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I am thinking of making a wine from apple kiwi strawberry concentrate. Has anyone tried this yet and will it work out? I am thinking six gallons. I would appreciate any help with this idea.

I took a flash light and put it on the backside of the carboy. Seemed like a great way to check clarity of such a dark colored wine. One you could see the light a quarter of the way down the carboy then it went out. The other you could follow the light clearly all the way to the bottom...

The bottom of the carboy has the usual sediment on bottom but it is growing four to five inches up the side of the carboy. Does this usually happen often?I was hoping that it was alright I just was wondering what caused it. Looks like steaks growing up the side kind of the carboy.

I was wondering if it would be a good idea to put oak chips in elderberry wine to give it a different flavor. Has anyone ever tried that? It seems like that would be good with the oak in it.

I started this wine three days ago the SG was 15. I was thinking should be around where I want it. Well today I checked it and it has creeped to 19 for its SG. I can only figure I didnt allow for the sugar in the fruit. Will this wine be to strong. I was thinking of pitching it. I want something...

how much campden for 6 gallons of blackberry wine.:confused:

I finished a kit wine doing what the instructions said to do and was waiting for it to clear and it started going again. what do you make of that.

I just added 4 lbs of sugar to six gallon of black berry wine. I thought it was sweet. To much or to little?

I have some cranberry that has some white particles floating on top. Looks like some kind of growth can anybody help me with what this might be. It is coming to the end of the ferment stage.

I am finishing up a kit. I had to take about four cups of the wine out so the f-pack would work. The instructions said take 2 cups out but that wasn't enough. I had already poored a lot of the pack in the carboy before I realized this much. I had to take out another 2 cups to make it fit after...

I racked my marion berry and my pineapple today and was wondering if the carboys are full enough? They are up above the shoulder but probably still 6 inches from the bung.

I have one gallon of cranberry wine started. I have it in secondary ferment and the sediment looks like its growing up the sides. It looks like a streak growing about half way up the carboy. It kind of looks like a heart monitor graph. Has anyone ever experienced this problem before?

Has anybody tried making Elderberry Wine from a package of dried Elderberries. I was putting some together and needed some input on what I can do to make it work out. I really like this kind of wine and my supplier had a package so I figured what the heck. What do you think about this:5oz. of...

I started making wine when my kids gave me a wine kit for Christmas. I have 7 carboys going right now. Does anyone know of a meeting I can go to for my problem. I have even been pricing types of grapes to plant for a vineyard.

I was wondering when I taste my banana wine for the first time. What should I expect when it hits me? If it is dry what takes that away? What can I use to give it more banana flavor if I want that result. What method do I use to make it sweeter if its not sweet enough for me? I have...

Is it just me or does the smell of a fermentation of a friut wine really just smell great. I have a pineapple in its primary that just smells great. I find my self hovering over the top smelling it like fresh baked cookies.

I was watching the lock on some banana wine that I started making a while back. At first it bubbled than later after the bubbles slow down to once a day or twice than it sat at what I called neutral all day long for days now today I was noticing it locks like its pulling the other way whats that...

I just put one of these kits together and tested the SG and it was really low. Some where around 1.04. I had to add two pounds of sugar. Now the SG is 1.08 which is just above what they where calling for when the kit was together. Has anyone tryed this kit? I was wondering if that was normal...

Some one fill me in on this. I need to know the way to back sweeten wine.

Well its time to try this 59 gallon wine barrel out. I need some help . I think it will be fun. Come on lets do it together. What would life be without a challenge. Are you with me. Lets do it. The first thing we need to do is what. Told you it was going to be a challenge. The primary can I use...