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No, both had been aging after completing fermentation for at least 3 months. I did however put the apple in an oak barrel when I aged it. Just messing with the flavor a little. I blended straight out of the barrel into fermentation bucket. I did not degass again or filter as I filtered both of...

I took a homemade apple wine that I was bulk aging for about 4 months and blended it with a Muscato. After I got the blend I liked, I let it set for about 24 hours prior to bottling. About 4 days after bottling, some of the corks started popping. So, I have a couple of questions. 1 did this...

Thanks. I thought that the apple could stand on its own, but thought it would be neat to try and blend.

Have made a from scratch apple wine and a friend of mine said that any hard fruit wines need to be blended with a grape wine. I started a kit moscato to blend. Are there any references I should look up before I start?

Thanks. I have only done kits in the past and followed directions with good result. This is my first from scratch attempt. I like filtering kits, it seems to mellow without taking away taste, but not sure what it will do with this hard fruit wine. Will let you know in about 4 months :)

Made my first from scratch wine. An apple wine, used bentonite for fining. It was difficult to incorporate and seemed to make my wine muddled. I always filter my wine before bottling, so I was told I needed a fining agent. Any suggestions on what would be best to use in the future?