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Do you think its too late to order? I would love to try a batch using fresh grapes but have no idea where to purchase them from. Who are you buying from that ships? The picture of those grapes looks amazing! I have only been making wine for a year and begun with wild concord grapes...

Update Arne it is that time of the year again and I am starting a batch of Concord! I have learned a lot over the past year and am excited to be starting a batch with some actual knowledge. The batch I made last year that you helped me with I have bottled one gallon and have a 3 gallon...

Jericurl I made a similar batch (without the cranberry) back a few months ago. It is in bulk storage and I cant wait for the 6 month mark to try it! When I racked it I did try it and it was sharp so I'm letting it age .... patiently [emoji15]. Well maybe not really patiently!! Lol

Had my first taste of the fragrant strawberry/pear. This is going to be a nice wine! Sadly there was a 5 oz glass extra when I racked it today [emoji41] so quality control took over! The color in the full gallon is so pretty but in the glass its a pale pink. The batch made a full gallon, a...

Trying my new juicer/steamer on some pears i grew last year and froze waiting for the perfect use! I added 5 lbs pears and 5 lbs strawberries to the steamer with 5 cups sugar. I ended with nearly 2 gallons. Added 1 can frozen white grape concentrate which brought my SG up to 1.090. Added 3...

My cyser has been racked and is bulk aging - plan to rack again in June. From there I may backsweeten or just wait another 3 months and rack again.

:u Its been a week and my cyser has come along nicely! It is at 1.012 right now and the cup of raisons added have fermented down to a few tablespoons. I took out the cloves (hubby is not the biggest fan of cloves) and am planning on racking to secondary sometime this week. How is everyone...

This mead is at 1.010 and I'm hoping will continue fermenting and go dry. I just bought a steamer and am hoping to draw off 1 gallon of this mead and add strawberry juice to it to backsweeten. Any pointers? I am thinking I would add K-Meta and sorbate and clearing agent and then?? Add...

Can you tell me why not to use bleach? Is that the same as C-Brite products which is chlorine based? Such a newb so I appreciate the info!

I have this kit in my carboy and am on step 3 in a few days. Waiting for it to be below 0.098 and am right at 1.000 now. I hope this kit turns out decent as this is my first kit as well. Good luck! I plan on oaking when I bulk age with some spirals I bought - not sure how many to put in though .

X_diver I like the flavor profile you are thinking about. If you do decide to make it I will follow along

I started my batch of apple cyser - 3 gallons with yellow and dark raisons, clove, nutmeg and cinnamon. Hope the yeast take off soon

Has anyone here made this? I am going to start this with a few tweaks. Prefer to use all honey and no brown sugar which I'm sure may change the flavor profile. I was under the impression that a cyser was fruit juice and honey. It looks like it would be yummy!

Beautiful wine room!! Jealous!!

My batch of mead is now at 1.050 and I fed it for the last time. Seems to be going well so far ..... Stir daily now until 1.020 and rack off gross lees? Or wait til dry to rack ... I see different thoughts on this part - thoughts?

Sourgrapes that was a good one! Good luck with your big batch! I can't wait for the blueberries here to be ready - so many plans with fresh fruit but we need winter to end!!

I love reading the recipes people use as it gives me ideas for flavor profiles I may not have considered. Rayways idea intrigued me because I've never had an apricot (you read that right, don't know what they taste like) so would never think to use or know what to add with it. I have yet to...

Thank you for the info Bernardsmith - I appreciate the info. I was originally asking for Rayways recipe. The info was interesting though the different names other than melomel I didn't know. Very new to this wine/mead making with probably only 10-15 batches under my belt.

Updates on this mead Arne? I am making a batch of mead and plan to take 1 gallon of it and add strawberry reduction to it in secondary. Is that ok to do? It just sounds so yummy!

I would like to join in! Can you post the mead recipe? Sounds yummy!