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So, what am I doing wrong? My lovely bride who has been very supportive of this winemaking hobby, is also giving me some constructive feedback that a lot of my kits have this "musty basement taste and smell" sometimes maybe a little corky? She also suggested I throw it out here on the forum to...

I was at the LHBS yesterday and saw this discontinued kit with a nice sale price, so I picked it up. It's the finest kit I've ever purchased...16 Liters of concentrate, but no grape skin pack. I haven't found any reviews on it or anyone commenting here on this particular kit. Just curious if...

The instructions on the dry yeast package say to rehydrate first. My guess is that the yeast rehydration sequence is a bit touchy. And while it is more effective to rehydrate, if not done properly the yeast can die and fermentation won't kick off well or at all. So it's just easier and best...

So far I've made four one-gallon batches of mead and none of them have tasted any good. They all have been simple recipes -- honey, water, yeast and nutrients. The latest batch I bottled June 2018. I finally cracked open a bottle after chilling it in the fridge. It does tastes better than my...

Before I pitched the yeast, I stirred the must thoroughly and took a reading which showed a starting specific gravity of 1.098. While waiting for the must to drop a few degrees before I pitched the yeast, I remeasured a little while later and the S.G. climbed back up to 1.100. Thinking that I...

Pitched the yeast, stirring daily as per instructions and checking the S.G. and temp roughly every 12 hours. Here are charts showing the specific gravity and wine temperature (time scale is in hours). I'm very new at this, just wondering what your thoughts are regarding the charts. To my...

Just started making my own wine and mead because I'm cheap. I've made mead from honey that my bees have produced that tasted like parts cleaner, the next round was a bit better, trying a third time hoping for better results. I made some wine from our chokecherries too, wasn't all that great...