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I started a batch of pineapple wine on last night and I woke up to this volcano. What could I have possibly done wrong and how can I fix this problem? Thanks.

Someone gave me 5 gallons of satsumas, so I started a batch of satsuma wine last night. Anyone make satsuma wine before?

Has anyone ever made banana wine before?

Well, well, well. I tried my peach/nectarine wine and it is too thick. I messed up and put too much sugar. Not good to drink as wine but it will be a great daiquiri mix with crushed ice and a blender. Is there anything that I can do to thin it out, so that it won't be so thick? I tried...

I have a 6 gallon carboy that someone gave me so many years ago. It was setting in my storage shed for a long time. I finally got it out but I noticed that it has a brown ring inside that is halfway from the top. I have tried putting hot water and dish-washing liquid in it and allowed it to...

I have searched throughout the forum and I may be missing something but can someone point me in the right direction to a list of supplies/ingredients that a person needs to have on hand at all times for wine making? This is what I currently have on hand. What am I missing? Copy of The...

So tonight is my first attempt at making muscadine wine. I crushed 3 gallons of previously frozen muscadine. I got 3 quarts of juice. Realizing that I would need more juice, I took out 1 more bag of frozen muscadine to add to the 3 quarts. It looks like 1 bag of frozen muscadine makes 4...

Why is it necessary to "clear" your wine? Does clearing affect the taste?

Price For Muscadine/Muscadine Recipe What is a fair price to pay for a gallon of muscadine grapes?

Ok, I know that this is a stupid question but I am still learning. Can someone tell me what kind of "action" is suppose to take place in the air lock? Is the water in it supposed to be bubbling? What should I look for? If nothing is moving and no bubbles, does that mean something is wrong?

I tried this recipe and this wine was DELICIOUS!!!! And Potent!!! :') http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNK6NQMhmIM

My local store has Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice on sale for $1.00 for 32 ounces. Do you think that this would make a good cranberry wine? Should I get a few bottles and experiment?

I want to try to make only 1 gallon of honey wine. Is it possible? If so, does anyone have a recipe for only 1 gallon?

I noticed that my watermelon wine is not fermenting. I have an air lock on it but I don't see anything bubbling in the air lock. Does that mean my wine will not turn out ok? Is it too late to do anything? What should I do at this point?

I started a batch of grape wine this weekend. I searched high and low for an "easy" recipe but they were all confusing to me. So, I did the best that I could. I only had 4 lbs of grapes. They were on sale at our local store. Does anyone had a simple grape wine recipe that I can follow...

So my fig wine is coming along nicely. Only thing is that it is brown in color. I read posts about clearing and my question is is it too late for me to try to clear my wine? At what step in the process do you suggest the clearing begins. I have let it set the required number days ago now it's...

I have some 1/2 gallon plastic bottles that contained strawberry daiquri mix at one time and I was wondering if plastic bottles are ok to use? Will the plastic change the taste of the wine?

All of the recipes that I have found call for large quantities of wine, which is great! But my question is, when I want to experiment with a new fruit I am don't want to waste 3 or 5 gallons of wine if it happens to turn out horrible, how can I convert the recipes to 1 gallon? If anyone has...

Someone contacted me a couple months ago and offered me (2) 40 lb bags of cane sugar. It's not the same color as the white sugar in the store. It has a tannish/light brown color to it. Does it matter what type of sugar I use? Will this type of sugar mess up my wine? Should I stick to store...

Anyone here have any success making watermelon wine? I don't think mine is doing too well.