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    Sumac wine?

    Has anyone done a sumac wine? I have so many on my property, but still need to positively identify. I believe they are stagehorn sumac. Would love to hear experiences!
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    Tomato Wine

    My husband thinks tomato wine sounds gross. I’ve read that it doesn’t taste like tomato at all. What does it taste like? Would it be insane to add a few jalepenos in with the tomatoes?
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    Passionflower wine?

    Soon I will have an over abundance of these flowers, which will also produce a fruit. I attempted to get pulp out of fruit last year and it was a failure, not much inside. The flowers are so beautiful and fragrant. As our expert resident, @BigDaveK , has often suggested I made a tea. Great...
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    Mead intrigued

    I have not made mead yet, but I am intrigued, especially Metheglin (thank you @Raptor99 for the suggestion). I have been looking at many different recipes and have some questions about the process and if it is different that typical wine process. Seems like what I have read it is suggested to...
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    Elderflower wine

    Any suggestions on a elderflower wine? I think I have enough to do a gallon test batch. Wondering what kind of yeast? Any additives needed?
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    Blackberries, black raspberries and other similar

    With the help of other members on this forum I have decided on my next wine. It will be blackberry. But it could be black raspberry or some other berry. I have identified wild blackberries on my property, and lots of them. But I also have some other berry that I have not identified yet. It’s not...
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    Any other thrifty wine makers out there?

    I am new to wine making. I doubt I will ever create an award winning wine. I don’t even know if I would know what that tastes like. Up until 6 months ago bota box was my go to and I was fine with that. If I had access to Trader Joe’s I would also be happy. But I decided to try and save money by...
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    Broke my hydrometer, help.

    I dropped and broke my hydrometer the other day just as I was going to take a reading. Ordered new one which now is delayed in shipping. I have a batch of DB day 10 in primary. I removed the fruit bag and quit stirring a couple days ago. There is still some slight bubbling going on. Am I safe to...
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    Tips on racking, please

    As a newbie I started out with one gallon batches. My kit came with a mini siphon and that seems to work ok. I recently purchased a 3 gallon carboy, not realizing my mini siphon would not work for racking. 3 gallon is as big as I can go because that’s all I can lift and I can’t justify buying...
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    Advice for other beginners...

    When tasting to decide how much to backsweeten, it’s not a good idea to do that at 9 am. My thought is waiting until at least noon. 🍷🍷🍷🙉
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    Airlock questions from a beginner

    Yesterday I transferred from primary to secondary. I filled the airlock and it was even on both sides. I placed the airlock on and checked to make sure there was a tight fit. There are no bubbles unless I slightly shake the bottle and all the liquid has moved to one chamber. Is this normal...
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    Camden tablets and acid blends

    As I embark on this journey into making wine, I am reading Jack Keller’s book “Home Winemaking” . He recommends not using Camden tablets but instead to use the powder form, specifically potassium metabisulfite rather than sodium. I had purchased a bundle that included bucket, additives, carboy...
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    Persimmon wine, how long does it take to clear?

    This is my first attempt at making wine. Everything seemed to go well in primary. Racked to secondary a week ago with a SG of 1.01. Began clearing immediately, but at day two there was no further clearing. How long should I wait before declaring this a fail? Should I add more pectic enzyme? Also...
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