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Thought I'd just post a pic and a couple of thoughts on my most recent batch of rhubarb wine, bottled last week. This was made with rhubarb I harvested last summer and froze. This particular batch was made from the stuff I had leftover after making raspberry rhubarb which turned out quite...

I have a batch of raspberry rhubarb going, just transferred it into secondary (SG is 0.995, so it's ready). pH is 3.5, haven't tested TA (ordered some supplies to start doing it). It has a decent taste - quite tart/acidy right now, but it's young and I plan on backsweetening. One thing I'd...

I started a batch of cheap Pinot Grigio yesterday (with a few tweaks, of course), and, based on some recent comments and experience with a FWK, I decided to try a yeast starter/nutrient regimen. I started with Go-Ferm yesterday per the instructions. Next step is Fermax, but I'm not certain how...

Okay, I have a couple of kits sitting in the bulk aging stage, but I'm already getting comments from the wife and other relatives - "when is it going to be ready?!" 😁 I'm hoping to whip up something quick that's halfway decent (if that's even possible) to get them off my back. Anyone have a...

Based on previous posts, I decided to pick up a Luna Bianca kit. Just received a text from FedEx - it's on the truck for delivery today! I've never made a white kit - any general tips or specific to this kit? Sounds like many of you seasoned vets split the fpac, so I'll give that a try.

On very short notice I am now the proud owner of a 55 gallon drum or so full of late season pears. Of course I'm going to make wine out of them. It sounds like there are more where those came from, and I'll likely be able to harvest them in the future, so I'm looking into efficient methods...

Hey all - since there's no fruit available around here this time of year (we call it mud season), and I just finished up bottling a batch of rhubarb, I thought I'd try a kit. Took delivery of a Mystic Red box the other day. Took quite a beating on the way here, but everything appears to be...

I have been gathering rhubarb over the last couple weeks to fill up my empty carboys, and I have a couple of questions: The amount of rhubarb required per gallon seems to be all over the place in the various recipes. Looking for opinions on how much I should use for a 5 gallon batch. Pectic...

So, I've been getting ready to bottle 2 - 3 gallon batches of pear wine I made last fall. Both were somewhat cloudy, so I tried various methods to get them to clear - added pectic enzyme and cold-shocked - and they both remained on the cloudy side. Fast-forward to about a week ago, and I...

Hey, everyone - I am definitely a noob when it comes to winemaking, but I have done beer in the past, so I do have a basic understanding of the process. We are having a bumper crop of pears this year, so I thought I would try some wine for a change. I made a batch last weekend using a recipe...