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My corker doesn’t do clean corks either so I cut. them flush with a knife. Shrink wrap makes it very professional.

Thanks! Rose hips are out now so may give it a try.

Pretty interesting mix, probably reflecting what is available in your part of the country. I tried rosehips once long ago but didn’t turn out too well. Do you mind sharing your recipe?

I think I do, but when I look the profile up there seems to be so many things mentioned it is confusing what I should focus on to add. Can you give some help on that?

Maybe I shouldn’t have, but I assumed you were talking grapefruit zest in the primary, right?

Thanks, Joe.Look forward to getting my kit in the mail.

HI DAWG. I looked up my old notes on it and besides russet potatos I had ginger, orange juice concentrate. I had to use 16 tsp of acid to get to TA=.6. That may have helped some. I borrowed from several recipes. It was just an experiment to use the potatoes that would have gone to waste.

Thanks,Joe. What else would I do to this kit? The flavor profile talks about lemon, green apple, pineapple, etc. I don’t want to get too carried away with additions! I read about oak, but don’t want to confuse things too much on my first kit of this variety.

Thanks. I’ll do this and lower the water addition to around 5.5 gallons to allow for losses after several. rackings.

Hi. I just ordered the exact same kit. Would you list the ingredients and process you did from start to finish? I want to enhance the kit. Grapefruit zest? Apple concentrate? Pri and secondary additions? Thanks!

It was a surprise to me. It came out to be a nice crisp white that my wife loves. I think if it were just potatos it would be a bit bland. A side benefit was that we got to eat the potatos!

A whimsical story label I made some time ago.

My 5=4844+5=4849

Tell us more about #3, fruit purees. How do you use them? When in the process? How much usually?

Hi. I am in Southeast, and just finished a blueberry dragons blood. I didn’t have a pH meter and it stalled a couple times. I added a teaspoon of calcium carbonate and it restarted. Yours might be fine, but just in case it isn’t. Anyway, mine finished at 0.994 and all is well at this...