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It's hard to say if something comes out better or worse for replacing a yeast as there are so many variables in wines. Give it a shot and I bet you'll enjoy the wine even more as you've put your own touch on it.

The picture of the cherry wine reminds me of the 1st fruit wine my dad and I made when I was a kid. No straining bags back then! It wasn't that bad to rack but it sure looked like something that followed a bad night of drinking and eating too much. The outcome though... well worth the racking!

Waldo, send some those pretty flowers up here!

Wow! Isn't it great that we have a place to have these discussions! I've enjoyed all the different views here. Our house has been at a standstill as far as working with our wines. Summer went into harvest and then deer hunting followed quickly by disabilities. Bottling hasn't been high on our...

Goodfella, What a great idea!

When we rack and end up with some in a smaller vessel, it's usually the bottom of what we're racking, and I can't say that ours clear faster. (That was a long sentence.)

Choke cherry. Full bodied, good both sweet and dry, and comfort all the way around.

Thank you all for the wishes. My big gift this year was coming home from hospital yesterday. I fell on Sunday and broke both elbows. Had surgery on left on. Lot of pain pills and no wine! It will be a few weeks b4 I'm typing again. Thanks again!

Happy birthday JW! Doing any deer hunting?

You certainly can filter it. However, when I drink a port I expect to find something in the bottom of my glass when I'm done. It's not a prize like Cracker Jacks, but a touch of sediment seems to add something to it for me. But however YOU like you wines is what you should do. That's one of the...

We often add tannins to wines for more body and depth for our wines. As far as the how much, that depends on what you're starting with and how you want your end product to feel and taste.

Explain that it eliminates all of the work of freezing the fruits for long term storage! Saves freezer space! Creates wholesome juices for the family! Wine making is neater! Less mess with pulp! It will make the juice for almost any fruit wine that she wants.

If that's your rookie year, I can hardly wait to see what happens next year! Good job and welcome!

Excellent article, George! You are so very right about cheap corks. And to think that people can't understand that we don't want their old corks when they bring us bottles!

It doesn't take much to get someone started as an addict. The most important thing around here when I'm making one of "my" wines is that Bert keep his nose out of it. I don't keep good notes and I tend to make wine the way I cook. A little of this a little of that. It works for me!

So how did it taste and smell when you bottled it?

As fivebk said, you can degass gallon batches just by shaking the jug. I've been known to sanitize my hands and just put the palm of my hand over the opening with my thumb through the handle and shake it that way. When you release your hand you can actually hear the gasses escape from the jug...

There you go, Bart! Let time do your work. However, proper degassing is essential. But, once that is done, time will help.

Happy anniversary! You two are an example we should all try to follow!

It's going to be a lot of work to remove those pits. Do you have access to a steamer that you can use instead of cooking them? Would you be able to can the juice instead of refreezing it?