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I started a small batch of Cranberry a couple of days ago. I used Ocean Spray (no preservatives) and used Jack Keller's recipe as a guide line. I'm shooting for a high ABV wine with this one since cranberry seems to mask alcohol fairly well. Only issue I've encountered so far is the starting Ph...

I strated a very small batch of plum wine today. I was given 4 lbs. of dried plums so I went and got 3 lbs. of fresh plums, de-pitted and sliced them. Added one container of white grape juice and acid blend, tannin, nutrient and pectic enzyme, and campden of course, and sugar and a little water...

I started my first batch of Apple Wine yesterday. The apples this year are small, but very sweet and tart. Not really sure what kind they are exactly, but they taste good. Picked 17 gallons of em, used 14 gal. for my wine. De-cored and washed em, simmered them in a bit of water, then divided...

I noticed I had more than a gallon of sliced apples from last season still in the freezer, along with 3/4 gallon of Mulberries coated in sugar. The apples looked to be getting frost to them, so I decided to see if I could make a wine out of the bunch. I let all of the frozen fruit thaw in a...

I'm looking for some ideas for making Peanut Wine. Jack Keller says it's not do-able because the oil in the peanuts spoils the wine before it can finish. I'm thinking of grinding up unsalted peanuts in the blender, and cooking them down in water, then let sit and cool for a couple of days to...

I started a batch of Vidalia Onion wine today. Using 2 different recipes as reference. This is suppose to be a pretty good wine from what I've heard. My 3 yr old son was the one to give me the idea. ..He also wants it to be green. So I guess I'll be adding food coloring at the end, before...

I'm a newbie but loving wine making so far! I have 6 gal. of Mulberry wine in the carboy now. And all signs show that it should be pretty good. I have plenty of sassafras root which I usually make Tea with, so I figured I'd give the wine a try. I'm using Jack Keller's recipe, with one...

I'm thinking about making a batch of Watermelon Wine with some added strawberries. I've heard that watermelon doesn't cooperate very well, and it can be very tempramental and hard to make. Any advice on the particulars of making this wine? I plan on using farm fresh, and sweet as can be melons...

I'm making my first batch of wine, and using Mulberries from the tree in our backyard. I got everything going friday, and saturday added the yeast. My SG reading was at 1.100 which is what I wanted. But It's now Almost 36 hours into fermentation and my SG is at 1.095. Like I said I'm new at this...