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  1. pandakatelyn

    DangerDave's Dragon Blood Wine

    Alright yall, I got some elderberry. How do I add this?! Vinter's Best Wine Base
  2. pandakatelyn

    DangerDave's Dragon Blood Wine

    I did use lemon, and it was a bit deeper red than the original.
  3. pandakatelyn

    DangerDave's Dragon Blood Wine

    I have! It was a huge hit and I actually prefer the cherry blend. Its subtle but the flavor is there.
  4. pandakatelyn

    Moldy corks after storing wine on their sides

    I bought synthetic from a local supplier and had great results. No more Amazon corks!
  5. pandakatelyn

    Moldy corks after storing wine on their sides

    That was my suspicion! I had just started to use these corks. Time to chuck 'em and start again.
  6. pandakatelyn

    Moldy corks after storing wine on their sides

    I am using #8 corks and a portuguese floor corker.
  7. pandakatelyn

    Moldy corks after storing wine on their sides

    I leave quite a bit of space, I think. I usually spray everyone down with a star-san mixture and dry before capping. This is one of the bottles I've had since Jan. One of my dragonsblood was a goner, it had a mold bit floating in it. I'm wondering if its the corks, since I tried a new brand this...
  8. pandakatelyn

    Moldy corks after storing wine on their sides

    I made it, and let it sit upright for 5 days before storing laying down. The ambient temp is usually around 67-70. I also use heat-shrink capsules on my bottles.
  9. pandakatelyn

    Moldy corks after storing wine on their sides

    I kept some bottles (ranging from dec '20 to march '21) on a wine rack in my dining room, and popped open one today to discover mold on the cork. 3 other bottles were also molding. I use star-san sanitizer and am immaculate about cleaning. How do i prevent this? Was it because I stored them on...
  10. pandakatelyn

    DangerDave's Dragon Blood Wine

    It's been kept at 75f with a brew belt. I used the recipe for dragonsblood with yeast nutrients and energizer in the beginning. I unfortunately don't have pH testing equipment.
  11. pandakatelyn

    DangerDave's Dragon Blood Wine

    I think I have a stuck fermentation. I started a dragonfruit triple berry blend on 3/27 with a starting sg of 1.100. I used a new yeast(premier redstar rouge) that took about 2 days to start foaming and show signs of it working. It dropped about .10 a day until 4/9, and now it's been at 1.040...
  12. pandakatelyn

    DangerDave's Dragon Blood Wine

    Love the dry-erase card on your carboy! super smart. gorgeous coloring.
  13. pandakatelyn

    DangerDave's Dragon Blood Wine

    I've wanted to make a pineapple or black cherry batch...would I be able to add juice to the recipe? I've found pineapple juice (easy to find) but also black cherry juice at my local grocer, and curious how to incorporate that in. Currently doing a lemonbalm/strawberry herbal wine, so trying to...
  14. pandakatelyn

    DangerDave's Dragon Blood Wine

    One last question.. This is the first recipe I've used outside of a kit, and I'm curious why you leave the lid loose/cover with towel and not use an airlock? Hoping for some education! Just got a PLAATO airlock for some other brews and wanted to give it a whirl with a DB.
  15. pandakatelyn

    DangerDave's Dragon Blood Wine

    Let me know how you like it! I'm making a list to hit up my local shop this weekend.
  16. pandakatelyn

    DangerDave's Dragon Blood Wine

    Got 3 batches in the works now...cherry very berry is in the carboy to clear, and 2 tropicals are going. Pineapple, mango, strawberry blend. One has peaches and I plan on adding peach flavoring towards the end for that extra punch. Going to be tasty for hotter months.
  17. pandakatelyn

    DangerDave's Dragon Blood Wine

    Starting a new batch soon. Was curious if anyone has tried adding pineapple or orange juice in place of the lemon?
  18. pandakatelyn

    Vinter's Best Wine Bases?

    Hello! Very very new winemaker here. I'm exploring different avenues, and I stumbled across the Vinter's Best Wine Base and was curious if anyone has had success with it. I really want to make a rhubarb wine for spring, and this *seems* like a good idea. I wanted to get some opions. How do I...
  19. pandakatelyn

    DangerDave's Dragon Blood Wine

    Oooo, I need to try that!! I used white zin last time and I was curious what it'd be with a darker wine.
  20. pandakatelyn

    DangerDave's Dragon Blood Wine

    It's actually the landlords! I wish I owned it haha. I honestly don't know anything about it.
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