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  1. Thig

    Proposed Blackberry Wine recipie for review

    Yeast starter for 5-6 gallon: In a mason jar or measuring cup add-1 cups warm water 80-90F 2 pinch citric acid 1/2 tsp nutrient 2 Tbls sugar dissolved in the water Wine Yeast Yeast starter for 1-3 gallons: In a mason jar or measuring cup add- 2/3 cup warm water 80-90 F pinch citric acid 1/4 tsp...
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    Bag in box bottling solution

    Might have to do Juggage Bib bag
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    Bag in box bottling solution

    Google Juggage on Amazon, I tried to copy and paste link but couldn't. This might work.
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    Free book

    I had someone send me an address within a couple hours of posting that. I tried mead twice and threw both of them out, maybe you will have better luck.
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    Apple wine

    As long as it is still moving I think slower is better, I have an apple in the primary now that has gone from 1.080 to 1.055 in 2 days.
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    Free book

    And I have an address, thanks for reading.
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    Free book

    I made this offer a few days ago to one of our members and he never responded. I have a copy of Ken Schramm's "The Complete Meadmaker" that I do not need. I will mail free to the first person to Pm me an address to send it to.
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    Apple Cider $7.00 / Gallon

    I got this one off Jack Keller's site a few years ago: APPLE JUICE WINE This recipe uses fresh apple juice. Read the label before buying fresh juice, as some is heavily preserved and unsuitable for making wine as the yeast will not persevere. I buy my juice at a health food store and it is...
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    How Much Wine Do You Drink?

    Joe I am surprised, not in a good or bad way, just surprised that you only drink a couple of bottles a year.
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    Not a question but an observation

    Yeah there is not much about bourbon I don't know, my bunker pics are attached. My point was to those making and selling a product what you call it is important.
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    Not a question but an observation

    Personally I don't have a problem calling whatever you want because I only make it to drink myself or give away. If I were a commercial producer I would want to defend what it's called and what is in it. Just like the bourbon industry protects what you can call bourbon if it is not at least 51%...
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    Not a question but an observation

    I am not a snob by any means but he may be right in a sense. Once you open the door that wine can be anything other than grapes then where do you draw the line? Fermented honey could be wine, fermented corn mash could be wine. I think we just choose to call fermented fruit wine like we call...
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    Not a question but an observation

    I started out making 1 gallon batches but soon learned it was just as much effort as making a larger batch so I don't make anything under 3 gallons now.
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    How Much Wine Do You Drink?

    I usually drink 1 glass when I get in from work. Just a warm up for the bourbon I have later in the evening.
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    Water to use in wine kits

    I am not a chemist but I have read that distilled water may actually be lacking in some of the trace elements that are good for wine making. I use bottled water that I buy in gallon jugs. I would use my deep well water but it actually has a lot of iron in it.
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