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Alright all I am going to try a pumken wine reciepe from here but some cloves/spices added and use brown sugar instead. I am going to freeze the pumpkin meat or pulp as you call it I guess, should it be witht he skin left on for the tannin in it or should I remove it before freezing...

Hello All, The last coupl e of years I have made about 2 gallons of pear wine from our tree. This year we had a bumper year,,,,, we froze, (decored and skinned) 70 pounds. So I want to ferment a 5 gallon batch, I was wondering how much yeast should I used for a 5 gallon batch? This is the...

Hello will it's fall time, time to start making more pear wine from the summer fruit. This year hIhave enought o make 15 gallons of pear wine. I plan on making 10 or my true and tried recipe. But with my other 5 galloons was thinking of doing a twist, I was thinking of adding brown sugar...

Hello all, My black sweet cherry wine (aka Flathead Cherry) is getting to the final stages. Question 1) Should I do the fining before I add sorbate or after? Question 2) I have heard using egg's for fining agent on dark red wine is best? So is it? what what would you all recommend for...

I have a question concerning fermentation. Quick back ground I have been making wine for abut a year. I prefer dry wines, but will the girl friend wants some sweeter wine. My Orange-Banana wine was about ready to be bottled. The wine has been racked twice settlement very fine, small...

Hi all, last fall I made some wine, orange banana wine, as well as a black sweet cherry wine, locally known as Flathead Cherry's. Wine taste good the Orange almost ready to bottle,,, the cherry needs more time. BUt as the tempter has risen in my so call celler,, from a cool 50 to around 62...

Hi all, over the summer thought it be cool to submit my pear wine to the state fair I got 2nd place out of about 20 differant home made wines. Once I get the judging score cards, I will post what they said.. then ask for your thoughts on how to imporve it. For now here is my question...

Hi all, do you need sufites in wine? I have a freind who if they have wine with sulfites they get very bad headackes, so would like ot mkae sme wine for her with out sulfites. And tannin, what does this do for wine? I have a cherry recipe calling for it,,, and have enver used it before...

Hello all.. I am seeking a recipe for tart (pie) cherry wine. Our tree produced pounds of cherries. They are tart in flavor, we were told the previous owners plant a pie cherry tree. tart flaver to them unil sweetened with sugar. Does any one have a good recipe out there for a tart cherry wine?

Orange Banana 10 Oranges 1 Lbs Banana's including skins 1/2 lbs raisins 3 lbs of sugar 1 Gallon of water Yeast nutrient wine Yeast (Lalvin k1v116 Pectin Enzine Typical recipe, oranges I put thru a juicer and kept he pulp, boiled the peels 30 minutes, chopped banana's and raisins...

Hello all, I did a experment I made some more pear wine with store bought pears. followed same recipe as with my other pear wine. Same steps same chemical, fermented then racked (1), then a month later or so after it cleared up I reracked minus the settlement, and degased. Placed in a dark...

A friend of mine made some wine last year. He use a frozen fruit combo concentrate, the frozen type you make for kids to drink. His recipe was your basic formula, (I am not really sure ) he did his racking, degassing, etc. But over the Easter holiday he opened it for all of us to enjoy. And...

Followed a recipe 5 pounds of home grown small pears. chopped up in to 1/2 piece (destemmed and cored) and then frozen. 1 gallon of water 2 pounds of sugar (just regular table sugar) pectic enzyne, yeast nutrient camdem tablet (spelling ?) boiled half the water placed in bucket mixed all...

Hello all I have started my first attempt at wine. 5 pounds of home grown small pears. chopped up in to 1/2 piece (destemed and cored) and hten frozed. Follwed a recipe 1 gallon of water 2 pounds of sugar (just regular table sugar) pectic enzyne, yeast nutrient camdem tablet...