Recent content by savaytse66

I just got myself into a situation with a batch of Skeeter Pee (on Strawberry wine lees) where I do not have enough nutrient for my second 1TBS addition. I also read somewhere that one can boil bread yeast to use as nutrient. I have TONS of instant dry bread yeast in the freezer. How would I...

Is there any reason you couldn't just bottle the pee dry and add a packet of stevia (or Splenda, Equal, sugar, etc.) when you have a glass? That's what I would do. I personally cannot tolerate artificial sweeteners, but I realize some people need them and like them for various reasons. If...

I just added an f-pac yesterday to a batch of Apple Wine that I had already fined, and now the wine is very hazy, as expected. The f-pac was made by reducing 2 gallons of apple cider down to 4 cups, which I then added to 9 gallons of wine. I had every intention of treating the cider with...

Glad you asked! Good timing as I just recently decided it was finished and gave it a taste. In a word: fine. It tasted watered down and not very pomegranatey. I made 6 gallons from a 5 gallon recipe, but also added the 48oz jar of POM juice. I think I should have added more juice at the...

I have a 5-1/2 gallon batch of Pomegranate Pee that I'll be sweetening next week, and I'm trying to figure out what to do with it. I have an empty 5 gallon keg, so I was thinking about kegging it. I am curious how Skeeter Pee tastes carbonated. I know some of the commercial hard lemonades...

I just mixed up a some Sparkolloid and added it to my POM infused Skeeter Pee about 15 hours ago. I'm pretty sure the Pee is more cloudy now than it was before I added it. This is my first time using Sparkolloid though, so maybe this is normal. When I fined my two batches of apple wine with...

I have a POM Pee in the carboy now. I used the base recipe but added a 48oz bottle of POM pomegranate juice and enough water and sugar to give me a 6 gallon batch at 10% potential alcohol. I'll probably rack within the next two weeks, so I'm not sure how it's going to turn out.

i recently started a 6 gallon batch of skeeter pee that includes a 48 oz (I think) bottle of POM juice. It's just about done fermenting and is a beautiful pink color, though still a bit cloudy. I can't wait to try it, and I'll definitely report back on its success. I think my next batch of...

I think an SO2 test kit is my next purchase, and soon. Is it safe to leave the airlock off the carboy with maybe a towel draped over it in order to help the gas dissipate faster, or am I asking for trouble by introducing even more unwanted stuff, like O2? Also, since my wine is free of...

Ha. No, I actually had the rotten egg smell after the first racking and then to a slightly lesser degree after the second. This was my third racking.

So... I racked both of my six gallon batches of apple wine (1 medium and 1 full bodied) today. Both are crystal clear, look great, and the rotten egg smell from the last racking seems to be dissipating quite nicely. It even tastes okay, albeit pretty harsh. However... I just realized...

I'm sure it's way too early to say for sure, but the pre-fermentation smell of the must is very nice. It is predominantly lemon for sure, but the pomegranate is detectable, and the must is a very obvious pink. I suspect the final product will look more like a rose wine than anything. Again...

After successfully making (and consuming) my first batch of Skeeter Pee, I decided to start another. This time, I am going for a Pomegranate Pee. Walking through the grocery store recently, I came across a 1.5 liter (48 oz) jug of Pom 100% pomegranate juice. I started the Pee this morning...

I have a question regard post-fermentation adjustments to this cider. I have two gallons of cider that I just racked from a 3 gallon secondary to two 1 gallon jugs. My starting SG was a whopping 1.125 (first attempt at wine, didn't really know what I was doing!) and it is currently at 1.006...

Hi all, I just recently bought the basic equipment I need to start making my own wine, and I thought this recipe would be a good one to start with since I had two gallons of non-preserved, unpasteurized apple cider in the freezer. Since I only had two gallons and somewhat limited ingredients...