Coconut Almond Joy.
I'm just starting to wrap my head around this experiment. I'm thinking of a coconut wine and adding chocolate and almond to the secondary. I've only been making wine for a little over a year and this will be my first attempt at pulling something out of my brain. Any...
Thanks for the link to Chaptilization. Finally I read something that sank in. I guess I'm just getting fuzzy from all the reading. I usually just follow the recipe but now I'm getting ready to attempt to adjust the alcohol but adding sugar to raise my SG. I think I finally understand. Trial...
Welcome. I'm still fairly new (4 months in). Hardest part is the patience. Get a note book and take notes on what you learn, read, etc. I can't tell you how many times I've gone to my notebook to look up something that I took note of. As I find something that works better, or doesn't work at...
I made my first batch of beer using a lot of my wine equipment (fermenting bucket and 6 gallon carboy) at Thanksgiving. We used the turkey fryer in the yard to boil the water. We used an octoberfest kit for our first batch. We boiled 3 gallons of the water and used the bag for easier clean up...
My persimmon
I'm on my third one gallon batch of persimmon. I am learning as I go that's why I did one gallon rather than attempt 5. I used Jack Keller's recipe all three times. What I have learned: First batch: skinned the persimmon (there are three types of persimmons) and just put in the...
Hello. I'm brand spankin' new to wine making. I recently got laid off and out of boredom and penny pinching, I decided to start making my own wine instead of buying it. I started with the ridiculous plastic milk jug with the balloon and canned fruit. I've come a long way in a short period of...