Recent content by Shins

I have never made ice wine, but i imagine freezing your grapes first would help break down more sugars.

Sometimes i make a second wine. you add sugar and water with the pressings and it makes a lighter, but perfectly good wine. some people prefer the second wine to the first. third wines are more uncommon because by the third pass it gets too thin, but you could add some new ingredients...

For the first couple of days your yeast will be reproducing and multiplying. Adding another pack would only speed up this process and maximize desired bacteria. punching the pulp will also let in more oxygen and help speed up the yeast. You dont have to do it but it will go faster...

I use a product called sparkelloid and it fines it usually within a couple of days. it depends on the wone though i guess.

Blending is a great idea. i would also encourage you to experiment. wine making is a creative art and the best way to learn is experiment. besides, wine is pretty hard to really screw up. here is a basic recipe that wiil work for just about anything. one gallon about eighty...

Hey ive been lurking for a couple of weeks and now im in! i have been brewing mostly fruit wine for two years now. i have more than fifty gallons of experience under my belt which i would now like to share. my latest favorite is port style wine. i just finished a batch of blackberry...