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Just bottled my first try at a kit wine, a tropical riesling. Looks good, smells and tastes very fruity and sweet, but theres a hint of a taste thats hard to describe, the closest I can get is "oily." Its not overbearing, but its definitely there. The strong fruity taste may be masking some of...

On Tuesday the 17th I started my first 5 gallon batch of apple wine. I added 2.5 gallons of apple juice (no preservatives listed on label) to 2.5 gallons water, added in the required acid blend, pectin, energizer, and crushed campden tablets. Added 10 lbs sugar and two pounds brown sugar, and...

My first attempt at wine making, I plan on making 5 gallons of peach. I smashed around 45 pounds of peaches into the 6 gallon primary, but could only get 3 gallons of water into the primary; recipe calls for around 4.5 gallons of water. The SG before adding the yeast, which I still have not...