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I had good luck recently tweaking a Fontana Cab kit for maximum flavor. Fontana is not an expensive kit so I wanted to tweak it up a bit. I under-diluted it so I was making only 5 gallons instead of 6. I added 2 lbs of Star Sapphire grapes (crushed) and 2 lbs of blackberries (crushed) to a...

Hi everyone. I am running low on white wine and need to make a batch soon. I have tried a Master Vintner Chardonnay 6 gallon kit and it turned out fine. However, is there anything better out there? Always looking for better! Would prefer to stay with a 6 gallon size. Also not really...

My son who lives very far away from me sent me a wine kit for Christmas. It is a Fontana Cabernet kit. Ordinarily I would be thrilled, but I just made a batch of Cab a few months ago. Still have 22 or 23 bottles of Cab and 8 bottles of Cab / Merlot blend in the cellar. It was a Master...

I have a question or two about an apple wine I currently have in the secondary. Here is a quick synopsis of what I have done so far. I'm still learning a lot and have only made a few wines so feel free to offer your guidance and help. You won't hurt my feelings. 14 lbs of Staymen Apples (old...

I'm Ed, I'm new here. Recently started making my own wines - love it. Why did I not do this sooner? Background: married, 63, chemical engineer heading into retirement soon. Worked in defense and electric power generation industry doing all sorts of things. My Mom and Dad and Grandparents made...

I am going to try my first apple wine. I have been reading that they are hard to clear. I was thinking of using bentonite at the start of fermentation (like for a grape wine). My recipe does not call for this. Does anyone see an issue if I use the bentonite anyway? Would it hurt anything...