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Wolf, oh jeez. It must have smelled like heaven in there....

Hey guys, My January wine is a Pie Cherry Wine. I'll be starting it later today. 2 15 oz cans Oregon Tart Cherries in water 2 15 oz cans of Oregon Sweet Cherries in syrup 8 oz RealLemon Lemon Juice 3 to 4 cups sugar dissolved in boiling water expected to be used to bring starting SG to...

Thanks, James. Out of 3 gal carboys and I enjoy making small batch wines anyhow.... Will definitely add fruit to a muslin sack. I intend to use the presser method very carefully on these cherries. Want to make sure I clarify, I am not using cherry pie filling, I'm using Oregon red tart...

Hey guys, Happy Holidays and best wishes for a Happy, Healthy and prodigious winemaking New Year. I am ready for my next Dragon Blood batch (have 3 gallons clearing after dosing with Sparkolloid yesterday), and I'd like to try a 1 gallon batch of Dragon Blood, but using a mix of tart and sweet...

LOL, that recap of that exchange with David made me laugh!

I check SG every day while in primary.

Thanks for the advice,to the both if you. I think you guys just saved my wine! :)

Now that you mention it, no, I don't think it is food grade. Thanks so much for pointing it out to me..... I will remove the tube immediately, hope that it being in the wine 12 hours or so didn't cause any issues!!

Thanks for the replies, guys. I have the oak chips suspended in a modified plastic tube that my spare hydrometer came in, with some 1/16th holes drilled into it so that it imparts the flavor and they are easy to remove when I feel the oaking is done. I assume you guys agree with my plan to...

Hi all, I have a 1 gallon batch of Welchs Concord from frozen concentrate that has been stabilized and sorbated, and has been aging for a few weeks in a gallon jug. I decided to add 1/4 ounce of heavy toasted American oak chips to add a little complexity to the wine. I've heard that aging...

In my short time as a "winemaker"' I would agree that the yield from a gallon batch that comes out good is like "gold".

My sincere condolences.

Hello all- I'm new to this hobby. Started last christmas with a Mr. Beer kit, made 5 or 6 batches of mediocre beer, and unsatisfied with the fruits of my labor, decided to branch out into more advanced beer brewing using more sophisticated equipment. Instead, I ran into a few articles about...

Hi, as a newbie who hasn't bottled his first batch yet (DD's Dragon Blood has been back sweetened and will be bottled next weekend dde0a), I know my advice may not mean much, but as Lori said, I have learned so much from the experienced, helpful and friendly members of this forum in the month+...

Boy, you said it. Not a drop of rain the whole week. Not too cold at night. Good times.

Early morning run art Disney's Port Orleans French Quarter resort, November 6, 2013