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    Weird Peanut Butter Flavor?

    We made a pineapple kiwi wine a few months ago that was really good at first. But, after aging it a few months, it got this weird peanut butter flavor, almost like tahini. We have never had this problem before and the wine, which was really good when bottled, is completely undrinkable. :( We are...
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    Cloudy stringy film on surface

    I haven't seen this in wine before (im a newbie), but it was something that I saw in the lab working as a microbiologist. It could be some residual yeast in suspension that isn't settling. I saw a few test tubes that looked like that after they say in the fridge for a while (for both yeast and...
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    My Very First Wine - Mango Style

    I havent made from fresh mango yet, but I would definitely imagine you would get a fuller flavor using ripe mangoes over mango juice. I have some frozen mangoes from costco in the freezer to try out once this batch finishes. In general, how many pounds of mango do you use to make the wine? Do...
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    My Very First Wine - Mango Style

    I'll definitely try a nice long aging and see how that goes. I need to work on becoming more patient lol
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    My Very First Wine - Mango Style

    Lol you would think but id probably end up with a table of really drunk friends. But I do like the idea of trying to keep the percent alcohol up. This would be my first dessert wine :) I also thought about it being good to mix with sparking water like a reverse memosa or something.
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    My Very First Wine - Mango Style

    I'm not sure on that yet. I don't want to drink something that tastes like rocket fuel but I don't want to dilute out the mango too much. I'm thinking I might split the recipe in two and dilute one half with mango juice to bring down the alcohol content and sweeten and bottle the other half...
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    My Very First Wine - Mango Style

    Yes sorry. Only 2% left to ferment. Its around 13% alcohol from what has fermented so there is a slight jetfuel aftertaste.
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    DangerDave's Dragon Blood Wine

    I just started my first batch today! Really excited!!! :h
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    My Very First Wine - Mango Style

    Mango wine is about at 2% alcohol. Almost done. Definitely has a nice color to it, we shall see how yellow it is after clearing
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    Hello from California

    Welcome to the forum and hello from a fellow teacher! The people here are really nice and have been very helpful! Definitely check out the hydrometer reading instructions on here. That was really helpful. (And also explained how I managed to make a "jet fuel" level alcohol level on my first try...
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    Starting my first Dragon Blood, questions will go here...

    I have yet to figure out all the digital stuff. I still use a paper daily planner haha. I think its the different colored pens and highlighter to color code that keep me on paper. LOLOL jet fuel!
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    My Very First Wine - Mango Style

    It's a question more of how much alcohol before you get something that is like rubbing alcohol. Also I'm a light weight drinking wise :\
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    Starting my first Dragon Blood, questions will go here...

    Happy to offer advice! :h I'm not sure if you are doing this now, but it can help to have a "lab notebook" of sorts to record everything that you do and try out different things. It definitely helps troubleshoot since you can change one thing at a time and see how you like the product. You can...
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    lol so true! I thought getting started would be hard, but the more you learn the more you realize you dont know! I feel like a first year grad student all over again with this! lol But that sounds like a really awesome hobby. And you found the perfect accompanying hobby!
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