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I use the LD Carlson Yeast Starter 2oz package. I've used it before and it seems to do a good job. I boil 2 cups of water and transfer it to a 1000ml beaker. When it cools to 105 I add my yeast. Then I wait 15 minutes and add the yiest starter to the yeast. It looks like malt, not...

Ya know I never really thought of it like that. lol It's not a typo just a miss calculation. I'm using a 18 gallon Rubbermaid Rough Neck Storage Box(Blue). And It is half full. 9 gallons (sigh). I bought it, washed it , and then Sanitized it using Potassium Metabisulphite. Guess I can...

I have a six gallon Carboy and I thought I would fill it 2 inches from the top and then would have enough to fill a liter bottle on the side to play with. The rest will be sediment. My plans are to add some oak chips to the one liter bottle. Then later when I rack I can top off my carboy...

Thanks Wade for the post on mead. I got some ideas off of it and started 7 gallons last night. This is what I did: 7 Gallons of water 4 Quarts of Honey 6 whole cloves 2 TBS of ground cinnamon 7 Granny SMith Apples Juiced them Checked my gravity and it was too low 1.060 So I added...

Knowlege vs Freight cost is a good trade! I can live with that. Besides I like the way you measure things Allie.

I had 1 bushel but used only half****** I so suck at typing

Just so happens I have 1 had bushel but only used half LOL. Roughly 50 to 60 peaches in a 1/2 bushal. Note [I] bought a hydromiter after I my process started and had stopped in primary. I have no idea what the sg was at the start but primary lasted 3 days. Wine doesn't seem spoiled but...

Yep 1.020 thnx. It is kind of low but it has a good flavor. I wasn't sure how much honey would affect the gravity.

forgot to tell ya all I added the sugar to 1.200 each carboy

Hi my name is Jim. And I love making wine! I've been making wine for about 3 yrs. My grandfather from what I was told made awesome wine. On my property I get about 300lbs of grapes (white, concord and some wild) a year. And it's always seemed pretty easy making wine from grapes. But...