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The recipe makes a 5 gallon batch. Here's the recipe from Anderson's book: 15 lb Fresh Ripe Peaches 4 lb clover honey 9 lb sugar 6 tsp Vinacid R (Acid Blend?) 6 Quarts hot water 3 cup yeast nutrient 3 tsp Yeast Nutrient 2 tsp pectic enzyme 4 tsp liquid tannin 8 campden tablets crushed 8...

The recipe calls for 15 lbs peaches and 4 lb clover honey as well as sugar. I thought about adding peach flavoring just prior to bottling. Do you think I should increase the peach content. Also what are thoughts on peeling peaches?

Thinking of using an Alberta they are plentiful in a few weeks.

Anyone tried a peach mead? Fresh Peaches are coming in in Georgia and I can pick my own. I have found a recipe in Anderson's book for Peach Mead. Anyone tried this recipe or similar?

I have a MM Alljuice Cabernet that I began on January 1. It is in secondary fermentation and I am planning on aging 4-5more months. I am getting to rack again for the second time, do I need to add KMeta and how much?

I have a MM alljuice Cabernet I want to age. It is currently in a six gallon carboy, but I am probably going to rack to two 3 gallons in the next month or so. I am looking at adding some oak spirals to this so is there an easy way to do that and how long do I need to age. Also would I need to...

Try freecycle.org. While some have been onesies twosies. I have picked up more cases and multiples that onesies twosies. it's a great service. Picked up 4 cases from one individual over a three week period.

thanks for the advice. My wife and i do like our wines on the sweeter side, this cab fermented out way to dry for our taste. I racked off the sediment several weeks ago and added the kmeta that was in the kit. It has been sitting nicely. So I should just let it stay in the carboy for a year then...

I have a MM All Juice Cab Sauvignon. It was started on January 1. I was going to bottle in March but a friend suggested that I bulk age it for 1 year. That's fine, but a couple of questions - how often would I need to rack it? 2- would I need to add K-Meta on a regular basis? What is the...

i have two batches of wine a Vintners Harvest Raspberry and a MM Cabernet Sauvignon that I want to sweeten before I bottle in a couple of weeks. The Raspberry calls for addition of Wine conditioner, but I have read that this stuff is not good to add to wine as it gives it an off taste. The...

My cabernet came with oak chips, will this be enough to give the Cabernet a great taste or should I add additional oak to the carboy?

the extra did have an air lock on it but I am not sure what happened to it.

I tilted the carboy and pulled the siphon out when the siphon started to get sediment in it. I will pick up some cabernet and pour into it to keep it topped up.

okay I racked my MM Alljuice CAb last night but when I finished I had about 4 inches at the top of the carboy (I think since this was my first time racking off the sediment I may have lost some wine) and then the extra bottle that I had pulled off at the first racking had a weird smell so I...

Kat, There was a recipe on another wine making forum for Candy Cane Wine. I purchased 120 candy canes and as soon as I have an empty carboy and going to start a batch.