Recent content by Dave Sutcliffe

In almost every beginning wine kit (the kits with the primary bucket, chemicals, hydrometer, etc.) is included a small pink book called the Winemaker's Recipe Handbook by Raymond Massaccesi. You would be hard-pressed to walk into any wine making supply store and not find one of these books. His...

WOW..... Where to start. Lots of people out there who like lite wines. Myself included. I never add more than 3 lbs. of peaches per gallon because it becomes hard to clear. Often still cloudy after a year. Just because someone doesn't do it your way doesn't not make it wrong. This is a hobby...

The Rice_Guy is correct. Adding more fruit will produce a more "full-bodied" wine. But be careful, two years ago I tied using 3-1/2 lbs fruit per gallon and the wine never did clear. Even at 3 lbs per gallon it can take many months to clear.

About 4 years back I planted 28 small jujube trees. They now range in size from 3' to 6' high. Last fall was the first year most of them produced anything. Some trees only had a few berries but several trees had dozens. So as the berries ripened I'd eat a few but most I tossed in the freezer...