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Hey, I'm on my 4th batch of raspberry wine. I just fermented 2 gallons(6 days). The receipt called for 3 gallons which I followed correctly except for water. Can I add tap water to the must to make up the difference? Thanks for your help Jeff

Hey all, I have 3 - 1 gallon jugs of raspberry wine almost ready to bottle. How best to burp? I've been corking and shaking and releasing Co2, but it seems like it's taking forever and it's still foamy when I shake it. Do I have to remove all of the gas so the corks don't explode while...

Hello, This is my third posting on this site and I wanted to thank all of you for helping me understand the finer points of wine making. New question: I have 2 batches in the second primary stage. In both batches, I drained the overage in to quart-size mason jars and covered with a breathable...

Hello, This is my third posting on this site and I wanted to thank all of you for helping me understand the finer points of wine making. New question: I have 2 batches in the second primary stage. In both batches, I drained the overage in to quart-size mason jars and covered with a...

I just transferred a 1 gallon batch of raspberry wine to the secondary fermenter, when I realized I added french oak chips in with the fruit when loading the bag. I did pour 7 pints of boiling water over it. But that's it. Can someone tell me what I should expect moving forward? Thanks a lot...

Hello, I'm on my second go-round making raspberry wine. I was pleased with the first batch - although it tasted a little watery. Currently I have 4.5 lbs of raspberries sitting in the first primary with 7 pints of water. I boiled in 3 lbs of sugar prior to pouring over the berries...

Help! We bottled 12 bottles of raspberry wine last night. after a considerable effort to burp the co2 out of it. But the corks all have rising slightly over night. We boiled the corks before using them, so they were damp when we corked the bottles. What can I expect will happen now? Thanks...

Hey all! New here, just finishing the second primary of my 1st raspberry wine and I have a question! The wine in the carboy is nice and clear and I'm ready to Burp it and bottle. I'm new and I'm afraid not stabilize my batch. It's been 5 weeks since the primary. If so, what to use. I've...

Hello everybody! I'm new to wine making. I picked 12 pounds of red wine berries to make wine with! So far so good. I just have two questions. 1. My must is now in its 5th day of the primary. But the snap crackle and pop noise is gone. It fact it was mostly gone yesterday. Is this normal? 2...