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Bought a house a number of years back that has 3 red-type grapevines in the side yard (not sure what variety). Have never made anything other than jelly with the grapes, but would like to try a blend of this grape with blackberries that I also harvested this year in my yard. Make blackberry just...

Was looking at my wine inventory just yesterday, and noticed that some of my year old homemade fruit wines had developed a disgusting sediment. Probably could run wine over a coffee filter to clear it out when serving, but looks bad in the bottle. Not something I would serve guests...

Will be starting my first muscadine batch in a few weeks (got about 35# off my homegrown vines). Will be crushing with a press I built over the summer. Question concern the pulp from the grapes -- know that muscadines have more pulp than juice in each grape. For those of you who have made...

Any one one here tried wine from grapefruit? Found a one gallon recipe on the internet and currently have it in my primary. If anyone has tried it, should I leave it dry or would it be better sweetened?

Planted 4 vines three years ago over the internet from a nursery here in Tennessee and can't remember what variety they said that each was. One died in the first winter, but has since come back from root. The other three, though, have thrived and have produced a LOT of fruit this year (will be...

Hi all. Been a winemaker now for about 10 years, but still learning. Have made mostly kits, but last year had my first completely homemade batch of blackberry wine using fruit from my yard. This year will have a bumper crop of muscadines off vines I planted 3 years ago. Love good muscadine...

Have 3 of these seedless grapevines as 2nd year growth in my backyard. Has anyone here used them to make wine? Susposed to be very good table grapes.

Would appreciate anyinsight from any blueberry growers out there. <DIV SuperAdBlocker_DIV_Elements="0" SuperAdBlocker_OnMove_Hooked="0" SuperAdBlocker__Hooked="0" SuperAdBlocker_DIV_FirstLook="0">I planted a "Dwarf Tophat" potted variety this past spring that has grown well, but as I expected...

Somewhere in the back of my memory I recall reading that one of the chemicals we normally use (nutrient, energizer,pectic enzyme,etc.) has a very limited shelf life. Since starting back up with my brewing, however, I can't recall which one it is. Does anyone know if any of the common...

Making my first wine kit in three years - a Selection Red Zin, using Red Star Premier Cuvee yeast. Do not seem to be getting the vigorous fermentation that I recall from past kits &amp; country wines that I had made. Also made 3 or 4 beer fermentations, so may be recalling those...

Has anyone ever used this product. I have it in my chemical "inventory" from when I brewed before. Was fairly expensive if I remember correctly. Is an "acid" sanitizer using a chemical name of Dodecylbenzenesulfonic (wow!) Acid. Says it is for "Surface Sanitation". Only calls for 1 oz...

Japanese beetles ---absolutely LOVE grape foliage. If you have these beetles in your part of the world, how do you take care of them? When I lived in northern Tennessee a few years ago, they had just arrived. Now I live in south TN and it's almost like they followed me here. I've tried the...

Hi all. Newbie from south Tennessee. Love this website. I got into brewing 4-5 years ago and brewed a few batches of both wine and beer, butmoved, and haven't brewed anything in a couple of years. Just now getting the "itch" once again. Don't have a great place in my new house to brew...