Recent content by hdhunter

Wow, thanks! I have had 3 so far. I know there were two different orders of corks used. Well, good news is it's nothing I did!

Has anyone else experienced a bottle of aged wine that has taken on a bad taste from the cork? Lately I have had 2 or 3 bottles (out of 20) that had a bad taste. It seems as if the taste has come from the cork. The cork itself has a strong smell (which is what the wine taste like) but there is...

My recipe was very simular......I did not add all the pectic because I ran out. I now have more and I also have some bent. What would you suggest?

I used a natural cider for mine and it will not clear. The cider was very cloudy itself (and also had plenty of "chunks" floating in it) and it seems it has caused it not to clear.

What if I made a dry wine with Welches white grape concentrate then back sweetened with the Welches Strawberry Breeze concentrate? Would it make a sweet "blush" type of wine or would the strawberry over-power the flavor and be too much? When sweetening this type of wine doyou do it to...

I have very limited experience......I get it to hold 20 inches then let it sit in the carboy for a week and it degases the rest on it's own quickly.

Alright, I am a wine maker and I have no idea how to make beer. On a recent trip to Kentucky I found a beer that I really loved! The beer was dark yet very smooth and light. It had a slight chocolate taste and I could taste something along the lines of coffee. Anyways, could one of you beer...

Thanks again Masta! I purchased this kit (White Merlot)because I had seen how much you enjoyed it! I snuck an early taste last night and could already tell it's going to be good! Actually, the Malbec has tasted pretty good already, too!

Recently I started a WE White Merlot and a WE Argentine Malbec on the same day. The White merlot seemed much more aggressive in the primary. After 5 days the white Merlot was 1.010 and the Malbec was 1.020 so I transfered both of them to the carboys. Now comes the funny part. After just a...

Looks great! I will have to get a batch started next week!!

VERY excited about that news!!

Thanks! I racked mine out of the primary last night and it smells awesome!

I am looking for an easy drinking and sweet cider recipe for drinking this summer (around the campfire and such). I found this recipe and I am looking for responses from those with hard cider experience. I am thinking about setting it up for around 6% abv. Hard Apple Cider 1 imperial...

Great looking wine and labels! What program and paper did you use to create the labels?

Has anyone done an WE Argentine Malbec? I started this kit last night and was surprised at how much oak (2 bags of toasted oak) the kit contained. Also, I would like to age this kit and drink it slowly. At what point should I add campden tablets?