Recent content by Araisis

Yeah Jimmy, she actually wore those things to the orchard, the ladies there were looking at her as if she was crazy, I wanted to say " I don't know her, she's not with me". She actually thought there was something wrong with me for wearing shorts and sneakers..." Why can't you wear something...

Jimmy, I actually get a lot of my fruit and vegetables from a local orchard/winery, better for you and is cheaper since I pick it myself. I like supporting local orchards and farmers market, thus giving a boost to the local economy : ) picking your own fruits and vegetables isn't for everyone...

You guys, I actually have a hydrometer, ( please don't shoot me) i just didn't take a reading before when I first started, so I didn't think it was possible to take a reading now. Trust me, I won't be making these mistakes next time.

Jimmy, Ewwwww, gross....I didn't mean I want to be that organic, lol. I do sterilize my equipment chemically and I use yeast and Campden tablets....I just don't want to use a ton of additives, that's all.

Seth, I am thinking maybe grape wine. I never even thought of making mead, thinking it would be too sweet for my taste, but I've never tasted it so I don't know. I recently saw a recipe for ginger wine and thought it sounded good. Maybe I will just stick with the additives for now since it...

Guys, Forgot to ask if you know anything about organic wine making? I really don't want to drink a ton of chemicals. I used raisins as a natural nutrient instead of using pills or vitamins and whatever else people use. I did use Campden tablets because I was scared not to, i was afraid the wine...

Hi Seth, I think it was about 6 pounds give or take and I crushed them by hand for a long time, making sure they were all crushed. Yes, I added about 2 cups of sugar to the must. I saw a lot of recipes using frozen fruit juice from concentrate but i don't even drink juice concentrate, the only...

Seth, Concord grapes from a local orchard

Sorry, just read these other comments after I posted my other response. Seth, yeah...I don't know what he was talking about, or maybe I misunderstood him ; ) Doc, yes...it's possible that I didn't use enough fruit, I actually remember thinking that I could have used a little bit more grapes...

Hey guys, thanks for taking the time to read this and trying to help out. I started the whole process with this wine around the middle of July, 2012....I don't know when you are supposed to start counting for the aging...but I started it at that time and let it ferment for around 2 weeks. In any...

Just tasted my white wine which has Finally cleared, first time ever making wine so i probably did a million things wrong, followed a recipe I found online. Also made some red at the same time, that one turned out ok. Anyway, i can't tell if it's oxidized or not by the color so i am...