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I have a beautiful 3 gallon carboy of hard cider but I'm confused about when I should bottle. The SG started at 1.070 and now it's at .997. I pitched the yeast three weeks ago and transfered to secondary a week later. There is about an inch of sediment at the bottom. Should I transfer again to...

Wild Plum Wine is my first batch of wine EVER and I'm trying to salvage it. I have it in a 5 gal carboy. It is fermented to dry. I had not acid tested before. I just took a reading and it is way overboard. I couldn't get the tester to change color with the must, so I put a sample of must in...

I finally got brave enough to read the directions included in the acid test I have. After several tries, few cuss words and then looking through the tutorial posted on this forum (thank you so much!) I took my first acid test. How often do you test for acid during the wine making process...

Ok, I'm really embarrassed about this question and trust me I have searched the forum to see if anyone might have asked it before. So here goes... I'm fermenting a small batch of must in a 1 Gallon bucket. There is a small hole on the top of the lid. Should I cover the hole? I don't have an...

Why I make wine and Why I shouldn't -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I started making wine because I had picked 40 pounds of wild plums and no one wanted any more of my jelly. I couldn't give the stuff away, people actually ran when they saw...

What is the prefered method to extract flavor from the fruit when making a must? Do you use boiling water? or do you just pour tap water over the crushed frut and use peptic enzyme? Is there any advantage to one method?

I'm going to make a trial 1 gallon batch of Jalapeno Wine. Any suggestions on how many peppers to use? The recipe calls for 16 large or 8 for less heat. That's a big difference. My neighbor grew these Jalapenos and they seem very mild so I was thinking about going with the 16. I'm new at...

I am starting a batch of Jalapeno Wine and the recipe I am using calls for golden raisins. Are the raisins just for body? or is there another reason for them? Can I substitue Welchs White Grape Juice Concentrate and get good results?

When I started my wine making obsession last month, I was given some nice equipment from my sister who has brewed beer in the past. One gift that I have really enjoyed is the refractometer. I have been using it exclusively to take readings on the wines I have started. I like the idea that I...

This is my first batch of wine and I am following a recipe I found on line from Jack Keller. It is Wild Texas Plum Wine. I am making 5 gallons instead of 1 gallon. I am also using honey instead of sugar and replaced the raisins with Welchs White Grape Juice Concentrate. I did this after...