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    DangerDave's Dragon Blood Wine

    i am currently making Dragon Blood using 12 pounds of the triple berry blend also. I put the water in last after the bagged fruit, sugar & rest of stuff. Then filled to the 6 gal level. When the fruit in the bag was depleted & tossed, then topped off the primary with the water. It would...
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    DangerDave's Dragon Blood Wine

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    Dragon Blood 3rd batch

    Placed the berry’s in the primary before adding the water, filled about 2 in below top then added rest of stuff, fermenting close to overflowing but didn’t.... still chugging away! Sg down to 1.020. Probably still 3 -5 days more. Probably will be more juice than a 6 gal carboy can handle...
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    Dragon Blood 3rd batch

    My third batch of Dragon Blood is fermenting nicely! Used 12 lb of Triple Berry Blend instead of the normal 6 lb. Hopefully this will really increase the flavor! My last two batches were excellent, but got a great sale on the fruit, 3 lb bags for less than $4.00 each! SG is a little higher...
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    American Wine Society Pittsburgh Wine Experience. March 31st.

    I have gone for the last several years, very informative. Various seminars during the day, lots of wine tasting & sampling, includes lunch also. Plan on spending the entire day. I always enter a couple bottles of my better wines to get others views on them. This year they are also having a...
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    DangerDave's Dragon Blood Wine

    For some reason Aldis have currently has on sale at half price 3 lb frozen bags of Triple Berry Blend for $4.50 per bag! Started a 6 gal batch last week & currently progressing nicely. Went back yesterday & still had some left so bought 4 more bags....... Using 9 lb in the 6 gal batch that in...
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    How Much Wine Do You Drink?

    Usually 2-3 bottles per week. prefer my own as to store bought as i like a medium sweet wine an most store wines are either too dry or too sweet. i make all my wines medium sweet, don't care what others think either! Al
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    Limoncello, take 2

    Can someone tell me exactly where i can buy Everclear near Pittsbugh, Pa.
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    Skydiving

    Good luck Doug.... That's on my bucket list! Al
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    WineXpert Please recommend a RED kit for me

    One of my favorite earlier kits, started it 2009, followed instructions on the box. Still have a few bottles left, improved greatly with age. The bottles I have left all have the medals won on them. Kits are becoming hard to locate, becoming popular & bought up quickly, finally found 2 last...
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    WineXpert Please recommend a RED kit for me

    I have won 5 gold & 2 silvers from the Wine Expert Chocolate Raspberry Port kit, if you likes wines on the sweeter side........ Currently have 2 under glass in the carboys, will keep them there for at least a year! Al
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    Sunday Canning

    Julie: I just use the waterbath canner to heat the jars but do not process them. Al
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    Sunday Canning

    Just leave them in fridge till lids seal, not forever......[emoji1]
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    Sunday Canning

    Canning police would probably hate me as I never process my pickles & peppers as that turns them to mush! Mine are always crispy & crunchy, never soft. Heat liquid to 185 degrees, pour over pickles& peppers, seal with lids, invert & immediately place in fridge, sometime freezer. They always...
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