Recent content by tcavan01

You don't need to ad simple syrup. You can add sugar directly to the wine.

Some recipes call for raisins. Is it possible to use a can of white grape frozen concentrate as a sub for raisins?

Good job Way to go Jim.

Too sweet Sam 1.040 is very sweet. A little sweet would be 1.005 to 1.010. I would ferment to dry and then stabilize and backsweeten.

Congratulations Congratulations Jim.

Good luck Jim. I'm sure you will do well. Tom

How did you cut the notches?

barryjo, I use corn oil instead of googone. It's cheaper and it's always in the pantry.

Boatboy24, Read the whole post. I wash them with warm water and Dawn.

olusteebus, I have soaked bottles for a week straight in soapy water and the did just what you do. Some glues just smear around when they get warm.

I have struggled with removing the glue used on some wine bottles. I found Goo Gone, WD40, and charcoal lighter all work. To me all of these have their drawbacks. As a coincidence a friend of mine sent me a little FYI about WD40. This FYI said the main ingrediant was fish oil. That got me...

Amounts txlbbguy, how much wine did you start with and how much syrup did you add to it?

Less sweet I made a gallon of water wine and let it ferment to dry. I blended this gallon with my sassafras wine to cut back on the sweetness. I flavored the water wine with a teaspoon of vanilla extract and a tablespoon of sasspirilla extract. This cut the sweetness of the wine without...

Removal of glue I thought the only things that scratch glass are carbide and diamonds.

Wire wheel Has anybody tried a bench grinder with a wire wheel?