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This is a picture from a second year St. Croix vine. I clipped all clusters earlier but left one or two per vine to see how they would do. Hope you can see the black spots on the grapes. At first I thought they might be fly poop but this morning discovered they dont wash off. Any help...

What's wrong with theses grape leaves...is it black rot??

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Do titration kits work for country wines?

I have 15# of cut up rhubarb in the freezer and am thinking about starting some wine with it. I have a Waring juice extractor and was wondering if it would be okay to use it to extract the juice. I am thinking that I would pour the juice in a fermenter lined with a straining bag and if any...

I have 3 gal each of plain mead and a dandelion mead. They have cleared really well and I'm thinking of racking one more time. There is a small amount of sediment in the bottom of each. I purchased a bottle of "Middle Sister wicked white" wine yesterday. It is a blend of chardonnay, chenin...

somewhere I read that when back sweetening 4 oz. by weight of sugar will raise the SG by .010 per gallon. Is this correct?? Also was wondering what the SG should be for semi sweet wine and at what point SG does it become sweet wine? Thanks to all who post to this site......I have learn ton's...

I have been reading on Jack Kellers website about finishing you wine. He talks about two different stabilizers, potassium sorbate and sodium bensoate. As a beginner in wine making I'm not sure which to use for fruit wines. Does anybody have an opinion on which would be the best? Thanks.:a1

Just got a gallon of honey (12#) and a mead recipe for my birthday from a friend. Here's the recipe and was wondering if there are any problems with it. For three gallon carboy: 2 gallon distilled water 16 cups honey (1 gallon) 1 pkg Red Star Cote des Blancs yeast 1 handfull of ground up...

Does anyone know a source for one gallon glass jugs that I could purchase at a grocery store? Does anything come in glass jugs anymore, seems everything is in plastic. The wine equipment stores sell them for $8.00 each, and I am hoping to get them a little cheaper.

Is it possible to make wine from store bought jam or preserves?? I'm new at this and love learning about all the possibilities.

I am making 5 gallons of strawberry wine, my first big batch. It fermented very well for 4 days, I stirred it up atleast twice a day. This morning it was very "quiet" so I decided to transfer it to a glass carboy. I expected it to continue fermenting but didn't see any bubbles in the airlock...