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Has anyone found a raspberry juice frozen concentrate that doesn't contain mostly apple juice? I want to sweeten my pee with raspberry juice but can only find it mixed with other juices. I did find this place http://www.brownwoodacres.com/raspberry_juice_concentrate.php Only problem is the...

OK...back from Omaha and my bro's doing fine. All ready to continue his regimen of double cheesburgers and supersized fries. Maybe, just maybe the zipper on his chest will be a reminder to occasionally have a salad and take a walk. I took your advice and just for grins dumped in another packet...

It's moot at this point. I have to leave town because my brother is having emergency open-heart surgery so I won't be here to babysit my pee. I'll just dump and start over. Thanks all!

Thanks for all the replies. It's still holding at 1.060 and not budging. I added more nutrient and energizer and put a heating pad under it. I'm whipping it unmercifully with both a wire whisk by hand and a wine whip in an electric drill. It's not looking good. Perhaps it's that I used distilled...

Man, I have to beg, borrow or steal for every decrease in S.G. It's been holding at 1.060 for a while. I'm whipping it 2 -3 times a day. It's in a 75 degree environment. It sure likes to take it's sweet f'n time to ferment. I haven't added the 3rd bottle of lemon juice yet and it appears the...

OK ... just started it. I went with the "reverse method" as I saw in the blog. It just seemed like simplicity itself. I added all the ingredients in the original recipe except for the lemon juice and half of the nutrient and energizer. I inverted the sugar and added enough water to bring the...

I'm seeing corn sugar mentioned a lot. I didn't see that in the original recipe. Does it make a difference and where is it available? I've never looked for corn sugar. A basic grocery item?

Thanks a lot! After posting I saw all sorts of things being tried to get the pee to ferment. I think I'll use your starter but do things in reverse (adding lemon juice after fermentation starts) as I saw in the other thread. Thanks again.

Is it absolutely necessary to use a yeast slurry to get the pee to start fermenting? Has anyone tried a yeast starter mixture (EC1118, OJ & Nutrient) with any success?

You can really shine that wine up by using Bentonite to clear it. It works amazingly fast and is very cheap. I just Bentonited a 5 gal batch of strawberry and will bottle in a couple of weeks. I'm debating whether to keep it dry or sweeten a bit. Wally

Doug, Are you using the mixed berries that Costco sells? (Raspberries, Blueberries and Marionberries.) If so you stole my idea. I almost bought those today at Costco. I was planning on making a 5 gallon batch. Please keep up posted. Wally

Always tell the truth. It's easy to remember.

I'm starting a 5 gal batch of Kiwi Melomel and was wondering if anyone could tell me the difference in taste between using peeled kiwi fruit or leaving the peels on. The recipe I'm going by says to peel them but I've seen several others that leave the peel on. Anyone have experience with this...