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I usually run my fruit through a blender / food processor when making a must. Can I leave strawberry tops on when I do this? As a related question, what does cutting the tops off of 16lbs of strawberries do to a person's sanity?

My recipe calls for all of the following, which it seems to indicate can all be added to the must at the same time, 24 hours prior to adding yeast: - Yeast Nutrient - Acid Blend - Pectic Enzyme - Campden Tablets Elsewhere I have read that I should not add the pectic enzyme at that time, but...

Any idea what these little tubes are that came with my hand corker?

My small auto siphon I use with one gallon carboys fits in a dish pan. The 24" autosiphon I use with three gallon carboys does not fit in a regular dish pan. Is it okay to use something like this to sanitize with sodium metabisulfite and/or oxyclean...

This person is making mead: After two weeks he is racking and adding fruit. (Blueberries, cherries ran through a food processor.) I am not making mead. I am making a persimmon wine roughly following this recipe. I've just racked off the primary fermentor bucket into glass carboys. It's...

My kit instructions say to wait 3 weeks to several months before racking into another carboy and adding campden tablets. It's been about 3 weeks, but some of these have hardly cleared at all. I would like to rack off the lees into another carboy but let them continue aging (without sitting on...

I ran out of the packets which came with my kit, so I ordered this from Amazon. I mix 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) with 1 gallon of warm water. When I shake it up, it doesn't seem to get as cloudy, or smell as strong, as what came with the kit. Is this ok to use for cleaning my equipment? Is the...

Hi I'm new to all this. I racked my peach wine (left) off of the primary fermenter (bucket) into the secondary fermenter (glass carboy with airlock) about a week ago. I racked the blackberry (right) from primary to secondary just earlier today. Both seem to have a large amount of sediment at...