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    Barley Wine attempt

    I am planning on making this real soon. Any tips or suggestions, I am going to do a six gallon batch. I have never worked with welchs before, it is sulfited, so I am going to stir it good a few times a day before adding the yeast. BARLEY WINE 1 lb. barley 1 pt. white grape concentrate...
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    Barley wine

    how long would you wait? 24 hrs before pitching? stirring a few times a day hard, and introducing the must slowly. I have never used the welch concentrate before
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    Barley wine

    thanks jeep, I was planning on using a niagra from welches (frozen). on your link I couldn't find how much volume finished wine those juice concentrates make. I plan on doing 6 gallons with a lb per gallon of barley. Now that I know if I just stir and give it some time (24 hrs?) i can...
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    Can't find white grape concentrate..

    Looking to make six gallons of Barley wine and can't find white grape juice concentrate that doesn't contain sulfites.. Any suggestions?
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    Barley wine

    looking to make 6 gallons of barley wine. Having a tough time locating white grape juice concentrate that doesnt contain sulfites. any suggestions?
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    Apfelwein?'s

    i never racked mine and started siphoning gallons off at a time at about 6 weeks and put them in the fridge in a screw top bottle. there is only about a gallon or two left after a month or two after trying it, and no signs of oxidation, tastes great, even better then at 6 weeks
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    Who is the youngest one in here?

    I just turned 27, pretty young wine maker, young at heart at least
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    Fruit Mixes in Primary

    well, after thinking it over a bit, I guess what sounds like a good plan is for some white niagra frozen concentrate fruit mix. a 'grape-fruit' wine
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    Fruit Mixes in Primary

    How many of you have made succesful batches mixing fruit in the primary? I am thinking of a strawberry Rhubarb, or rasberry rhubarb, or raspberry strawberry for the time being. I haven't used a bannana in any recipes yet, but now may be the time. I have heard that the rhubarb gets over...
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    fruit wine making book suggestion

    I picked up the book "strong waters". A simple guide to beer, wine, mead making, infusions etc. Its a very good read for begginers.
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    Hey New Yorkers!

    http://www.nysfair.org/uploads/files/competitions/2010_Amateur_Wine_rules_regulations_classes.pdf here is the link for amateur wine competition at the fair.
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    Hey New Yorkers!

    I saw that, I wish my grapefruit was ready to bottle
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    rhubarb and ???

    I was wondering about a can of welches grape juice concentrate/coktail with rhubarb. Do you add any chalk to the recipe?
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    Fresh juice in NY?

    I am surprised there is nothing around the finger lakes for fresh juice for sale that I can see. Surely there must be some in CNY that sell juice
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    vinters harvest Raspbarry- 3 or 5 gallons

    Thanks guys, ended up doing the 3 gallon batch, checked my SG and it was 1.010 so decided to dilute with water to 1.09..... looks a little closer to four gallons now, but thats fine by me. I will just put the extra in a one gallon and use for topping up and do the rest in the three gallon. I...
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