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I have been wanting to make watermelon wine and have read about all the problems it has. Could a guy take his watermelon juice and heat it to kill off wild yeasts? I would think this would let you skip the waiting period for Kmeta to evaporate. I have a walk in cooler as well so I could boil...

I used nutrient and energizer at the specified doses on the package. I read alot of people are fans of that71B yeast that metabolizes malic acid for blackberry. My family has a berry farm and all our berries are bred for low acid and I pick them super ripe so acid is lower. Made some a few...

Ok thanks guys, as hard as it is fermenting I dont think it will take long.

Anyone have any advice? I been searching and people have mentioned splashing and using copper

I started 15gal of blackberry last week and pitched my yeast (Montrachet) on friday. It violently fermented for 2 days. I checked it today and the SG was already at 1.00 after starting at 1.09. I went ahead and pressed the fruit out and racked it. It seems to have a sulfery smell, could this...

Did not know that. Thanks

Did not know that. Thanks

Did not know that. Thanks

I have one was just thinking of using a larger diameter

I had an idea to build a pvc pipe racking cane to use with my vacuume pump. This should be safe right? I mean water is piped through houses with it. Thoughts?

It was my first time using a ratchet press so I may not have pressed enough. Either way all the juice ended up in the primary. I may use the oak like you suggested, got a big white oak that got struck by lightning I can cut up.

Hey guys I started a large batch of blackberry today and have a couple questions. I pressed 80lbs of blackberries today and set the pulp aside in strainer bags. I added water and sugar to the 15gal mark and adjusted SG to 1.090. My PH was 3.0 and my TA was .36%. I picked these berries when...

Thats stink bug damage. We have a small berry farm here in NE Arkansas and the stink bugs are horrible. We have to spray for them quite a bit.

Ok, thanks. I guess it's just a goof them mentioning a color change.

Correction "strange color" is what the instructions say lol

I bought one of the titration kits from Midwest. I used it the other day for the first time and have a question. I had a Welches White that was high PH and low acid according to the kit. I followed the directions and got my PH and acid where I want it. My question is the kit says I should...

thats helpful, is that a formula sheet you made or is it one I can find online?

thats helpful, is that a formula sheet you made or is it one I can find online?

I will double check it tomorrow, used my digital meter. I might could get to the brew shop in the morning to get some acid blend, but ill be real rushed for time. Guess I should have checked all my supplies before making a batch on a whim.

I started a simple welches white concentrate batch today and my ph is 3.7. I was wondering if anyone has had much luck with using lemon juice concentrate to lower ph? Looks like to me it should impart citrus flavor to it as well. I really enjoy crisp whites, so what do yall think?