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Here goes, time to do a freezer clean out wine, I have lots of fozen sweet corn it really sweet sweetcorn, go figure. It's really good but family had too much of it. So sweet corn wine it is. Not sure the exact amount I'm guessing 10 to 15 lbs corn maybe some zucchini and a few things I picked...

Just curious if any of you fly fish on here? New to sport actually haven't done it in like 25 years and it was like a handful of times. So I have some fly rigs bUT they are mostly I would call vintage. Looking at buying a fly combo to start with lots of people suggest Orvis encounter $169 5-6wt...

Received an old enterprise sausage press from a friend and would like to use on my concord grapes. It's very dirty and was wondering how to clean short of sanding and reconditioning with vegetable oil in oven or is there an easier way to clean inside of press. My original plan was to get it sand...

Started making a left over wine after transferring a few carboys had some lees juice and just a few extras to make an experiment ended filling up a 6 1/2 gallon carboy , usual practice is to ferment in a bucket but it will be fine. Last ingredient was some coffee. Added yeast energiser nutrient...

I know we are not ot discuss destilling. So here goes an you in theory make a grain based wine with just soaking like a flack only grain. I'm assuming best use milled grain like in beer making would you have to heat like mash or just soak like fruit. I have heard of corn wine can you get taste...

I am looking to buy some vines to start a hobby vinyard. I want to go with Marquette and something else a red that will blend well with marquette but also be able to stand alone. The area is in southwest michigan south of battle creek. Soil is somewhat heavy with clay not ideal but what I...

A couple weeks ago I came across a batch of concord wine that smelled horrible. I could not find the thread I was viewing but did as others suggested several racking getting I off the gross Lee's but still smelled. One reply said to put a mall piece of copper tubing in the wine. This led me to...

Oak alternative and bulk aging I made a rose 5 gallon batch out of concord the flavor is a little thin which I expected. So it's been bulk ageing since say October and I decided to add medium toast oak chips to give it a little something more in the flavor area. Approximately 2 cups been in...

Just curious about corn syrup does it taste like corn is it a simple sugar. What do you use it for. Any use in wine making or is it best to stay away from. Just curious not using it but curious

Just curious if there were any commercial Marquette wines out there would like to try. If so what is it called?

two years no problem last 30 days broke 3 hydrometers ughhhh :slp

Just wanted to apologize for my hit on the he senior members about being a little tough on newbies. Its just some times some forget that it says beginners winemaking for a reason. And further more I would like to say thanks To all the people who participate in the forums would have given up on...

I think I know the answer but I will ask any how. Bottled 5 gal of blackberry and its been approximately 2 weeks oppened a bottle and it has a little pressure. can i cold stabilize this to fix it or do need to put it back in carboy and let it settle out? take note newbies this is not the way to...

just wanted to say thanks to this site i feel like i know many of you. many i have never met in face but feels like we are all friends. very helpful and informitive. great site

does the pump have to be oiless being in hvac a have several vaccum pumps but non are oiless

Does anybody have a recipe for 5 gallon mulberry skeeter

finally bought a brew belt well that makes the process faster i suggest to the new people to get one. faster wine makes me happy:D

OK here is my question noticing more talk lately about brew belts and such. I realize I am very new to the wine making but my basement is an average of 65 degrees and have not had any fermenting issues. So far I've used red star Montrachet in most of my wines and besides a white wine I made I've...

Well I used betonite for the first time(if I spelled that right) not so fond of it. Does sparkoid work better? I may not have used it correctly. I believe it was 2 tsp per 5 gallon but I didn't like the messy goop I know its basically clay. And it didn't clear that much probably just not enough...

Just wondering if adding honey to a dry wine will sweeten the wine or give it a mead type flavor. I made 5 gallons of mixed berry grocery getter wine(grocery store concentrate) turned out good and dry. Split into one gallon jugs for aging. So to my real question if I split a gallon and add...