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    WineXpert Wine Expert Selection Sauvignon Blanc

    Starting my first kit wine this weekend. Hope it goes well. Any advice or tips from the pros? I plan on using QA23. Not even sure what yeast they provide with the kit.
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    Color Locking?

    Ok everyone. I made a blueberry pomegranate from old orchard concentrate. I used 15 cans for 5 and a half gallons. I followed the recipe set forth by Julie(I think) however I did not add the tannin (1 1/4 tsp of tannin estate) until after primary fermentation was done. I have read somewhere...
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    Bad Endings and New Beginnings

    So I think the apple wine I was making is turning to apple cider vinegar. I used locally sourced apple cider(expensive) and shot for a abv of 10%. Racked to secondary and let sit for a month to drop lees. When I checked on it one day there was renewed activity. Small bubbles rising and a ring of...
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    Disappointment?

    So I picked up a bottle of Banfi Rosso di Montalcino for 25.00 dollars expecting something different and interesting. However, I must say I am very disappointed. I am by no means an expert but the wine is very one dimensional to me. Like an 8.00 dollar bottle of Chianti. On the nose I can...
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    Cellar Craft CC Passport

    Anyone ever made these kits? What is the quality? Is a grape pack included? I see that this year they have a Californian pinot noir and even a Brunello. I might consider purchasing if they produce I good wine!
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    Orange Mango Pee

    As I sit here sipping on my one year old apple ginger wine I am beginning to feel a little generous--and bored lol-- so I decided to share a little recipe I have made up that turned out great. It is for three gallons. 3 11.5 oz. cans of Welch's white grape juice 1 32 oz. bottle of lemon...
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    Good deal on pears!

    So I just bought 42 lbs of pears for 5 dollars from the local orchard. They were culls but most were hard and suitable for making a cider or wine so i bought them of coarse! I have cut them up and soaked in kmeta solution to prevent browning and vacuum sealed all 42 lbs. They are now in the deep...
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    Kroger Brand Lemon Juice

    So I made a 5 gallon batch of pee on Thursday. As of today there are minimal signs of fermentation. There is a small amount of CO2 in the must which I have stirred twice daily. I just now checked the lemon juice bottle and discovered that they contained sodium bisulfate and sodium benzoate. So...
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    Quick Concord for Bored Wino

    Hey everyone, I am going to set a goal for myself today. I am going to attempt to make a gallon of Welch's that will be ready to drink by next Friday. I need some input however. I am going to get two half gallon bottles of Welch's and add sugar to an s.g. of 1.085 and pitch yeast a couple...
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    Blueberry DB

    Gonna do a three gallon batch of straight blueberry dragons blood. Will be modifying the recipe a bit lol. Recipe is as follows Per 3 Gallon batch: 9 lbs frozen blueberries (Haven't decided between regular or wild, maybe you guys could give me some input on this one.) 3 bananas 2...
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    Spontaneous MLF

    So I started a blueberry melomel JAOM style on the 6th of October 2013. On December 6th the mead was still not clear. And is still not clear to this day. Since December it has been still producing bubbles in the wine. Not enough to bubble the airlock more than a bubble a minute or less but...
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    Tannins and fruit wines

    Hey everybody, I was wondering if anyone puts any of their fruit wines through a tannin regiment. What I mean is the addition of fermentation tannins, cellaring tannins, and finishing tannins. I do realize that not all country wines would benefit from these additions. However, I venture to...
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    Help me design my wine and save Hyrule from evil!

    Hey everyone, I got it in my head to develop what I hope shall become my signature wine. The staple by which I judge all others and share readily with guests. I have decided on the name Triforce. I admittedly stole this from my favorite childhood game, The Legend of Zelda. Anyway, the wine...
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    Need More Carrots

    Alright everybody, I made a batch of the "Cure-All" as described in the recipe section. Well, I actually couldn't find mint tea bags so those were replaced with 5 oz. of freshly grated ginger root. Anyway, the five pounds of boiled carrot coins went into the freezer and have supplied my crock...
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    Stupid Question.....

    Hey everyone, I have a stupid question. Is sorbate necessary when you don't plan on back sweetening a wine? For instance, I have a spiced apple wine in primary and plan on back sweetening. So after bulk aging I will sulfite and sorbate it and sweeten. Then I will let it sit to make sure no...
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    First time oaking questions....

    Hey everyone, Having been intrigued by the super sugar method and having never made a concord wine before I have endeavored to make this recipe. I only had the following on hand though. Three cans of Welch's Concord, one can of White Grape Raspberry, and one can of White grape cranberry. This...
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    Cider Time!!!

    Alright everyone, I am about to attempt to make my first hard cider using the recipe "Hard Cider" as it is found in the Recipe forum. I was going to shoot for a ABV of around 9%. I am looking for advice from those with experience in this area. My question goes as follows: Should I up the ABV to...
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    Adding body.....

    Hey all, after a few batches I have finally moved in a good direction with my Db. I used fresh lemon juice cutting back to 8 ounces per gallon not including the juice used to invert the sugar. I upped the poundage to 1.5 pounds and a .5 pound fruit pack per gallon. Added one can of Welches White...
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    Lemon Lime Cherry Pee Unforunately not for me!

    Hey all, I made a one gallon batch of cherry pee not too long ago. It has cleared and I have been tasting it tonight. I must say I'm disappointed. I used 4 oz. lime juice, 6 oz. lemon juice, 12 ounces tart cherry juice and too much sugar. My abv. was 15%!!! I have brought it down since I have...
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    Welch's white Grape Cherry

    Hello all, I just started a Welch's white grape cherry juice wine following Jack Kellers recipe. I added sugar to bring the S.G. to 1.09 and pitched a hydrated packet of Lavlin RC 212. I do have some Questions that I am hoping someone may be able to address. I was rushed in the process and did...
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