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ok, so i have 30 pounds of concord and 30 pounds of muskadine....not a lot i know but its what i got and they were free :) i know i deally i would sned my grapes thru a crusher and press the juice but i dont have enough for that i dont think. here is what im planning on doing.....let me...

Found this cider press for $275. They said it works and havent used it in 5 years. good deal?? its about 2.5 hour drive 1 way

ok i have 5 gallons of apple....the more i rack the more open air in the top of the carboy.....what would be best to top up with?? Apple juice? Store bought Apple wine dry?? Distilled water??

Ok so its been about a year since i made my last batch of wine....in total ive only made like 3 5gallon batches so i am a definite rookie. i started my apple wine in the primary 3 weeks ago and it has been a bubblin brew. well today i planned on racking. i took a hydro reading and it is...

Awhile back i saw a recipe for a dragonfruit wine that used dragon fruit in syrup from a can....supposeably it was suppose to taste like a gewurztraminer wine. anyone know what im talkin about??

So i had to descale my Kuerig the other day and it called for running white vinegar thru it. i was thinking if it could clean the Kuerig why not run it thru my tubes. was gonna use my auto siphon and run it thru the tubes. my tubes have a white build up on the inside. anyone ever do...

ok im making an apple cider wine....instead of grabbing the acid blend i grabbed the citric acid......please tell me i didnt ruin it

ok i am staring a mini vineyard in my back yard....will have 5 rows of 4 vines and i would like 5 different grapes. I have Chadonell and White Niagra right now. Was at Lowes yesterday and the have some pretty healthly 1st year Catawba grapes on sale for $10. Are these grapes any good for...

just looking at the pic....what would u value this at??

This is at an auction close to my house next weekend....anyone else thing the barrel with the crank is a grape crusher??

OK might be a stupid question but eh I'll ask it anyways. I am making a blueberry pomegranate. racked to the carboy last night at 1.006. When filtering do i treat this as a red and use a 5 micron filter or should i use my 1???

Well i am going to build a small arbor in my yard this spring (4 vines). I really wanted to grow Riesling grapes but don't think they would grow well in my climate (central Indiana). Which grapes should i lean too. semi sweet is about as sweet as i want to go but i really really love a dry...

ok i know i saw this recipe on here before but now cannot find it. i have 12 cans of this frozen concentrate and am ready to make 4 gallons. anyone know where this recipe is??

ok gonna start a white grape dry soon. gonna put a package of oak chips in with it. my first chardonnay kit had me put in the chips during primary fermentation. i will not be making this one from a kit. sounds like it would be better to put the chips in the secondary and let the wine age a...

Ok i know this has prolly been asked but here goes. Also, i know the most common answer is "to taste" but i need a starting point. I dont like a very sweet wine, Riesling is about as sweet as i go. how much syrup per gallon should i be looking at when sweetening a wine. my grape wines i will...

I was reading somewhere on here that if your wine has a sulphur smell then stir it with a copper pipe. Is it safe to say that i could stir with a copper pipe every time before bottling? if so, how long i stir? 2 minutes??

Well i just tasted my first batch of wine. Being my first batch i used a kit. It is a Vintners Reserve Chardonnay. I poured it side by side with a French Chardonnay I bottled from a winery. Just a tad bit lighter in color than the french chardonnay and a little bit lighter in taste as well...

Ok im about to juice my grapefruits and make a 3 gal batch of the Grapefruit Win #2 found in the recipes section. i have 3 limes in the fridge and am thinking about juicing them and throwing them in as well. i havent seen any recipe that has ever had lemon or lime in it. can u use these 2...

I am about to try some grapefruit wine. this is my first batch im making from juice i squeeze myself. the recipe calls for 6 lbs sugar prefermentation. do i ad this granulated or should i make a simple syrup with it??

Just retired from the U.S. Navy and now back home in Indiana. Always wanted to make my own wine now I have the time. I am on my first batch, it is a Chardonnay from a Vintners Reserve kit. I will venture out on my own after I have a successful batch. I am fermenting in the primary...