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I want to know more about this harvester you designed. The dandelions are just starting to bloom here. ;)

Almost need to build yourself a whole other kitchen to make wine in. I use the floor, don't have enough counter space to keep them up off the ground.

So, I made some wine from orange juice; I had a friend who had about 5 gallons of orange juice they didn't want, and so I snatched it up. Sorry guys I didn't think to take any pictures. I did some reading before I tried this, and it was actually fairly difficult to find much about orange wine...

@TxBrew This is a pretty cool contest you have going on! I hope you enjoy my photo of a morel mushroom! :)

I made some last year, like Rodnboro said, I found it easiest to pick the top, grab at the bottom, squeeze, and twist. Way easier than using scissors on all those dandelions. Definitely want to do it right away. As soon as you pick them, I figure you have about 5 hours before it's super hard to...

Blow your own from glass, that's my opinion.

My experience so far with Concord is make it stronger than you think you're going to want it. If there isn't enough alcohol in it it tends to taste musty. At least this is my own experience, but I've only been making wine about a year. Have made a few batches of Concord though already. I thought...

Well I guess that all makes enough sense. Thanks for the information guys. I just wish I could find as good a deal on wine yeast as you can on distiller's yeast. The price of the yeast alone is almost enough for me to want to use the distiller's yeast and choke it down.

Hey guys, I was wondering about yeast strains, and the different tastes that they produce. Recently I bought a 1lb bag of dry distiller's yeast and have made a few gallons of wine with it, as well as the sugar wash that I bought it for. I was interested in knowing how the wine would turn out...

Just thought I would say I've made 4 or 5 different types of wine this year, and so far my favorite is my most recent, apple wine. I am just starting wine making this year, but it has been a foray I will never forget. I made two gallons of Apple wine this year. One from store bought apple juice...

I've made wine from juice a number of times now, this is how I do it when making it in the jug. I'd take a 1 gallon jug of juice, 1 cup of sugar more if you want more alcohol in it; I wouldn't use more than 2 cups, that would put it at roughly 12-13% depending on the juice, and 1 packet of...

I thought the same thing, but being a beginner myself I didn't want to instill confidence if it was in fact mold.

Every batch I've made so far I just used a 4 foot long piece of food grade vinyl hose. I grab the hose in a closed fist, with the end of it about in the middle of my hand. Stick my mouth in the area between my thumb and index finger and suck. Doesn't touch the hose, works great. Haven't had a...

Welcome to the forum, glad to have ya here! Best beginner tip out there, just do it! It's super easy, and you can make some awesome wines for really cheap!

Awesome! When this finishes out, you have to give it a sampling and let us know how it turns out! Sounds delicious.

Provided it's just rust that is the issue, give electrolysis a shot. If it's not only rust in it that you're worried about, give it a 15-24 hour vinegar bath, wash it off good, then try electrolysis. Here is a short-ish video on how to make an electrolysis setup...

Curious if you used real maple syrup or the fake manufactured stuff? Sounds like it would be pretty good, might have to make a batch myself come this spring when I start up the annual maple syrup 'factory'..

Having a glass of dandelion wine that I made back in May of this year. First wine I have ever made. Tastes pretty good!

Welcome to the forum H.D. :) I'm fairly new myself, good to see I'm not the only newbie around here. Glad to have ya with us here!

Haha, no worries there Rod, no insult taken. It is definitely floating yes. I do have a really narrow graduated cylinder, so I have to make sure it's floating every time I check it, it's a ritualistic thing at this point; if I don't, sometimes it will sit on the edge of the cylinder and get...