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Hi all. I received probably 50-60 lbs of expired Medjool dates, that seem to be in great condition. I opened a couple containers and they smelt, and tasted normal, with nothing growing inside the containers ( half pound and one pound containers.) [ahem.. opened a third container that had a...

It started fermenting before introducing commercial yeast, and formed a thin, white, film, on top of the must, that resembles soap scum. The smell is SWEET but, nothing like how the fruit normally smells and is unlike any sweetness I'm accustomed to. ( when stirring, the expected smell...

Hi everyone. SUMMARY: white, floaty bits in wine. Help. I made a batch of portugal wine earlier this year, using Premier Classique yeast, and added 1/4 TSP metabisulphite when racking (2 time) to the 5 gallons of wine. I bottled 10th June, which was a little early, because there seemed to...

A friend gave me a bottle of Lactobacillus Acidophilus supplement. I'm honestly afraid to even open the bottle because me and all my wine are located in a small apartment... Yes, I might be overthinking but, I do believe that the possibility of contamination exists. What do you all think? Lol

I'm Caribbean based and didn't grow up tasting wine at all. ( 43yo) This journey was started late last year, for the purpose of saving money. 12 beers cost 'X' but, with fruit and sugar, I can make 5x the amount of wine, with a higher alcohol content for the same $$ AND occupy my racing mind...