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I have been eyeballing this kit for awhile and I got a chance to finally taste test this one. I have to say it was a huge disappointment for me. A friend made it and it's from Feb 2013 and the best description I have for it was, it was red. There was no flavor at all. It actually put me in the...

The Niagara Cherry Wine I started awhile back doesn't seem to have the Cherry flavor I would like. I still have a pound bag of dried dark cherries in my cabinet and was wondering if I could make a FPack with them. If not, does anyone have a suggestion. It's been aging for a couple months, so I...

Let's pretend I had an Old Timers moment.....I was looking at my BFP in primary and noticed on the front I hade marked down SG 1.21, sounded a bit high so I check the instruction sheet and it was 1.021, ok that sounded a bit low, looked at my scrap paper and it says 1.12...... Of these three...

My husband and I are trying to expand our taste buds and would like to do a red kit. We have tasted quite a lot unfortunately we neglected to write them down. Last night we had some CabSauvignons that we liked. We are trying to find a kit that is a little smooth with not so much of a peppery...

I ran into a problem with my Moscato kit I was making. I was adding the F pack and noticed it was a brownish color and smelled and tasted like Carmel. I grew concerned so I contacted wine expert. They emailed me back with in a couple of hours and assured me it would be fine and also said they...

Had never heard of this company but seen the price so I said what the heck. It is a Milk Chocolate Strawberry Port kit and the instructions are a bit vague but it all seems on par with any kit. My question is it doesn't state what the beginning gravity reading should be just the ending .996. I...

I hopefully plan on starting this today or tomorrow. It is from Jack Kellers web site. It seems pretty basic to me, just wanting to know if anyone sees a different approach needed. I am am omitting the tannin and switching the yeast to d47 on advice from my LHBS. I am also making a 3 gallon...

Wishing all the Past and Present Marines a very Happy Birthday!!! Remember the Fallen.

I am going into my LHBS today and realized all my chemicals are over a year and a half old. I was just going to pitch them and buy new but was wondering about the shelf life. There are no expiration dates on the bottle along with no storage info. I have stored all my chemicals in original...

OK, I have this modified type recipe here and just need a bit of guidance to see if I am slightly or way off the mark. It’s adapted from the E.C. Krause site. My main ingredients are: 12 pounds frozen Cherries from Harris Teeter (that’s all they had and 4 stores later can’t find anymore)...

We caught this today and have no idea what it is.

Just a story for all the new wine makers out there. When the all knowing and all seeing say patience is your friend and you scoff and roll your eyes like I did please listen to them. I made a batch of Cranberry Pomegranate from juice back in December of 2012 and it was absolutely awful tasting...

Are these kits all basically the same. The Cornucopia are generally about 20.00 cheaper on Amazon so I was a bit leery about the quality or does it just come down to a basic Chevy and Ford type of preference. Thanks

We have recently tasted a wine from a local winery that makes this type of wine and we really enjoy it. I have searched to see if it was a kit because most of his fruit style wines a from kits. I am guessing at this one because the ABV is generally around 6% and the names mimic a lot of the Mist...

I am doing a bit of experimenting with these juices. They are only one gallon batches. Basic recipes with no water added and all the basic chemicals. I only had 2 types of yeast on hand 1118 and 71B. I decided to use the 71B. Pitched the yeast yesterday morning. Normally I use 1118 which will...

Went for corks only. Ending up see these and couldn't resist. They were to cute. Hunter, Fisherman, Pirate and Captain.

After 25 hours Hailey Bree decided to finally join our family. Weighing in at 7 pounds 12 ounces and 19 1/2 inches. Mommy, Daddy, big Sister, who is 3 and Hailey all doing well. Blessed be all the small children.

So my husband and I (more I than him) have decided to join weight watchers to shed some extra bits. I now have to spend 60 minutes on a treadmill to make up for one glass of wine. How is that fair in the universe. I think their numbers are off. :-(

There is a wine my husband and I really enjoy for just sitting around and sipping. It's from a North Carolina Winery and is listed as a Red Table Wine and the web site description is "Enjoy a rich, sweet wine that bursts with dark cherry flavor in every sip. Best served chilled." Does anyone...

Just did another racking. Think it's looking pretty nice so far.