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I have blackberry wine (fresh fruit) that's been sitting in secondary since September. The last time I racked it was just before Christmas. It still has sediment so I'm thinking that I should rack at least once more. I sampled it and it's pretty good so far. I'm getting anxious to bottle but I'm...

I have a batch ( 7 gal.) of apple wine in primary ferment. It's day 3 since pitching yeast. (champagne yeast is all I had). I used 3 gallons of apple cider from a local cider mill and the rest was juice from windfall apples. I divided the batch between 2 buckets. All seemed well - good ferment...

I'm a new winemaker. I don't have pectic enzyme, and cant get more for a few days. In the mean while I have 3 gallons of wind fall apple juice in a bucket. I made juice last night (jack lalane juicer) and put in campden, malic acid and tannin. I thought I had pectic but I don't. I was going to...

Must be a great year for blackberries. I picked and picked and after making jam and pie I decided to try to make my first batch of wine. I used proportions from EC Kraus for 5 gallons 20 lbs BB 2 tsp nutrient 3/4 tsp enzyme 2 1/2 Acid Blend 1 pk Monrachet Yeast I used 7 easy steps to...