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How long are you supposed to cold crash for? I have a chest freezer and would like to try cold crashing a few of my wines, but not sure how long to leave them in there for. Thanks

Was thinking about a blueberry skeeter pee using blueberries and lemon juice. Ordered this: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000I62E6O/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 from amazon. Only ingredients are blueberries, water, and sugar, so I figure they should be pretty easily fermentable. My...

Have 3 gallons cinnamon Apfelwein that is stable, clear, and dry. It tastes okay, but I think it will benefit from some backsweetening. I searched google and found that many things are routinely used to sweeten this. Question is, what have you tried? What do you feel lends itself to this type of...

Picking up 5 assorted OB kits this weekend... Kiwi Mellon Pinot Grigio Green Apple Gewurztraminer Watermellon White Merlot Black Berry Merlot Banana Pineapple Viognier It seems like the general consensus on the forum is to add about half of the f-pack up front and then the other...

While waiting a month for my last batch of skeeter pee to clear, I had a lot of time to think about modifications to the recipe and flavor variations that would be fun to try. So this afternoon I browsed Aldi and Ocean State Job Lot looking for inspiration and fermentables. I was planning on...

Starting a 2 gallon batch of dandelion wine 2 pounds dandelion petals (boiled and strained, 'tea' added to must) juice from 6 lemons and 6 oranges zest from 6 lemons and 6 oranges water to 2 gallon 1 pound white raisins Questions I have 1. Jack Keller's recipe calls for zest to be...

Got a cheap Packlab kit from Amazon: Vino Italiano Cabernet Sauvignon Added 1 lb Raisins, 3 bananas, and 64oz Blackberry Jam to the mix in primary (no preservatives in any ingredients) Starting gravity 1.10, Ferment Temp 76F The included grape juice smells/smelled horrible right out of...

Have a batch of skeeter pee in the clearing phase. Added Sparkolloid about 1.5 weeks ago, top 1/3 of carboy is pretty clear, not crystal, no progress in last 5 days. Just wondering, after I stabilized, I moved the Skeeter Pee out of my Fermentation room (spare bathroom with a space heater)...

Hey, Just started making wines about a month ago, and clearly the bug has bit me hard Primary: Blackberry Cab Sauv kit Secondary: 5 gallon Skeeter Pee (taking FOREVER to clear) Secondary: 3 gallon Spiced Apple Wine Awaiting Bottle: 6 gallon Dragon Blood (just backsweetened, waiting to...