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I am planting some grape vines and wonder if it matters of the row orientation. The reason I ask is because I figure if the rows are N/S, then the vines will shadow out the others. If E/W, they will all get equal amounts of sun. Where I want to plant, N/S is more practical, but will take the...

Newbie help Oh, I should add that this was a wine kit. It was very clear before I transferred it to another bucket.

I am on my first wine. It is a white Zin. Everything went as planned; however, today was the day to bottle. I decided to transfer the wine to another bucket to prevent getting sediment into the bottles. But when I started transferring it, I sucked up some sediment so now the wine is cloudy...

I haven't checked it since I put it in the secondary 2 weeks ago. Is it okay for me to take the lid off and check it? The reason I ask is if it is not fermenting, then oxygen will get into the space and I read that is not good for the wine. Bob

Hi, it has been two more weeks and now it has stopped fermenting all together. Should I be concerned? Blob

I don't have a name for you right now since it is at home, but I did buy the yeast from a wine supply store or a winery. I visited both the same day and bought yeast for wine.

All the recipes we found called for 2.5 to 3 lbs sugar per gallon for elderberrys. Yes, that sure is a lot of sugar. As for the readings, I'm new at this and I don't think I took the reading correctly, so I am not too sure. I think it was near 1.1 (I think I misread it the first time)...

I am making my first wine. I am using elderberries I picked from my land last fall. I have followed instructions I found online and also in a book. I can't remember exactly, but I used about 20 lbs of berries, 18lbs of sugar, total of 6 gallons of liguid, among other ingredients. The first...