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    Chocolate Raisin Wine?

    Hi, After making 2 large batches of Wine which turned out "okay", and 1 large batch of Mead back in 2007 thru 2009, I got rid of my glass carboys (too dangerous with 2 young kids around). I'd like to get back into it, as all of my bottles are long gone. This time around, I'm going to buy...
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    Almost bottling time for varietal mead

    Hi, I have about 7 gallons of gorgeous looking mead almost ready for the bottle. Hard to believe I started this in early May of 2008! I was planning on bottling it in summer of this year (well, actually, in spring of this year to coincide with the birth of my daughter, but I never got...
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    Wine Expert Wine Conditioner

    I was just wondering how many people here have had "issues" with Wine Expert Wine Conditioner? I had an absolutely wonderful peach wine last year made with EC-1118 which I then fined, filtered, sulphited, and then finally back-sweetened with Wine Expert's so-called, "Wine Conditioner". Now I...
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    First taste of awesomeness! (Peach, Mixed Berry)

    Hi all: Some of you may remember that I started a 6 gallon peach wine back on August 17th. After racking several times, fining and filtering, and about 2.5 months of bulk aging, I finally bottled the peach yesterday. The hydrometer showed a 0.90, and because the recipe started out as a...
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    Red from Japanese Kyoho?

    Hi, how likely would Japanese kyoho grapes make a good red wine? Kyoho are red, quite large grapes. To my beginner, unsophisticated, untrained palette, they seem like they would make a nice one. They have that "sore throat" aftertaste, which I assume is caused by tannic acid. You can see...
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    Second racking: topping up

    \Hi, I just did my 2nd racking after a 10 day sit on the lees, as recommended by my recipe book. HOWEVER, there was a *lot* of sediment, and I ended up having to compensate for about 3 litres of wine (3/4 of a gallon!). Mind you, my original wine level when going from primary to secondary was...
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    Want to make a quick, small batch of hootch. :p

    Hi, I have my first batch of wine (peach, 6 gallons) in secondary now. I have been trying to follow recipe and sanitation instructions to the letter, with the ultimate goal of producing a very fine wine to be bottled and consumed about 8 months to a year from now. (BTW: what is the expected...
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    This is pretty cool

    Have you guys seen this? The site shows photos of microscopic views of various wines. http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/micro/gallery/wine/wine.html They also have a page showing various beers. http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/beershots/index.html I wonder what ingredient is linked to each...
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    When I look at my secondary...

    When I look at my secondary from my very first batch, and see the bubbling action, and witness the "weather system" (it's like a mini-hurricane in a 6 gallon mini-ocean of wine) I think, "I have to wait several months before I can enjoy this"? As one of those, "compulsive shopper, want it...
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    Misc. questions

    Hi, a couple of days ago I racked my first batch (a peach must) from primary to secondary. I did not add sulphite when doing so, but I rinsed my carboy, plastic tubing, etc. out with sulphite and then rinsed with water afterward. The carboy is now sitting in a room with the air conditioner set...
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    Question on racking to secondary

    Hi: My peach must will soon be ready for racking from primary to secondary. When I do the transfer, should I put the tube as close to the bottom of the secondary carboy as possible to avoid oxygenation? Or, should I hold it near the top so that the wine splashes so that I can introduce as...
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    Hydrometer reading failure

    How "important" is it to have an accurate hydrometer reading when you first prepare the must? My readings, taken multiple times, ranged from "table wine" down to "dessert wine" depending on how I held the hydrometer. I'm embarrassed to say that, I used the hydrometer's shipping container to...
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    "Sanitation Jug" : Cap rusting

    Hi: I have a 1 gallon jug which contains a 50 gram sulphite / water solution, used for equipment sanitation. I have only started using it yesterday, yet the cap is already showing signs of rust! I will try to find another cap ASAP, but I am currently using this jug twice daily. Should I be...
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    Substitute 100% white grape juice for concentrate?

    Hello: A recipe requires a litre of white grape concentrate, but I can't seem to find any in my area. I assume it would be possible to use 100% grape juice instead? If so, what would the quantity needed be? For example, 1 litre of concentrate + 8 litres of water would become something like...
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    Finings : Substitutes OK?

    Hello: I have plenty of bentonite finings on hand, but a given recipe is asking for Claro K.C. finings. Would I run into any problems if I were to substitute with bentonite? Thanks and best regards...
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    Make bread with WINE yeast? :D

    I'm sure many people getting into home brewing have tried to make wine or beer using regular bread yeast. But I was just curious...what would the likely results be if you made bread using wine yeast? Would you end up with regular tasting bread? Or something completely different? If I had...
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    1% ABV wine (stupid Japanese laws)

    Hi: I was planning to brew my first batch of wine, here in Japan. I spent hundreds of dollars getting all the equipment and supplies I would need to brew 6 gallons (the equipment purchased within Japan, or shipped from outside the country, all result in exhorbitant costs). I ordered 7 kg. of...
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    New to wine making! Acid blend, top-up, etc. questions

    Hello: I am preparing to make my first batch of wine. I have decided on the raisin wine recipe, from the "Winemaking" book by Anderson & Anderson. I have pretty much everything I need to get started, but before I begin I would like to ask the following questions. - I have a 25 litre (5...
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