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https://www.winemakingtalk.com/threads/pumpkin-frankenwine.66863/ Check my notes for a start. It worked out for me.

It has been a year and a month. This wine making teaches patience, right. I waited until this spring to put the campden tablets in it. I let every last molecule of sugar get eaten by the yeast. I tasted the FrankenWine at the beginning of October and thought it was like licking the spice rack...

All this work to recycle, I should have just thrown them all in a glass smelter or whatever they call it and made my own.

So should I Vinegar soak, rinse well with water, then do the Star San dip and dry?

So I think I will try the Vinegar solution overnight and see if it comes off. Then dip them in Star San and hang them out to dry to evaporate anything volitile. I attached a picture of the bottle tree my dad made for Christmas. If you put it out on my back patio on a 90 degree day they should...

I did find a thread in a Home Brew Forum about someone that had the same problem. Apparently Oxyclean with Hard Water, we don't have a water softener, leave a film of minerals. So you could be on to something with the Jet Dry route. Another solution was to use Vinegar/Water solution but scared...

Trying to recycle bottles I read on a forum to use OxyClean to remove the Labels. Not having a guide line I used label directions only halved the amount and then diluted it even more. Like 5 scoops for 10 gallons. It did work and the labels are off. The problem is there is now a white film on...

Walmart squeezes companies for price so much they have a hard time making money. Good for the consumer. I try to support local grocery as much as I can. They pay taxes and support the little leagues. If you buy in quantity the local grocery can sometimes get you a price break too.

In pulled the spice bag last night. I did pull the ginger 2 weeks ago, and forgot to report that. I sampled the wine after letting it breath for an hour and it tasted amazing. Maybe I let the bag sit in there too long or maybe the flavor will fade over time. It tasted pretty good after I put a...

I appreciate the link and found lots of recipes but have not spoken to anyone that has made it. I have only seen people make jelly out of these things. I did find a great place to harvest them... Huge patch.

I picked a big 5 gallon bucket full of wild plums at the end of the season and need to get a batch of wine going with them. Any good recipe's or advice on what do do with them. I soaked them in water and changed the water a couple times, stemmed and froze them in zip locks. I did not pit them...

Can you mail them?

Tried the wine again and it had just a hint of spice. So I will let it steep some more. When I sample I taste it first and then add some sugar and taste again, then let it set 10 minutes and taste again. I get something different each time, but the flavor is not where I want it yet.

Ok thanks, I did do a one gallon test recipe this year with some Musselmans Cider from the store. I used about the same ingredients as above only i used 2lbs per gallon and did it in the glass jug. I did one recipe with brown sugar and one with white. I liked the white better, the brown had more...

Anyone have a recipe for already pressed apple juice into wine? I found the orchard that presses to order here in Nebraska.