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thanks for good advice. i have 3 liters of red grape consentrate.should i include some of that? thanks

i bought 2 cases onlne that is just too dry for my liking. is there a thread dealing with ths? thanks 6carboys

it's obvious you would not use 2 packs of yeast for 10 lbs of grapes and 2 gallons of water.

This year the backyards in my area are loaded with grapes that are going unused. I'm searching for a recipe for 60 lb lots. My confusion is when a recipe calls for 5 lbs of grapes and 1 gal of water. I want to use 10 lbs instead with same amount of water. Do I double the ingredients including...

These grapes pare far from sweet and bitter. Should I try to make wine with them? Thanks

I recently picked a local vine of Concord grapes that had a mix of a smaller looking concord that taste like some kind of poison. I kept the grapes separated as I picked. So far I have 125 lbs of a sweet concord and 25 lbs of the pea size grape. What are they and are the eatable? Thanks...

IS montmorency cherrys used for pies? I've done a lot of reading for gout prevention and never read an article specifying makes or cherrys. Thanks

I've read several article that cherries help prevent bouts or gout if take regularly along with your medicine or alone. The fruit is expensive and not in season year round. eBay has a listing of 8 pack 46oz bottles of USA 100% Montmorency tart cherry juice. Would this work? Could I make wine...

Thank you for advice. What contributed more for the change to vinegar? The pizza pan I used for a lid that didn't seal the bucket or the 2/3 full bucket? Thanks

The batch of concord grape wine I made 2011 about 15 gals turned out great except about 3gallons I had in a plastic bucket that didn't have the lid that seal the bucket. In it' place I covered it with a large pizza pan. It went unforgoten till now and now vinegar the alcohol by volume is 12 and...

I had a batch of peach wine 2008 that would not clear. I read that a small amount of egg whites would work, and it did. Do some reading on egg whites and it might surprise you. And it didn't take long to see it working. The egg whites you buy at the store in a carton, worked just as good as an...

I am using the following recipe for some concord grapes. the recipe calls for 1 pack of yeast for 25 lbs of grapes. should I use 2 packs for 50 lbs of grapes? I made wine for 15 years and have only used 2 packs for that quantity of grapes is when the first was stuck. thanks • 25 lbs. Grapes...

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I've been making grape wine since 1998, mostly from fresh picked grapes. I also make Peach and pear that are plentiful in my area from unattended properties. Free is good.This week my family and I are going to pick at least 30 lbs of strawberrys that should make 7 to 9 gals. DO YOU REALLY HAVE...