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Alright yall, I got some elderberry. How do I add this?! Vinter's Best Wine Base

I did use lemon, and it was a bit deeper red than the original.

I have! It was a huge hit and I actually prefer the cherry blend. Its subtle but the flavor is there.

I bought synthetic from a local supplier and had great results. No more Amazon corks!

That was my suspicion! I had just started to use these corks. Time to chuck 'em and start again.

I am using #8 corks and a portuguese floor corker.

I leave quite a bit of space, I think. I usually spray everyone down with a star-san mixture and dry before capping. This is one of the bottles I've had since Jan. One of my dragonsblood was a goner, it had a mold bit floating in it. I'm wondering if its the corks, since I tried a new brand this...

I made it, and let it sit upright for 5 days before storing laying down. The ambient temp is usually around 67-70. I also use heat-shrink capsules on my bottles.

I kept some bottles (ranging from dec '20 to march '21) on a wine rack in my dining room, and popped open one today to discover mold on the cork. 3 other bottles were also molding. I use star-san sanitizer and am immaculate about cleaning. How do i prevent this? Was it because I stored them on...

It's been kept at 75f with a brew belt. I used the recipe for dragonsblood with yeast nutrients and energizer in the beginning. I unfortunately don't have pH testing equipment.

I think I have a stuck fermentation. I started a dragonfruit triple berry blend on 3/27 with a starting sg of 1.100. I used a new yeast(premier redstar rouge) that took about 2 days to start foaming and show signs of it working. It dropped about .10 a day until 4/9, and now it's been at 1.040...

Love the dry-erase card on your carboy! super smart. gorgeous coloring.

I've wanted to make a pineapple or black cherry batch...would I be able to add juice to the recipe? I've found pineapple juice (easy to find) but also black cherry juice at my local grocer, and curious how to incorporate that in. Currently doing a lemonbalm/strawberry herbal wine, so trying to...

One last question.. This is the first recipe I've used outside of a kit, and I'm curious why you leave the lid loose/cover with towel and not use an airlock? Hoping for some education! Just got a PLAATO airlock for some other brews and wanted to give it a whirl with a DB.

Let me know how you like it! I'm making a list to hit up my local shop this weekend.