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I have been making 6 gallon batches of apple wine in a 6 gal carboy for quite a few years. Lately my wife is complaining that it gives me an unpleasant smelling wine breath, so I'm wondering if I can adjust my formula to avoid that by-product? I use 6 gallons of store-bought apple cider, 3 lbs...

Someone at a home brewing store told me that any plastic container with a #2 recycling number is OK for brewing wine. Is that true? I've noticed that even the cheep grey-colored 5 gal pails at Lowe's are a #2, even though they do NOT indicate that they are a food grade. Coincidentally, I...

I siphoned out about a pint of must and slowly poured the sugar into the carboy. It produced some bubbles, but I did it slowly enough to keep it from bubbling out of the carboy. After seeing your reply above, I swished the carboy around and found that it still is producing bubbles--not a lot...

I used PREMIER CUVEE for the yeast. The room stays at a constant 70 degrees.

I started a 6.5 gal carboy of merlot, using a couple of large cans of merlot concentrate. I followed the directions exactly as listed on the can, and added sugar as directed. It tested at 1.09 at the start, and has bubbled along for a little over 2 weeks. Yesterday, I decided to add 2 lbs of...