Recent content by Davidrias

thanks to all for your replies. Lots of info here and hopefully will be helpful to others. Almost sounds like there is an opportunity here for someone :)

I might try that. Seems the reviews aren't that great. But worth a shot.

Thanks. I have a homebrew shop mostly that sells wine stuff, he may know a bit though. It's a good point. That website looks like it has a ton of info. Thanks a bunch for helping!

Wow thanks so much for putting the effort in to this post. I'll take the next few weeks to read up on some things. I guess I'll just need to gather a variety of sources and maybe start with whatever books are available. I've made two batches in the past, an elderberry wine and a raspberry...

Ok thanks! I think he has a recipe for dandelion/strawberry too. Problem is, I am only using from my little patch and probably won't get as much as he calls for.

Absolute beginner and right now I want to try a strawberry/dandelion wine. I am looking for a good all around book for fruit wines (not a recipe book). Sort of like John Palmers "How to Brew" book for homebrewers. I don't know much, but just something to walk me through the general process...

Thanks so much everybody. Next time I make I will start with a bucket and leave berries in at first. Also I used Lalvin EC-1118 yeast. Based on your responses here is my plan, tonight I will rack off the marbles and check SG. If it seems like my final ABV is too high I will dilute with boiled...

Hello all, I'm a little ways into my first batch of wine ever (elderberry) and was looking for advice/critique of my wine making. I have roughly been following Hank shaw's recipe on his Honest Food blog. History: Picked one trash bag full of elderberries, cleaned them all, mashed w/ potato...