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I was gifted some lemons ... lots of lemons. Ended up with 7 gallons of juice. Any ideas on how much water to use to ferment the whole batch ? I'm guessing this is not something you want to try using juice only ???

I was in my wine room this morning and realized I was looking at the end result from knowledge shared on this site. Thanks to Dangerdave for the Dragonblood recipe...JSWordy for the Concord grape recipe...and Vacuumpumpman for the AIO pump.

A friend gifted me with a basket of fresh green apples in April. After crushing and pressing I had 1 gallon of juice. I added 1/2 gallon of water and sugar to 1.100 (got a little carried away). I gave it 2 tsp of yeast nutrient up front with a little pectic enz, acid blend and pitched 1118...

For a quick and easy good tasting wine go to your local grocer and purchase: 2 packs of frozen blackberry's 6 cans of white grape concentrate add 1.5 gallons of water 3 cups of sugar I had to add 1 teaspoon of acid blend and 1.5 teaspoon of pectic enzyme let it set overnight for...

Hello All, I havn't posted in a while as I've been tied up with other interests. I have churned out a few wines since my last post that turned out pretty good. Muscadine .. fig ... moscato and another I call Heinz 57 as it was made from various leftover concentrates. Now I want to try...

If you start at 1.090 and ferment to 0.990 you will be @ 13.4% abv. If you back sweeten to 1.010 does it affect your abv ? If so how do you calculate it.

I have a source (local winery) that will sell me juice for $10 bucks a gallon. Since I don't have to pick de-stem clean and press I think it sounds like a good deal to me. The guy mentioned I may want to add a small amount of water prior to ferment ?? What do you folks suggest ?

This is on eBay now if we have members close to Kingston NY. Someone could make a nice score.

I have two fruit kits en route one of them being the blush melon Zinfandel. I'm wondering if anyone has replaced some or most of the water with watermelon juice. I just happen to have two gallons chilling right now that I intend to add to this kit. Any thoughts or suggestions !!

Finally .. I have a local store in Jackson MS. Those last minute items just got a lot easier to find. I will be checking them out tomorrow.

My eyes hurt from reading and searching. Could someone please share or direct me to a good (no water) recipe. I have a local vender that will supply me with fresh peaches that are about to become too ripe to sell.

Bottled up 6 gal's of lemon lime skeeter pee last night. 21 days from start to clear and bottled.

Julie talked so good about this blend I had to try it. I took Jswordy's advice though and went heavy on the concentrate. 4 cans concord .. 2 cans cranberry. One gal of spring water. SG 1.085 and acid around 65. Will pitch RC212 in A.M.

I started with a white grape base and back sweetned with strawberry concentrate. I was already at 15% abv so ... added 1/2 fifth of brandy to 1.5 gals of my wine. This stuff is smoking .. best served over ice.

Jalapeño anyone ...

Latest batch

I happen to work close to a Farmers Market in the south. Fresh fruit will start arriving shortly. Would it be acceptable to visit the market every couple of days to purchase super ripe fruit and dump it in the freezer until I get enough for a batch ? I'm thinking strawberry for starters.

Being the cheap person I am I purchased the (hand) pumped brake bleeder from Harbor Freight today. Can anyone give me a quick rundown on how it should be attached to the Carboy to degas. This is the $25 version that pumps up to 30"

It may be controversial but it sure is tasty !! Racked off fine lee's this evening .. 6 Gal's Concord grape .. 5 Gal's white grape sweetened with 2 cans of strawberry daiquiri mix .. 1 gal of jalapeño/concord

I tested the Green Apple Riesling (kit wine) this week. I followed the kit instructions to a T and it cleared very good. The bad news being the taste was pretty blah. I had a rough chemical taste and couldn't detect the apple at all. I racked again and degas'd like crazy again. Added two...