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I am new to the forum (June) and I had just gotten used to the old website. Now with the new upgrade I am lost looking for things. Please tell me I am not the only one. I liked to read the old new post list to see where things were with people now I can't find it. Help me navigate!

4 gallons unsweetened pineapple juice. 64 ounces Activz coconut water power make two gallon 1 gallon water 14 pounds sugar 3 ½ teaspoons acid blend 2 teaspoons tannins 6 campden tablets 3 teaspoons pectic enzymes 3 teaspoons yeast nutrients 3 teaspoons yeast energizer 1 package port yeast This...

Hi all, I have this strawberry rhubarb wine that I over sugared SG 1.150 my mistake. Anway the fermention is at SG 1.050 now and I think the yeast are about done with it. I just read about dessert wine and it said that the SG needs to be 1.040 or above. My question is could someone...

Hi all me again. I over sugared my wine by a couple of pounds. I totally screwed up my calculation. What are my options. My starting SG was 1150 and the yeast have only gotten that down to 1100 in four days. How screwed am I. Thanks for your replies Hallie

I have a blueberry peppermint wine that I am about to bottle. I will be using encapsulated yeast and champagne bottles to get the sparkle. My problem is that I want this to be a sweet wine as well. Do anyone know how long it take for encapsulated yeast to cause carbonation and how much...

Good evening, This may sound silly of me being a newby and all, but I am thinking about entering the upcoming amateur wine competition coming up in November. I have a simple watermelon wine that I am about to bottle. I don't expect an award but I would like to see how it would be judged...

Good day everyone Does or have any of you make a lemon lime wine from raw fruit. Does anyone have a recipe for a wine using the actual fruit instead of juices from concentrate. I am about to start a wine using the fruit and I was hoping for some help. I am looking for something a little more...

Good day all and thanks in advance for any help you all provide. I have a 4 month old watermelon wine (My first) that I am dying to bottle. The recipe calls for waiting until December but my mind and taste buds say bottle it now. It's clear as a bell and taste believe it or not just like...

I am having delusions grandeur. After 4 months brewing wine I am already envisioning wines of award winning caliber. So far there has not been one wine I started that I haven't screwed up in some way. Each defeat makes me want to produce a decent wine. Maybe some day, lol. Any way I am...

Good evening, I am new to wine making barely 4 months into it. I got started with a recipe off the internet for watermelon wine and a prayer and now I am hooked. After racking this weekend I came away with a SG reading of 1.008 and a ABV reading of 16%. My problem as I see it is this. I...