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Alright, I just stirred the batch for the first time....it's fermenting well. Temp was 74'...SG was 1040...and it smells lovely! The color seems to have lightened a bit, but I'm not too worried about that. This is the 4th day after adding the yeast and as I mentioned in an earlier post, my...

O m'gosh! I just finished squishing all my grapes...whew! It didn't help that about 5 minutes into it, my fruit press (Granny's from like 1842) went nips up, so I did the next best thing I could think of and broke out my 1/2 hp commercial grinder with a xlarge hole plate. Now I know what your...

whats the best tasting wine to make with concords?? Table wine or dessert wine? Im not too fond of dry, tart wines but it looks as though it takes more grapes to make the dessert wine...16# per gallon for thedessert wine, as opposed to 6# for the table wine. I have 40# of concords...any...

Ok, I havent even squished one grape yet, and Im completely lost! The booklet that came with my kit for making fresh fruit wines isnt helping either! Before I go into all the things swimming around in my head, lets just tackle the first. It says that I should smash my grapes inside a straining...

OK.....I now have 8 one gallon ziplocks of fresh concords in the freezer, I have ordered my kit and ordered some great stuff (toys) from George...now all I have to do is...WAIT! Come on mailman!!!!!

Hello everyone! I just cant tell you how excited I am to join this forum, and to learn how to make my own wines! For me, food preservation is more than a hobby, it's a passion...so I am thrilled to be learning something new to add to my repitoire. Im looking forward to meeting all of you and...