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Looks as if I will be working. :(

Peach, Apple and Strawberry My peach was good, so I am told. It is almost all gone. I had to hide some for me! I have apple that is clearing, and some Strawberry I just racked to the carboy. So what shall I make next? Decisions decisions....Might try some Skeeter Pee. :)

Where I come from (Alabama), we would have done basically what you did-but we would have had the kids do the mashin up for us. Too much like work! :h Hope that turns out really good! Please let me know. My neighbor has a whole bunch in his freezer he is wanting to donate to the cause.

Thank you very much! I liked your label too! I have been drinking mine, and I must say it is really good. I hid a couple of bottles because mine is only a couple of months old and people are going through it too quickly. I am hoping to get a year out the bottles I saved.

Thank you very much!

Finally my first label! (And bottle for that matter)

Well dang, I already added the Sorbate before I got the message to wait until it clears. I will absolutely back sweeten this wine. Is there any harm in having extra sorbate in there?

I have 5 gallons of hard cider about to go into the carboy. Would someone be so kind as to share how much Potassium Sorbate to add so I don't have a mess on my hands later?

Thanks for the advice John! Did as you said, and now my yeast are happily eating their hearts out in my cider. :)

I activated my yeast last night, then thought better of putting it in the must because I felt that the must was still too warm. So I set the yeast still in the measuring cup into the fridge and covered with a napkin. I know yeast is sensitive, so now I wonder if it can still be used. Thoughts? I...

Sounds good. So racking it off and having some air space in the carboy will be ok? Or do I need to back fill to the neck again with something?

There was no time given in the kit instructions. I am to bottle in two weeks. I can and will rack it off, but that will probably leave a good bit of empty space in the carboy. I don't want to back fill because it will affect the ABV, unless I back filled with a wine or something. Thoughts? Will...

It is peach, and I hope it is good! :)

So I followed my directions, and finished up this evening, and my wine is clearing already, but there is a layer of sediment forming in the bottom. What is it, and should it be there?

All very good points! Fortunately I have no intention of going commercial, or even selling a single bottle for that matter. But now I am really rethinking some stuff.

Poll is up!

Wow you guys are great! I am loving the input. There are some great names offered that I had not thought of. I do live near Bone Dry Road BTW in a subdivision called Promise Manor (Promise Manor Winery?) on Promise Trail (Promise Trail Winery?) I think I will wait and hopefully hear from a few...

I see what you are saying. I want it to feel personal, like I am my wine, and not just a name. I am "marketing" to friends and family, but I am hoping to expand that to friends and family of friends and family. So I want the name I choose to be as sincere as the wine I am making. That fact is as...

I am trying to come up with a name for my labels. I am from Alabama, I am an Auburn fan, but my wife and kids like Bama. I was in the Marines. I like football and other sports. I fix helicopters for a medical transport company for a living. I have a wife, son, and daughter. I am trying to come...