winefest 2008 and/or exchange among members here.? (approved by George of course)...

Well... Mrs Chevy and I started our batch of Concord and everything smelled great until we just racked it after10 daysin secondary.I opened the carboy the smell surprised me!!!! It has a boiled egg smell.after racking thesmellweakend, so we are hoping it was coming from the lees. Does...

We recently started a batch of apple wine. The recipe called for 2 campden tablets per gallon. after adjusting the SGto 1.085. the acid to .55% and then waiting 24 hrs we pitched Lalvin D47. after 2 days it was fermenting very well (lots-o- bubbles) I then was paging through other recipes and...

Hello to All, Its been a crazy couple of months here!!!!! We can finally sit a bit and surf for awhile. To let you know where we've been and what we are up to. I've recently gone to Dayshift after 10 years on 3rd!!!!!! . Im starting to feel like a normal person again,but by the time I...

We just bottled Our WE Selection Original White Zinfandel last night.We bulk aged it for a month before bottling and it tastes great already. Nice body with slightly sweet finish.(alittle more than I thought it would be)Still has that "young wine" taste but just slight atmost.This will be an...

Our Chocolate Orange Port is here!!!!all other batches on hold for awhile now.(we are heading to Door County on Fridayto pick up 12 gallons of fresh pressed Cherry Juice) Lucky for us Mrs Chevys employerhas a large freezer we can use until we start a new batch. Any words of wisdom on this...

What is the difference between pectin haze andcloudy wine? We have a 3gal. batch of rhubarb that we racked for the 3rd time with very little sediment on the bottom this last time. It still does not seem very clear. Should we use "super-kleer" or just give it more time to clear on its own? its...

Well, Mrs Chevy and I returned from Door County with 15 lbs of Montmorency Cherries. We started a 3 gallon batch on the 16th and added the yeast on the 17th (lalvin 71B-1122). The starting SG was 1.086 and the acid was .5 after adding 3 tsp of acid blend. We prepared the yeast as the...

Well we just returned from the Michigan 400 NASCARrace and we had an awesome time. We did visit a couple of small wineries but didnt have a tour. One was a very young winery (3 years) and the other was just a tasting sight away from the main vineyard. St Julian Winery has a terrific...

In case you havent heard Dale jr has chosen to race for Hendrick Motorsports next year . It means that after years of family rivalry(my Dad and Brother are Gordon fans)I must concede and join "their" team. All I can say is...

We are having alot of trouble getting the corks out of the bottles!!! We are using FVW #9x1.5 and #9x1.75 and this week alone we broke 2 cork screws andhad to take it out in pieces. Should we be using #8 corks instead? We are using both new bottles and used ones from commercial wines...

Mrs. Chevy and I just bottled our first batch of Fantasia Tangerine Dream and we think it turned out very very nice. We filtered it before bottling and ended up with 15 bottles(14plus one for the Chevy's to test). We had to compare it to the Green Apple IM we made last month, so after 2 bottles...

Wondering if anyone else has completed one of the MM Fantazia kits. We have a Tangerine white Zin in the works and have racked it then degassed for 24 hours as stated in the instructions and it appeared very clear until we added the clarifiers and F-pack. About 2 hours later it dropped alot of...

Does anyone know of a wine kit that is similar to a "Sutter Home" Moscato? It doesnt matter if its WE, MM, RJ etc. Thanks M andM Chevy

Just wondering How many Wineries does everyone have where they live? In Wisconsin we have 33 actual wineries!! 34 if you count the "Wine garden "at the State Fair.We were very surprised. We requested a Winery guide from www.wiwine.com and will start touring the state this summer...

I have to share this with you! Mrs Chevy and I were out grocery shopping yesterday and we were in the wine department when we heard a loud BANG in the next aisle. we looked over and couldnt find anything until I looked up and saw a cork stuck in the ceiling tile about 8 feet above the rack...

The weather is finally getting nice "up here in Da North" I took my son out Turkey Hunting and weshot a real nice "Gobbler" So here's a few pics. BTW it was 21lbs with a 10 1/2" beard and 1" spurs. took only 1 hour to get him on opening morning!