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So... I have 6 gallons of original recipe skeeter pee in secondary. The batch was started in February and has been completely clear for a month. Last night I carefully racked off the clearing sediment and added 4 cups of sugar, stirred to dissolve. Forgot to check whether I stabilized before I...

Hello! I have a friend who is getting married next year who ADORES Sour Patch Kids. I'm hoping I can make a wine as a gift for her, and also as an experiment! I want to try to retain as much of the candy flavor as possible. If it doesn't turn out, then no harm done. SO I CAME TO YOU FOR...

Hello; I've taken a bit of a hiatus from winemaking for the past year since things have been busy in life - we bought a house (a fixer-upper), so that's been consuming a lot of my time. I finally got around to making up a batch of coffee wine that I've had the ingredients on hand for about a...

Oh no!!! I formulated my 6 gallon batch of Dragon's Blood per Dave's recipe on Sunday morning. On Monday I made a yeast starter (EC-1118) by re-hydrating then slowly adding small amounts of must to the solution. Everything looked great at this point. SG = 1.088, acid = 0.68%, pH = 3.2. I...

Hello all! I'm new to the forums and I'm working on my third batch of wine. Previous were: -Dandelion -Pomegranate Zinfandel (kit) ...and now I've just started a cranberry-apple, using guidance from Jack Keller's recipe. I minced the fruit and placed in a coarse nylon bag, and it's in...