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Hi Bernard, Never made turnip wine, but Jack Keller has a couple of recipes you might be interested in: http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/request150.asp Regards, GF.

You might find one of these useful: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1580171052/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1580171052/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 Regards, GF.

How old? If it's only a year or 2 old & has been stored properly, it should be just fine. I routinely use 2 or 3 year old acid blend, yeast nutrient/energizer, DAP, etc... with no issues whatsoever. I purposely buy more than I need at the time, just so I'll have it on hand when I want it. As...

They perform the same function & it's mostly personal preference, BUT; if you have significant temperature and/or barometric pressure fluctuations, there can be pressure differences in the carbouy, resulting in "suckback" with the 3 piece airlock. This is when the liquid in the airlock gets...

I'd like to win this one: Winexpert Selection Italian Brunello Style with Grape Skins. I haven't ordered from you yet, I haven't really needed anything that I can't get locally. At some point I will. Regards, GF.

When it comes to wine, I make fruit wine (non-grape) and mead. I've never made a grape wine & I've never made wine from a kit. I mostly use fresh fruit & for the last several years have mostly formulated my own recipes, or tweaked the recipes of others to my own preferences. Some fruits are very...

I'd drink those. Nice photo Jeri! Regards, GF.

Not sure about "resistant" fruit trees, but you might find this useful: http://extension.missouri.edu/p/g7190 Regards, GF.

Hey Tasunka, imagine seeing you here! :D Regards, GF.

Nottingham ale yeast is my goto yeast for cider & graff, works great, goes to 9% reliably, floccs well; works great! Regards, GF.

My cherry melomel is not quite 2 years old & at 16%, still rather hot. Got the vanilla beans from the local organic store's bulk section. They weren't as fresh or moist as they could've been. I was a little concerned about the beans adding some bitterness after being in for so long. I'll have to...

Here in Montana there are really only a couple of varietals to choose from, none of them spectacular. Clover, alfafa & "wildflower" are the most common, and those all go for about $3/lb, depending on where you buy, and for what it is, I think that's a bit overpriced. You can get knapweed honey...

Hi Jeri: I'm wondering how much flavor you're getting from that 1/2 vanilla bean. I have 6 gallons of cherry melomel going right now & added 2 split & scraped vanilla beans a few months ago, but there's no discernible vanilla flavor or aroma. I was hoping for a bit in the background to...

I've never used the whole fruit, but I've used the "Just Aronia Berry" juice from Knudsen. I've found that the aronia berry flavor is quite mild, easily overpowered by other flavors. I've done some taste testing mixing various ratios of aronia berry juice with other juices & every time, the...

Use a free-standing ladder to pick by hand. Keep your dog/critters away from the tree while you spread a tarp & shake the tree branches. If you have a few helpers, you could have them spread a tarp & hold it up off the ground while somebody shakes the tree branches. You might be able to use some...

Sounds normal to me, Haskap are deciduous & therefore lose their leaves in autumn. They usually turn yellow, then brown & fall; often they fall while still yellow. Sounds like normal Haskap life cycle to me. As far as disease goes, many varieties of Haskap are susceptible to powdery/downy...

I make plum wine every year, but I bulk age it for 1 year & then bottle. It usually only lasts about another year, maybe year & a half, I think it's pretty tasty. Regards, GF.

I'm curious to know how this turns out. I'll be making a 3 gallon batch with pure blueberry juice as soon as temps cool down enough, probably Oct. Did you add anything other than yeast? (sugar, tannin, raisins, etc...) Regards, GF.

I've discovered that some varieties of haskap have much better flavor than others. I have Tundra, Cinderella & Aurora; Aurora has, by far, the best flavor of all three. The other two aren't bad, just not as good. Also, 3 varieties make for much more genetic diversity, better pollination & better...

I've never used a wine kit. I'm not opposed to them, I just never used one. Regards, GF.