Recent content by zendog3

I use Avery labels I use the 6-up label. The nice thing is they are self stick and they have nice die cut edges. The bad thing is they do not make just the right size for wine bottles. I spray a whole sheet of 6 libels before I peel them off and stick them on the bottle. If I do not spray...

Fermentation can fool you In my experience, fermentation does not always go at the same rate even though it seems that conditions are the same. I have had wine ferment so fast (overnight) that I missed the big bloom and thought my yeast was bad. The only way to be sure is to measure SG before...

Yeast Each yeast has a different taste and a different character. All yeast turns sugar into alcohol but since yeast is not an expensive part of your batch, you are way better off getting the correct batch, or at least a wine yeast, for your wine. There is so much effort, expense and mostly...

This is my first post please forgive me if I am posting in the wrong place or violating some forum protocol. In the supermarket yesterday I got the bug to make some wine from some Cranberry / Pomogranate juice. I found a recipe in the Jack Keller site for something close, so I used that...