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  1. Kristi

    Question about fermentation time

    Hi guys and gals, I have some strawberry wine going that I started in the first ferment with the fruit around the 17th of this month. I'm putting it into the secondary fermenter right now. At the time of adding the sugar with the fruit and water, the reading was 1.090. Today, it is at 1.000...
  2. Kristi

    Will this still be ok?

    I'm making a persimmon wine which I started about a week ago (on 12/10). I prepared the fruit and the water/sugar mixture, and put the fruit bag with the fruit into the liquid. I took the hydrometer reading and it was 1.100, then got busy that day. As is expected in December, I remained busy...
  3. Kristi

    Do persimmons and strawberries go together well?

    My son brought home almost 2.5lbs of persimmons, and I'm thinking it won't be enough for a gallon of wine. Can I add other fruit, like strawberries? How much would I add?
  4. Kristi

    Strawberry Wine from Frozen Strawberries

    If I want to use frozen strawberries for wine, should I thaw them first? If so, do I add all of the liquid that thaws off of them along with the strawberries? Thanks!
  5. Kristi

    Carboy and Fermentation Bucket Q's

    I haven't yet ventured into doing 5 gallon batches, but I'm thinking I might try the Skeeter Pee recipe for 5 gallons this time, versus a gallon since it takes the same amount of time to do 5 gallons as it does to do 1. My questions are these: Can I use one of the 5 gallon plastic water...
  6. Kristi

    Difference between these two campden tablets?

    I have these ones: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00838WH0W/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 But I also see that these are available and sometimes recommended in recipes: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0064O9HWI/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 Do these work differently? Change the flavor of a brew...
  7. Kristi

    fermentation never started, is it salvageable?

    Hi guys, I expect that I may not have enough info (esp. re: hydrometer readings), but I'll ask anyway. Maybe the answer is simple. Last month I started a gallon of hard cider (this recipe: http://themindtohomestead.com/making-apfelwein/) and one gallon of hard lemonade (from the book True...
  8. Kristi

    Sanitizing EVERYthing

    How do you guys make sure that you sanitize everything you use in the wine making process? I always find one more thing that didn't get sanitized AFTER I dump out my star san mixture. I should just dump it in a big giant bowl and keep it available for sanitizing stuff I forgot. What do you...
  9. Kristi

    A couple of general questions...

    Hi guys, a couple of general questions. When you cover your primary ferment, is it ok to do that with a paper towel and a rubber band, or is it better to use, say, a clean cloth napkin? Also, how do you activate yeast without adding to the final amount of water that is supposed to go into the...
  10. Kristi

    New here and to wine making....

    and I'm sure I'll have many dumb questions. :) I'm Kristi. We just moved to a 1 acre hobby farm last year and one of the things I've wanted to do is to learn how to make fruit wines. A friend offered us some fresh figs off her tree, so I'm making one today, then realized that I have no idea...
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