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Hi to everyone. Took a hiatus from winemaking for a few years and ready to get back into it. So good to be back on here. My question is: I am currently making this Orchard Breezin kit and directions say to degas and clear on day 14. The problem is that my job is going to have me out of town...

I am making a batch of apple ale from a kit. I added 3 gallons of apple cider at the end of the boil. It has been in the secondary carboy for about 3 weeks now and I am still seeing CO2 bubbles coming up. Is this normal to still be fermenting this long ? The temp is 72 degrees. Any help...

I am planting my first grapes now. I live in central Texas and am planting Blanc Dubois grapes. I am both exicited and nervous trying this. I have a little confusion about something though and hope someone on here can clear me up. I am confused about a crusher/destemmer and a press. I think...

Up to now, the only experience that I have making beer is with kits. I enjoy it but, it seems that my beer ends up with a little bit of a bitter aftertaste. I follow the instructions completely. Would it be OK to not put the entire envelope of hops in while brewing, or is that not the problem...

Need some advice. I am going to attempt making some wine with fresh grapes for the first time. A friend from work gave me 62 pounds of grapes from his back yard. They are both white and red mixed. Not sure what type they are. My question is, should I figure about 18 pounds per gallon? Also...

Hope someone can answer this for me. Are the stainless steel tanks only used for bulk storage of wines or are they also used during the fermentation stages?

I am getting ready to learn to keg beer in a 5 gallon "corny" keg. I have a used fridge in my garage that I want to turn into a kegerator. My question is, will it hurt to keep my 5 pound CO2 tank inside the fridge beside the keg or is it necessary to have the CO2 on the outside of the fridge...

Just received latest issue of Winemaker magazine and saw advertisement for wine kits that some Wally World supercenters in Canada are now selling. Makes you wonder if the stores here in US are going to follow suit. Makes you wonder if it is true, what they say. You can find anything at Walmart!

I am currently making a 5 gallon batch of Peach wine from a can of the Vintner's Harvest can of peaches. I also added some fresh peaches to it. My question is has anyonehave any experience with adding peach flavoring to their wine? George sells this in a 4 oz bottle and I was wondering if it...

I hope that I'm posting this question in the right place. I am going to order a Liebframilch kit, and was wanting some feedback from someone who may have already make this kit before. I can't decide between the RJS Grand Cru kit or the MM Vinefera Noble kit. Any comments or suggestions will be...

I hope someone can help me. I started my first batch of Skeeter Pee about 4 days ago and on the second day it was bubbling well. The initial SG was 1.064. My temp has stayed around 76 degrees. It now is not doing anything and my SG has hardly moved. I stirred well last night to try to get...

About a month and a half ago, I bottled a chocolate/cherry wine. I used a Vintner's Harvest fruit base and added Hershey's cocoa in my recipe. Before bottling, I back sweetened with simple syrup. I used K+ Sorbate as directed. Last night, I came home to find one of the corks blown out and one...

I had a friend to call me today and offer me some fresh figs. Does anyone have a good recipe to share? I've done an internet search, but was wanting to know if someone had a good recipe that they had tried and liked?

Has anyone made a chocolate cherry wine before? I want to try this soon. I read an older post on here that says to take a cup of must ( 1 gallon recipe) and put in a blender with 6 ounces of cocoa powder, blend well and add back to the must. My question is, when do I add the cocoa? Also, if...

I am very new to mead making. I started a raspberry melomel around the first of December. I racked it the second time a couple of days ago and was wondering if this particular mead will clear enough to see through it or will it remain a darker red color (not being able to see through it)...

I have 5 gallons of strawberry wine in a carboy(Vintner's Harvest) that has been there about a month now. I have racked it once and it seems to be clearing well on it's own, but my question is should I use some Bentonite to help it clear better? Is it OK to add bentonite at this stage? I also...

I am still very new at beermaking and am getting ready to order a Brewer's Best kit. Right now I have only(1)5 gallon carboy and it is tied up with some wine. My question is, is it necessary to rack to a secondary or can the beer stay in the primary bucket for the entire process? Thanks for your...

Just started a raspberry mead a couple of days ago and was wondering when to rack this or is it meant to be left in the carboy like the Ancient Orange and Clove Mead? Also, at what SG should it be racked if it is to be racked? I started this in a 1 gallon carboy. Thanks for any help. Here is the...

Hello from Central Texas. I am new to this forum. I have been making wine for about 1 year now. Only kits up to recently, just started my first fruit wine and first mead.

I need some advice on my Sg readings. I currently have 2 batches of WE Vintners Reserve White Zinfandel in the primary buckets. Today is day 7 and the instructions say to rack when the SG is 1.010 or lower. My readings are 1.018 and 1.020. My temp is 67 degrees. I know my temp is a little low...