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    Carboy Lifter

    I'm gettin' older & just waiting for my back to give out. Have been looking for a carboy lifter and finally found something! Check out globalindustrial.com Do a search for Wesco Mini Winch Stacker 176 lb capacity $315 265 lb capacity $383 330 lb capacity $320 (strange)
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    Cucumber Wine

    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...
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    Lemoncello

    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?
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    Too much yeast?

    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.
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    Fortifying With Vodka

    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...
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    Sulphiting

    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...
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    Hello from Sammamish,WA

    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!
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    Choice of Yeasts for Fruity Wines

    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...
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