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I have one 3 gallon batch of apple wine 10% abv(from concentrate) one gallon batch of the same one batch of cranberry 18% abv from concentrate. They both smell skunky. I used lalvin EC-118 Any ideas, can this be corrected?

Hello everybody. Its been a while since I have visited. I am still making wine. I always have something going. Apple wine seems to be the staple around here. Right now I have apple, apple cinnamon, apple vanilla, and cranberry going. The apple cinnamon and apple vanilla are experiments. I...

I just got (from George) 100 corks. I ordered Straight Corks-Perfect Agglomerate #9 X1.50. Thats exactly what I got. They look different than the corks I got with my original wine makers startup kit. Did I mess up? Is the the correct cork that goes in normal .750ml wine bottles?

Baby Watermelon, future wine-------------I hope

I've noticed that the Lalvin Yeast EC-1118 says it will operate at 10 degrees Celcius which I believe to be 50f. Have any of yall noticed a yeast that will operate at a lower tempature?

I have been going over old threads about F-pacs and I am just not getting it. I had 6 gallons of strawberry going. Actually it was a 5 gallon batch and a 1 gallon batch madeat the exact same time. I racked off of the lees today and had enough for 5 gallons total. I used 24 lbs of strawberries to...

Is this the gravity fed filter?

When using Isinglass on a fruit wine (or any other for that matter) do I stir everything back into suspension and then add the Isinglass or do I rack off of the lees and then add the Isinglass? Mjd

Beware of Identity Theft this Easter.

Are any of yall using the bentonite? Are you likeing it? I've noticed that is appears to be the most economical way to clear wine. When I did my Island Mist kit it has isinglas. That stuff started working right away but it looks like you have to buy a package for every wine that you want to...

To set this scene I need to be descriptive of the people in my neighborhood. We are a fairly even mix of Whites (thats me), Blacks, and Hispanics. Us Whites might be the low number. Anyway, after I had bottled the Island Mist Blackberry Cabernet I gave my immediate neighbor who is Hispanic (and...

I am trying to figure out what auto siphon to order. The choices are 3/8 or ½ inch. When I orderd my wine kit it only stated that on hose was coming with it. Is this the ID of the hose or the OD of the hose?

Well, I have discovered I like the fruit wines better so I have a) 3. gallons of apple concentrate b) 1 gallon of strawberry (from 5 lbs of fresh strawberry) c) 1 gallon of Welches cherry-apple-grape concentrate d) 1 gallon of Jumex peach e) 1 gallon of a super crazy experiment from...

I have found out that the 38mm Polyseal Screw Cap does not fit the 4 liter jugs properly. When you lay the jug down in the ole fridge the bottle leaks. You can see when you put the cap on it is not right. Which one do I need to order? The 38 mm cap is advertised for the 1 gallon jug so that...

I know this is not a tractor forum, but I scored a 1969 Power King Tractor today that I have been looking at for 20years on the other side of my fence. It has sat in that one spot forever. Here is what it looks like now</font> Here is what it will look like when I am done.</font>

I am doing one of Jack Keller's recipes for strawberry wine. His recipe is as follows I am not seeing anything for camden tablets or anything like that. Right now I am still a recipe follower so I am not sure when to add these things when I dont see them. Shouldn't I be using some Pectic...

I am doing one of Jack Keller's recipes for strawberry wine. His recipe is as follows [/b] I am not seeing anything for camden tablets or anything like that. Right now I am still a recipe follower so I am not sure when to add these things when I dont see them. Shouldn't I be using some...

I went to our local Hispanic grocery store today to buy strawberries (tomorrows 1 gallon project) and noticed some different juicesl I bought some peach nectar. I noticed the ingedients are as follows-water, peach puree from concentrate, sugar and/or high fructose corn syrup, citric acid...

I noticed this in the extract section in George's online catalog. Do any of yall have an opinion on whether this would make a good mead flavoring? Would this bottle be enough for a 1 gallon batch or to much?

Ok, so I got these new airlocks, a whole bunch of 4 liter jugs and I need advice on a recipe. Well, really, I need a recipe. I went next door to my neighbors to cut some of his Hurricane Ike giant oak trees and noticed that he has a tangerine tree full of tangerines. They are the sour type. I...