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Next time you make blackberry try adding a couple pounds of black cherry; really gives it body & taste! I make it all the time.

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Well, I made it and it's awful. If you like drinking your veggies, you'd like it. I think the rind took over the taste. Not bitter, but oh boy, do you know you're drinking a veggie. I did backsweeten a bit, didn't really need much. It's got that funky aftertaste that makes you roll your...

This will be my April Fools Wine! I was able to find some fresh honeydew; really meaty. I ended up with 10 lbs cukes & 5 lbs honeydew. SG needed a leg up so I've got 8 lbs of sugar in there to get it up to 1.088. Acidity was only 20% so I've got 10 tsp acid blend to get it to 50%; I can...

Wanting to make cucumber wine but nobody has been forthcoming w/ any info. This is a recipe I have concocted; tell me what you think. I wish I had honeydew available to add in. TX! 8-10 lbs cukes & 4 lbs pears Ginger 4 1/2 lbs sugar - maybe more depending on PA 4 tsp acid blend 2 tsp...

OK all you nay-sayers; I'm gonna make it anyway. I've done a little homework on measurements & here's what I've got. Wish I could find honeydew to mix in but have an alternative. This is for a 5 gal batch. 8-10 lbs cukes & 4 lbs pears Ginger 4 1/2 lbs sugar, maybe more - will have to ck...

I want to make this; figure it's close to the honeydew ginger wine I made. Have been ALL OVER the net w/ very little success. Here's what I've gleaned so far for a 5 gal batch. Does this look right to anyone? 8 lbs cukes 4 oranges 4 lemons ginger 14 c sugar water obviously 4 1/2 tsp...

Has anyone got a good recipe for lemoncello wine - I'm thinking if I can't find it I could use the grapefruit wine recipe & modify - I like the honey mead twist plus mint...any ideas?

I thought making a starter was a given. I make a lot of bread as well. Thanks for all the help! My next wine will be a gingered honeydew or pear.

OK, I'm an idiot. I doubled the amount of yeast in the recipe. I have two packets of montrache yeast in 3 gallons of blackberry wine. Whats gonna happen now? Grav went from 1.082 to .996 in 7 days. Do I need to rush out for more fruit? Wine is happy, but I'm not sure that I am.

OK - I just finished my peach wine and using the Pearson Square fotified with vodka - by the way, DONT use peach flavored vodka or any other flavor - Naaaasty. Good thing I didn't know 80 proof meant 40% alcohol so on the second trip to the liquor store I got plain vodka - the cheap stuff. I'm...

Thank you so much...I need to read more on winemaking.

My first batch of wine, peach. I'm hearing I should have been sulphiting all along whenever I racked off the wine...is this a major mistake? I did add the campden tablets in the beginning. I guess I've also not been leaving the wine on the dregs long enough; 2-3 days with a good inch or so...

What PA did you let your peach get to that you enjoyed? And do campden tablets really stabilize the wine? or should I go the bentonite route...

Peach wine batch Batch is 3 gallons - 8 lbs peaches, 4 cans pineapple, 2 cups OJ, 4.5 lbs sugar, 2 gal water, 1 champagne yeast, 1/2 tsp tannin, 2 tsp yeast nutrient, 1 campden tab - maybe it was 2, 1 tsp pectic enzyme. I've been topping off w/ water & sugar and just recently put a good...

I guess I'm not liking the type of yeast the recipe called for which was champagne. I did find out today my son used Cote des Blanc instead of Champagne for the blackberry he just did which turned out wonderfully. Another thing I'm not liking is the mouth of the wine. I'm wondering how...

Fix What did I do wrong on the posting; I'm new @ that as well.

I bought brewing equipment for my son when he graduated college three years ago - took him this long to try it out. The blackberry wine he made the second time was fantastic. He's got me started now on my first batch of peach wine and am I excited!

I am probablythe only person out there that doesn't like champagne. My son made blackberry wine with it & it turned out great. Now I'm making my first batch of wine ever - peach,pineapple & OJ - using the champagne yeast. Only 14 days into the process. Really gassy. I'm now @ 12.5% PA in...