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I've done rwo Diablo's. Mainly because the ladies say it's just like factory "Apothic" and they really liked it. Super sweet and fruit forward with a med+ body. Don't know about the odd smell, but both have smelled very strong but fruity in the primary when I put them down.

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Lol. The house has been full of smoke at times because of this fire.........

That's great to hear. Thanks for the info.

Hey everyone, got a new one for you all. I live in Northern Alberta Canada and last Monday I was evacuated from my town because of an 815000 acre forest fire. This froggen fire has a perimeter of 360 miles. Readon for my post is that on the night I was evacuated I was supposed to rack my old...

Morning everyone, Just an update on my apple wine. I back sweetened it with mango. I haven't tried it yet but I've decided that for this batch, however it turns out then that's what I'll drink. Before I back sweetened it however, it was clear as clear can be (I was quite taken by how clear...

[wait 7 months to a year,] 7 more months? Gawd. Thats a long time to wait for a buzz on the patio:h Truth be said, once I back sweeten it, I'm going to bulk age it until the spring. Too cold up here now to enjoy it anyway. -44 here today with the wind chill.:sh Rob

Awesome ideas. Thanks.

It really worked again after the addition of the apple juice so I figured if nothing else, it generated some more alcohol. No matter, if it didn't, it'll be a cooler wine

I will thanks

I used right around 50 lbs of apples for my 5 gallon batch. The color is wonderful and its crystal clear. I think I'll try to backsweeten as my wife and her buds enjoy sweet drinks. How much k- meta do I use with the pot-sorbate before I back sweeten? I'll see if I can post the recipe...

I made a batch of 5 gallon apple wine back in August from the apples on my tree. I did the final rack today and tested it (of course) I can taste the booze and it's dry ( that doesn't matter) but the apple flavor is faint at best. 1. How can I sweeten / flavour it? 2. Will it start up again...

More saje advice:h I had a little sip on the first rack ( its gonna b a good one I think:) )

That part confuses me a bit. I know the sorbate stops the fermentation. But I don't plan on adding anymore fermentables so when this new juice is finished working can I just leave it and not add sorbate? I don't mind adding sorbate at all. Just wondering if there are other options at the end...

Well, I racked the apple wine and added a few liters of apple juice to top it up. That was about a week ago and its been re-working ever since. Wonder how long its going to work? I know, until the yeast is done with the sugar. I just didn't think it would go on this long. Can't wait to...

Well I ended up deciding to top up my wine with apple juice. Nothing happened on day 1 and 2, but day 3,4,5 the wine was working like mad. So now I'll wait until the end of November to rack it a second time. Just before I racked it the first time, the wine was as clear as clear could be so...

Oh, I didn't know I could do that. That's a good idea. Working a little more is no big deal. The recipe I found says this is a six month wine (due to settling time) so a little longer wont hurt a thing. Apple juice I can find easy enough:h Thanks

Haha I thought about that. I think I'll just rack down. I prefer glassbottles but I live up north and am about 7 hours from the nearest brew store, so is it ok if I found some plastic jugs that i could seal up? Wont change the taste of the wine?

Marbles is a good idea too. Actually, marbles is an excellent idea. But I'll need a few to off set 4 inches. Time to do some shopping I guess. Thanks again.

Lol, Yep, Splitting the batch is the easiest and best way. Dang, why didn't that come to me when I was staring at the carboy. Man, it's only Tuesday, wonder how smart I'll be on Friday haha. Thanks a bunch.