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Hi! This is a question about something that happened a few years ago, and I thought that someone here might know what happened. Several years ago, my brother made five gallons of wine from wild cherries. He used the "just water, sugar and fruit" method. No chemicals, no additives, just those...

Thanks! ....fermented corn spit....EEEWWWWWW!! Thanks again for all the advice! I'll get some sulfite tomorrow, and get started. I could only find red flame grapes, and black grapes. The reds seem to have quite a bit of flavor, so I'm going to use those on their own for one batch. The black...

....fermented corn spit....EEEWWWWWW!! Thanks again for all the advice! I'll get some sulfite tomorrow, and get started. I could only find red flame grapes, and black grapes. The reds seem to have quite a bit of flavor, so I'm going to use those on their own for one batch. The black ones...

EEEWWWWWWWWW!!!! Also, is there anything in wild plums that necessitate adding other juices or ingredints? Every recipe I see calls for at least some grape juice. Thanks again, all!

Ewwww! EEEWWWWWWWWW!!!! Also, is there anything in wild plums that necessitate adding other juices or ingredints? Every recipe I see calls for at least some grape juice. Thanks again, all!

Ewww!! Eeewwwwwwwwwww!! I think I'll stick to vinegar!

That was fast! Thanks for all the quick replies! Sounds like maybe one if a few things were going on: my Dad was REALLY lucky; he was doing something I didn't know about; or my memory of it tastes better than the wine did. Either way, I think I'll plan on modernizing, at least enough to make...

Hi all! new to the forum, and to wine making in general. Well, I'm sure this is here somewhere, but I couldn't find it. When I was younger, my Dad used to make wine with equal parts (by volume) of water, sugar, and fruit. No yeast, no pectic enzymes or acid blends. He'd crush the grapes, put all...