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My wife and kids are going out blueberry picking today and are going to get enough for me to try a batch of wine. I have looked at the abundance of recipes but haven't found quite what I am looking for. Can I take my blackberry recipe and just use blueberries instead? The basic recipe looks...

I have a 6 gallon +1 gallon batch of Blackberry that is done and just sitting there staring at me. I decided that I wanted to play a bit with the one gallon so I went to my local supply shop and asked what they recommend for fortifying a wine. I was handed a bottle of a clear brandy and he...

I think I have found the answer to this already with my searching but wanted to ask just to make sure. kmeta really aggravates my asthma. I am ok using it when adding small amounts to my wine, but when using it to sanitize bottles and equipment, I have to step back several times to breath or...

64oz bottles are on sale this week 3 for $5. Gonna grab 12 of them tomorrow. -sg to 1.085 -acid to .6 -kmeta -Pectic Enzyme -Nutrient Missing anything? Any recommendations on yeast? I have a pack of Lalvin 71B-1122 here. Anything else and I will need to run to the local supply shop...

What would be prefered or does it matter? -pump air into full carboy to push wine to empty one. or -vac air out of empty carboy to pull wine from full carboy. Just wondering. I may give one or the other a try this weekend and woundered what peoples thoughts were. I will also keep...

Picked up a bushel of Red Havens last night. Gonna spend some time this afternoon slicing and pitting them then tossing them in the freezer. Kind of a busy time right now so I won't be getting to them till later in the fall. Planning on using the recipe Tom posted but bumping up the amount of...

Not sure if I missed it or not. I have started searching and will continue to look but thought I would ask. I am looking for an apple recipe. Apple season is almost upon us. I work in the controller atmosphere industry primarily with apple storage. So very soon I will have access to a LOT...

Due to my not paying attention, I over sulfited my Cab Sav back on May15. It has been sitting topped up in a carboy since. I went down to put some things away and noticed that the airlock had wine in it. The level in the carboy has risen some. We have had a nice warm spell here in Michigan...

I stopped by my local supply shop last night and picked up 3oz. of medum toast French oak cubes and 3oz. of medum toast Hungarian oak cubes. (no rhyme or reason to my selection.) I have a Syrah and a Cab Sav. that are ready for oak. Just wondering what a good method is to doing this? My...

I was at the local supply shop yesterday with the family and the kids noticed the extracts for making soda at home. Has anyone done this before? Thought it would be fun to try.

I read through the thread on how to make an F-Pac and I think I have a handle on it. I just want to make sure if my understanding is correct. I used 35lbs of blackberries initially. I have 10lbs sitting in my freezer. In a pot I am going to thaw and mash while heating. A little unsure at...

Last weekend my Syrah and Cab Sav were ready to be racked out of secondary and cleared. So I did that, adding Kmeta and SuperKleer. Lots of sediment on the bottom so I will be racking and topping off this weekend. I was going over a couple of recipes last night, one being the blackberry I...

I now have 35lbs of blackberries sitting in my freezer. I am going to use the recipe that was posted here. One pound short. I have seen a couple of different comments on using one or two primary buckets. The recipe only mentions the 7.9 gallon primary. What are peoples experiences with...

I am getting ready to stabilize and clear a syrah and cab sav. These are not going to be sweetened at all. Do I need to add sorbate? I am thinking no. Just k-meta.

I jumped on with my friends wine club spring juice buy and picked up a bucket of Syrah and a bucket of Cab Sav. First solo attempt at a bucket. They were pretty cold when I picked them up last night so they are sitting for a bit till I get out of work. I was looking over the recipe last...

I was wandering through GFS yesterday and stopped in front of some frozen blackberries. 5lb bags of them. Hmmmm. So I am going back tonight to pick up 40lbs of berries for a batch of blackberry wine. (I counted and there should be enough assuming they didn't sell a bunch between last night...

So, I went to sweeten my batch of pee. I can't remember who said it or where I read it, but I used a small bottle of lime juice and 1/2 cup of sugar per gallon. Mixed it all up and gave a taste. Not bad. Better than my first batch. Still to tart for my wife. Anyway...... it was clear but...

I have been reading up on some peoples experiences with these concentrates and am thinking of giving one a try. I read somewhere that 2 cans would be better for a 6 gallon batch so right now that is my plan. Just a couple of questions. -Do I just open the cans and dump them in the bottom of...

Peach is rolling, pee is ready to bottle, Mist is almost ready to bottle. I am wanting to start something new. We are heading to Sams or maybe Walmart in a little bit. Any tips on what to keep my eyes open for?

Prepping peaches for a batch of wine. :r I had a bottle of my friends peach wine and loved it. So, I got a copy of his recipe and off we go.