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Stirred the elder flower and the Mimosa flower wines this morning. I'll be blending the Mimosa wine with peach wine when they're ready.

What a great pairing! Can't wait to hear this does. Sounds quite balanced.

It's apparently oil-based if oil dissolves it off the walls of your primary. My first guess is it comes from the Berry seeds. I'm going to try using just juice with this year's crop. I will let you all know if the goop thing gets solved. Lynn

Never thought about adding oak in the primary! Will definitely have to try that...

I have had great success using extracts purchased from Midwest brewing. I have used the following: blueberry in blueberry wine, peach in peach and mixed fruit light wine, cranberry in cranberry-pomegranite. It's a good alternative to adding reduced fruit juice while sweetening and didn't cause...

Making snickerdoodles and hummus dip and heading to a good friends party. Not sure what wine I'll bring but it will be a magnum of something.

Making malted cider and adding strawberry jelly to a wine as an fpak

Started 5 gals of blackberry jam wine. Added chopped raisins and prunes last night . Will add some lemon tonight and some pectic enzyme prior to pitching yeast. This is one of my favorites. Can't seem to keep enough on hand.

I don't know HOW I could make good Margaritas on the rocks without my spicy jalapeno wine to add a kick!

Oh! That all sounds so gooood!!!!

Exploding bottles is what I hear. Just make it dry and strong and sober it up with lemon-lime soda on ice. There's yer fizz

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I have always loved using the scientific method for backsweetening as you. I go a step further and I test using honey, brown sugar, Caro (adds a touch of vanilla) or Eagle or Oh Boy syrup

Not at all! The holidays are coming soon and that's the perfect size to give out during parties as party favors. Schnaz them up with nice labels and invest in brightly colored aluminum cap covers.

Put some more yeast energizer and nutrient in. Check the sweetness too. If dry, add a can of defrosted lemonade (check label that there's no sorbate in it) and all should be fine.