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I recently inherited some batches of Elderberry wine when a friend of the family passed away. The wine was made from berries he grew in his back yard, and it appears the batches are marked Nov 11th 2011. The wine tastes great, a bit sweet, but there is 'some' alcohol content from what I can...

Picked up a Cru Select White Chocolate Port. Started as per the directions with a reading of 1.126 SG. It fermented nice and strong after 1 day. Racked to secondary on day 14. However, the reading was still 1.012. It's been in the secondary for 2 days now, and still reading 1.012. I have had the...

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Going to be picking up a Blackberry/Merlot kit this afternoon, and I was wondering what the safe way would be to increase the alcohol content without ruining the balance? The last Mist kit we got was a little light (6%?) and we'd like to bring it up to maybe 9 or 10%. Can we just add plain white...

Just reserved my KenRidge Showcase Italian Primitivo/Syrah limited edition kit :) Can't wait!!! WooT! Only comes in March though :( Late xmas gift. From Vineco's site: Italy, Sicily, Primitivo/Syrah - The Region: Located just off the toe of Italy, this large island with hilly and...

I'm at the stage now where I have been degassing my Riesling before adding the clarifiers. The instructions call for stirring the wine 6-8 times a day for 2 days to remove all the CO2. It is now day 3, and when I degassed this morning, there are still a massive amount of bubbles being created...

Bottled our Blueberry shiraz about 2 weeks ago. But I think we didn't degass near enough. The wine has a slight fizziness on the tongue, not quite carbonated, but enough to noticed. The wife seems to like it like this, and it's not half bad when served chilled. My question is, do we risk...

Well, I managed to finagle some extra cash from my pay this week, and was thinking about getting a new kit to make. Our stock of red shiraz is starting to get a little low, and I'm not so big on the blueberry shiraz (wifey loves it...). Was looking for tips or suggestions on what to try next? I...

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I'm in the middle of a batch of Orchard Breezin' blueberry shiraz. Starting SG 1.050. It's day 21 now, I racked from primary to carboy at day 14 (.996 SG). The instructions call for a final rack and then bottle at day 28, but I would like to know if it would benefit from a rack before then...

Just wondering if anyone has made wine from canned apple juice like you can get in the grocery stores? It's says 100% pure, from concentrate, with no additives (ingredients, water, apple juice, Vitamin C). I like the flavour of the juice by itself, and was wondering if it would make an anywhere...

Wifey and I made a kit batch of Orchard Breezn' Blueberry Shiraz on Saturday. We followed the directions that came with the kit, and pitched the yeast on top on Saturday night. I saw what I thought was a bit of activity last night in the air-lock (one of those danged 3pc ones :S). This morning...

Ok, just had to post... my 1gal batch of Anise/Potato has now been in the primary for 24hrs. When I opened it up to stir this morning, is smelled so good. Hints of citrus and ginger with a nice faint spice of anise. Gave it a quick stir and it sounded like pepsi fizzing. I'm guessing that'd be...

Following the potato/anise recipe that I posted to the recipe section, and the batch just cooled to 70, so I put the pectic enzyme and yeast nutrient. I took an SG measurement, and it's 1102. Is this too high? If so, can I just add some water to the batch to reduce the SG before I drop the yeast...

Hi all. Just getting ready to start my 1st home batch. It's a 1 gallon recipe, but all my primaries are 6.5Gal. Is it ok to do the 1st 10 days of a 1gal batch in a larger primary? Also, should I snap-lid and air-lock the 1st stage of fermentation? Or only worry about air-locking after racking to...

I'm thinking of making this wine over the weekend, but wanted to get input from the gurus on this site before trying. Anything I need to know or adjustments I should make before starting? <Credit to Jack Keller for the recipe> Anise Wine (Potato-Based) * 5 lbs potatoes * 2½ lbs...

I've seen several posts now that mention adding an f-pac to the batch... but, what is an f-pac?

Are the 3 interchangeable? I picked up Na-Meta and have been sanitizing all my equipment with it. But I see some recipes calling for K-Meta or Campden tablets. Can I use Na-Meta in recipes? Excuse my n00biness ;)

I picked this box up for 20$, and was surprised to find once I got home, it looks like 2 kits in the box?? Does this still look good to you guys? Not sure the brand, Village Vitner? It's a French Colombard according to a sticker on the box. Not ever having seen a white wine kit other than this...

Picked up a couple dozen used bottles from a bud at work, but there's a mix of greens and browns. Is there a difference in the bottles? I'm leaning towards no, but figured it wouldn't hurt to ask :)