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Kumquat wine results Well guys and gals my kumquat wine turned out really good according to some people who tasted it at a wine taste gig .... never told them what it was until afterwards......it ended up around 14 to 15 proof good flavor but not very strong on aroma of the fruit , sweet & dry...

Kumquat wine I think I did the KumQuat wine just right, I took a bottle of it up to the wine taste over here in So. Cal. did not tell them what it was, had good feed back as for taste and all WOOOOhooo. oh yeah But it definitely was around 14 to 15 proof amber crystal clear only had to...

I just started a batch of Kumquat ( 5 gal + must approx 5.5 to 6 gal ) I am trying it as Kumquat only with thinly sliced fruit, my second batch ( 5 gal ) will be the juices only ( I will use my Jack la lane juicer, no pulp and no seeds or rinds ) Only juice extract. My jumbo black berries did...

I wonder if I Should use a jack La Lane juicer ( takes seeds and pulp out ) or my veggie-matic slicer ( to make thin slices) for my primary fermentor for my kumquats .....Ahh heck I have enough to make it both ways wife is having a fit ( I have the large freezer full of kumquats ) I also made...

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when using powdered vs granular ,,,powder suger can be fluffed or compacted in a measure cup ,,,So if not using a SG device carefull on pre- measured recipe for X amount of cups of sugar ........ in a 1 gallon batch not much of a difference but on 5 gallon or more batches the amount could be to...