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I have an all in one wine pump and 23 liter all american oak barrel. Both are at my daughters place in San Antonio. She is moving out of state at the end of the week. First $100 cash takes them. The pump is in great shape but is missing some hoses. The pump is in excellent shape. The oak barrel...

Hey folks. I sold my home in San Antonio. Im headed down there on Feb 11th to get my stuff moved out. Ill be there for 3 days. I have (3) 6 gallon...(2) 5 gallon...(2) 3 gallon...(4) 1 gallon..... glass carboys....(1) 20 gallon brute and (1) 6 gallon brew-bucket used for primary's. 4 of the...

So, while explaining to my wife (who loves DB) about degassing, She asked "so after drinking a couple glasses, I pee and it foams, does this mean I'm degassing"? I spewed a mouth full all over our shitzu. Ha!!

So, the wifey and I love the DB (thanks dave). Double the fruit etc. This last 12 gallon batch I decided to add 8" American oak spirals (medium toast) to secondary's. Racked tonight and tasted. Eeeww!! Taste like I'm drinking a 2x4. Seriously considering dumping. Is there anything I can do to...

I started a batch of strawberry-banana with 30lbs of Strawberries and 3 lbs of bananas (no water). Chems and yeast as per bottle directions. Femrneted out in 4 days to .996. Racked to 3 gallon carboy today. Should I add Kmeta, sorbate and sparkalloid at this point or wait a month at next rack...

So, the wife decided that my first batch of DB was amazing enough to step up production. We decided to buy a 20 gal brute and do a 12 gal batch. So , while she was reading quantities of chems, I was drinking a glass and apparently mis-heard her tell me 12 tsp of tannin. Once I realized it was to...

Bottled my first DB today. Wife loves it! Just wanted to say thanks to Dave and this forum for making it soo easy to make a quality quick wine. Just in time for our 22 anniversary. Here are my notes: • Saturday Jan 11: SG 1.080 Temp 72….6 Gallons • Sunday Jan 12: SG 1.080 Temp 74. *Pitched...

So, I started my first SP. It went from 1.080 to 1.00 in three days. Is this faster than normal. I've read posts about how difficult it was to get this started. He are my notes. • Saturday Jan 25: SG1.080 Temp 76. made must per recipe. Letting sit for 24Hr before adding yeast cake. • Sunday...

So, I am on my second batch of DB (thanks again for the recipe, Dave). 10Lbs of Blueberries and 3Lbs of Cranberry. I punch them twice a day to keep them wet. While smoking a couple racks of TEXAS ribs along with a pork butt, I got to thinking, what if I added marbles to the fruit bag to sink it...

Hello, folks Been lurking for a month or so. I'm very impressed with the WMT family. I am currently racking to secondary, a 6 gal batch of DB, had to try it. I am a newbie to wine making with a handful of semi-successful kits under my belt. Looking forward to learning from you guys...