Recent content by JB005

I've bought a number of items (wine kits, cider kits, and infusions) from ABC, and as someone mentioned above, they are Fontana or extremely similar, but have more choices. My recommendation would be to stick with medium or bigger kits. They often have good deals that you can capitalize on as...

Thank you!

Thanks. I’ll definitely check out your port recipe and follow your suggestions on feeding the yeast. How do you suggest to back sweeten it, if desired?

Hi, I was interested in trying to make a blueberry "port" dessert wine. I'm kind of combining a few recipes that are out there and here's what I'm thinking. Any comments/thoughts are immensely appreciated. Blueberry "port"/dessert wine INGREDIENTS: 3-4 pounds blueberries 4 cups granulated...

I like low effort, high reward cooking/baking and my friend's grandmother's Cuban flan recipe is just that... 1 can sweetened condensed milk 1 can evaporated milk 4 eggs 1/2 tsp (cap full-ish) vanilla 1/2 cup of sugar (a bit more if you like the sauce) 1) Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees 2)...

That definitely sounds delicious. I'll try making a small batch after the toasted caramel.

Sounds delicious. What recipe did you use for the blueberry port style wine?

Also, thank you for the info. I ordered the toasted caramel today. Home Brew Ohio has it for $110 and I also ordered the FastFerment 3G conical fermenter for $36 (Amazon). I'm excited for my orders to come. Did you add the glycerin to sweeten or thicken the wine? Have you thought of adding...

Thank you! Now is probably a great time to buy it. Just in time for the holidays.

Hi, thank you for your review... I've seen nothing but great reviews of this RJS Specialty Toasted Caramel dessert wine and am thinking about making a kit. Is this more like a port or a wine where: - You'd want to let it sit and age for years (if you can wait that long)? - You can open a...

Thanks for all your information on making Fpacs! I'm planning on making an Fpac with crowberries - they're supposed to be high in tannins and will add it to the secondary. Should I add the Fpac after degassing and adding the other clarifying packets or add them to the secondary, let that sit...

I’m not sure. I haven’t seen too many recipes for blueberry-pomegranate wine where they’re using seeds and not concentrated so I may end up buying a couple of Costco bags of blueberries and with the 9 lbs of pomegranate seeds adding some Pom juice too. This will only be my second attempt at...

Thank you for the info! I'll reply to the thread on how this comes out. My plan is to use this blueberry wine recipe (Blueberry Wine Recipe - Full-Bodied and Beginner Friendly) upping it to make make a 5 gallon batch (about 1/2 blueberry, 1/2 pomegranate). I've seen on other threads that I'll...

Hi. Just saw your posting here. I've got a pomegranate tree and de-seeded a bucket of pomegranates and ended up with 2- 1 gallon bags, a little over 9 lbs of seeds. I'm planning on buying frozen blueberries and making a pom-blueberry wine mix. How many days did it take to break down the seeds...

Hi. Just bought a 10L Nebbiolo ($60 - less 10%), but made a chardonnay last year. It turned out pretty decent - comparable to the Fontana kit. Going through their website directly (not going through Amazon), you can buy one of 3-4 sized kits (4.8, 5.2, 10, & 16L) add wine raisin packs...