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  1. FloridaWino

    Yeast for Black Currant

    Howdy Folks, I am starting a 6 Gallon batch of wine with two cans of Vintners Harvest Black Currant concentrate. My only question is which yeast should I use and why? I currently have: Lalvin Products K1-V1116 RC 212 EC-1118 71B-1122 D47 Thanks in Advance!
  2. FloridaWino

    Cellar Craft Porto Corinto Fortify?

    Howdy, So I have this Cellar Craft Porto Cortinto in secondary at the moment and I was considering fortifying the wine. The kits info says that it should finish out at around 15.5% to 16.5% ABV. It also says ports show best in the 17%-20% range and that I can fortify with Vodka or Brandy...
  3. FloridaWino

    Angry Ginger Skeeter Pee

    Howdy Folks, I thought you all might like to see my Angry Ginger. Its the original recipe only I fermented 10 pounds of strawberries in primary, back sweetened with the addition of strawberry extract and fortified it with grain alcohol to get an ABV of around 14-15%. You cant even taste the...
  4. FloridaWino

    Black Currant help please

    So I have been reading a lot about back currant wine and everybody seems to be raving about it. I have lots of ingredients to make a wine or Mead. I just don't know what would be the best recipe with the stuff I have. Should I just follow the recipe on the can or should I change it? Make a mead...
  5. FloridaWino

    Can I use vodka to sterilize?

    So it's bottling day and I have relized that my campden Tablets are expired. (The have no punch) I usually make a sanitizing solution to sanitize my bottles just before I fill them with my wine. Do you guys think I can use vodka to sanitize my bottles in the mean time?
  6. FloridaWino

    Lemon Lime Cran Pee Blended W/ White Cran Pinot Grigio

    Hey Folks, Check this out....So I made a Island Mist White Cran Pinot Grigio and thought it was to Sweet. I recently made a Lemon Lime Cran Pee and thought it was kinda lemony and acidic. Heres where it gets intersesting I decided to see what they would taste like together and they taste...
  7. FloridaWino

    WineXpert WE Luna Bianca..... such goodness!!!

    OK folks, I bottled the WE Luna Bianca just a month ago and it is the most amazing "Big White" wine I have ever tasted! I encourgage you to make this kit if you have never tried it. There is no way I can age this wine cause IM gunna drink it all :dg
  8. FloridaWino

    WineXpert WE Island Mist = Gross IMO

    So I bought and bottled some of the WE Island Mist Pinot Grigio White Cran.... Can I say that it is terrible in my opinion. Taste like a sickening sweet, flat wine cooler. Has anyone else made this kit? Im not sure what to do with this garbage. Im thinking of making a White Sangria with it by...
  9. FloridaWino

    Howdy All

    Hello All, I just wanted to introduce myself. Im new to this wine making and now completely addicted!!! I started the first week of June 2011 and now have 14 kits going in various stages including some Skeeter Pee! I just bottled some WE Luna Bianca and a Cellar Craft Shiraz/Cabernet. I think...
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