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Keep an eye out for Lady Merlot, I invited her and her husband over She has to be good people to be married to Griz :b

Have any or you tried this/ What did you think of it? I have picked the flowers and am going to follow Jack Kellers directions

I had a crawfish boil/ cookout a couple of weeks ago and brought out a bottle or 6 of my handy work for my friends to taste. During the cleanup one bottle about half full of Raspberry Grape got left on the table in my garage I decided I would just finish it off yesterday and lo and behold :eek...

Are you OK and out of harms way with Mt Redoubt erupting?? Jerry

How much Pot sorbate do I add to each gallon of wine to stabilize it Fermentation ended in January and it is all clear I have several cleared fruit wine batches that need sweetening and bottling soon

I am about to start a 1 gallon test batch of wine from Welches Orange Pineapple Apple frozen juice I can't seem to find any info on this particular blend of juices Any recommendations on starting sg and what additives to include? Thanks Jerry

Or should I say Melomeal(sp) I recently made a orange spice mead and miss measured the honey resulting in a super sweet syrupy drink I restarted the fermentation with Cuvee which fermented it almost dry this stuff is high in alcohol (guessing 16%+) and good taste My question is will it...

I am getting bottles rounded up to start bottling my first batches. A friend gave me 20 of these Jack Daniels Single Barrel Whiskey, they have cork stoppers that I will replace with new ones and hold 750ml Are these worth cleaning up or should I get wine bottles?

Back in November I made a Welches Concord juice wine I call "Redneck Wine" We drank some of it and I bottled some and stuck in the closet. It is amazing to me how much a simple wine will change with a little age I have 2 more bottles that will age a few more months for a test :D

Can anyone recommend software and labels so I can make my own.

Before I buy these berrys sweetened with Corn Syrup and High Fructose Corn Syrup I need to know if it will ferment The other ingredients are citric acid and sodium citrate Thanks Jerry

OK as stupid as I sound I'd like a comment or two on this one I started an Orange spiced mead (melomel)sp on Dec 1 and made a mistake in measuring the the honey. The recipe called for 3 1/2 pounds of honey and was to be fermented with bread yeast. I added almost 5 pounds to a gallon and today...

I think my fermentation is finished but will lowering the temp to 35 or so degrees permanently stop or will it restart in warm temps. The wine is Apple from juice at Walmart Started Nov 12, 08 I used a bread yeast The starting sg is unknown I racked it on Dec 20 and added a crushed...

Would a couple of the pro's critique this recipe and see if have made an obvious error? I have not pitched the yeast yet Thanks Jerry White Grape / Peach Wine I started this on the morning of 01-13-2009 1 Gallon Sam’s Choice White Grape / Peach Juice (not concentrate) 1 Can frozen...

After drinking a couple glasses of my wine I have the sensation that my tongue is burning or slightly blistered. The wine tastes OK What could be wrong? What is the difference in Social, Dinner and Dessert wines ? Thanks Jerry

With all the talk about Welches recipes lately here is my entry I started this in November around the 7th as my "redneck" wine At the time I did not have a Hydrometer, wine yeasts or any nutrients and chemicals 2 cans Welches Concord Concentrate in aluminum cans (unfrozen) 1 can Welches White...

Well It has gone through the fermentation and one racking but leaves a lot to be desired, although the alcohol is present the flavor and essence is somewhat missing. There is an aroma of the fruit but the taste is very watery and thin. Could I improve by using a higher concentration of boiled...

Are the 5 gallon plastic water bottles used in office coolers of any use as primaries or secondaries I found some for $10 ea

I have 4 gallons of different fruit wines that have been in secondary's for 4 weeks. They are stored in my utility room on top of the freezer where the temp is usually 70 -75 degrees. I have noticed a marked drop in bubbles from 2 and a complete stop of bubbles in the other 2, what I'm concerned...

I saw on another thread that you use a motorized vacuum pump for racking, filtering and degassing. I was thinking of modifying an air conditioning service vacuum pump for just this purpose. Any pictures or thoughts will be appreciated Jerry