BernardSmith

That explains a lot, but I wonder if novice wine makers might assume that they could use their city tap water with no problem.

I live in the county, on a private well. Chemicals are not a concern.

They sell it by the pint too... https://colomafrozen.com/shop/tart-cherry-juice-concentrate-1-bottle-pint I haven't bought it myself...

This is the one that I use: https://www.fruitfast.com/fruitconcentrates.cherryjuice

I like Coloma products. I would trust the product if it arrives at refrigerator temperature, it is clean when the concentrate is...

Lidl sells jars of cherries in fluid, probably sugar syrup. Not very thick, only sold when cherry pie is expected for holidays. I have...

Thanks for this suggestion. This is for a liqueur , so the volume is a little large but if all else fails, I have your suggestion.

Have never seen either product sold locally, here (upstate NY) but I will look for the canned version. Thanks

Hi, I use Montmorency Red Tart Cherry Juice Concentrate, price was $23.00 quart, makes a gallon...

When making pie, I use frozen tart cherries. Mom making a pie usually bought frozen 15 pound or 30 pound metal tins of cherry and...

Interesting point about use of tap water. Up here, in NY, municipalities add both chlorine and chloramine to water (the latter cannot be...

Gotta say, as someone who makes mead all the time, It is not such a pita to mix honey. If you have a blender, you add some water and add...

If the SG jumped that much, it's not well mixed. Honey is a REAL PITA to mix. When prepping a mead, I use hot tap water, ~120 F (49 C)...

"When I played pro football, I never set out to hurt anyone deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or...

I am looking for some tart (or sour) cherries to make a Portuguese wine/liqueur that our son brought back from a visit to that country...