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I'm not doing any grapes this yet as I'm getting ready to move to penn state to finish my degree, but would anyone be interested in meeting up down there when the grapes come in? My Syrah and Malbec from last year will be done and bottled by then and I would love to hear some other opinions as...

I have an apple cyser aging right now, that when I took it out of the primary was absolutely horrible. Almost same as you said. But I back sweetened with some frozen Apple concentrate and let it age for about 3 months until I tried it again and it was a lot better. 6 months after that and it's...

At my parents house. That way I can't go over all the time without getting a guilt trip. Pretty effective way to keep from drinking stuff you want to age. Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

I used 6 gallons of apple cider and about 3 pounds of skins from some apples I had dried earlier and made a cyser out of it. It's about 8 months old right now and it's amazing. I'm hiding the rest to let them get over a year old before I drink anymore. Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

This may be a stupid questoin, but when you guys do a pech wine with say 70 ounds or so of peaches, do you use your normal 7 gallon primary or do you use one of the bigger 20 gallon fermenters? I' thawing my peaches right now and am thinking I may have a problem putting it into my normal...

Did you use bentonite at all while going through the primary. Just curious, I'm getting ready to do a strawberry in the coming weeks and am just wondering if that would help with keeping down the sediment...

That's fantastic. I'm not all that artsy on a computer. Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

This may be a stupid question, but so you need to have a fancy label on it? I haven't gotten that far in my winemaking as I use labels I can write all my info on since it's pretty much just be drinking it. But I have a cyser I was thinking about entering to get some feedback on and don't want...

I was wondering has anyone ever tried making a straight strawberry wine with strawberries from the frozen food section? I was in between jobs and missed out on the harvest this year and was thinking this might be a good alternative. Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

I still need to get a test kit for mine. I'm in between jobs right now, so as soon as that little problem gets cleared up I'll be taking care of that. Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

Mine are doing well, I inoculated them with the MLF and am planning in letting them go for three months or so. I stir once a day or so, but other than that I just sit and stare at them ;) luckily I have an apple wine that's almost ready to be bottles along with some other kits I started. I just...

As of now, I'm waiting for most of the gross lees to fall out and the wine to go dry before I do my MLF, then I was planning on using some oak spirals as I do not have a barrel yet and them letting them sit in the carboy for 6 months or so. After that I'm thinking about possibly adding some...

Yeah. That's kind of what I figured. I threw my yeast in and added a little nutrient and haven't had any problems. It smells fantastic!!! Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

Got them racked over to the carboys around 1.000, so they're still going. I'm waiting until they go dry to do the MLF. So far, so good. Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

It's going good right now. I went down and stirred this morning and it seems to be chugging along pretty well. I did get an estimated sg, I think it was around 1.090 or 1.095, so I should have an idea of alcohol content anyway. Now just waiting for it to finish so I can do the MLF. Sent from...

I just started my first buckets from harford winery. I picked them up Saturday and left them sit in my kitchen all day Sunday as I was out celebrating Mother's Day with my mom, I woke up this morning and the buckets had started fermenting all by themselves. I asked the people I got them from and...

I work also. Might run down after i get off. I'm going to have to make a second run though for my Syrah when that comes in though. Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

I'm hoping to go pick up all my stuff at one time. I'm going to call today and make sure they're cool with keeping my juice until my grapes come in. I'm hoping to make a run on the 11th to pick my stuff up. Sent from my iPhone using Wine Making

If you want to try others homemade wine you should ask at the store where you get your supplies if there are any groups around. I live in central Pa and I just found the Susquehanna wine guild. Its a bunch of people who make their own wine and get together with a bottle of what they made for...

When I lived in San Diego we drank a good bit if wine from boutique wineries in temecula. Cost of living is low there compared to some of the other places in California. I'm not sure about the operations end of it, but they distributed their wines to wine bars and places like that where you can...