Keep all you chemicals in a cool dark area sealed tightly and you should be ok. However there are some chemicals like Meta and also yeast you want to watch the use by dates on.
I agree and you would have to do bench trials based off your taste. I am thinking adding fresh cider in would add more flavor in that you lose and cut the % alcohol down.
Yikes, that sounds like a lot of $$ for cider. How much are you going to purchase? If you're getting like 12 gallons ask if you can get a discount. I say that sounds like a lot of money but location has a lot to do with it also. Just a suggestion for what's it's worth. If you doing 6 gallons...
NY wineries can do fruit wine. Pa wineries can not buy/sell shiners. However, a winery could sell you bulk wine, bottles and corks priced out seperately. That bulk wine price might be rather high though reflecting a bottling fee. Just saying.
Your price is very reasonable or too cheap. Many wineries use these for that little bit of extra wine left. These are the same as have a fixed capacity tank which would cost you hundreds of dollars. I use them in my basement. One heck of a lot better and safer than a demi-jon.
I've learned not to trust most of the thermometers attached to the grills or smokers. I bought a separate remote one that works excellent I use in the grill and also my smoker. It has two probes, one for the internal temp of the appliance and one for in the meat...
Doug without looking I be you cannot name the wine by a varietal and you cannot list it either anywhere on the label. No vintage is allowed either. Others may correct me as I'm shooting off the top of my head.
So it would be "Dougs special red", Red table wine would be on bottom of bottle
Holy Smokes I just read this, so sorry to hear the sad news. Tom was a great friend and helped me out many many years ago when i was first starting out. We talked on the phone and on line here and had many good laughs with other members. Even though he wasn't on much in the last few years as his...