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Thanks for the tips everyone. :)

I've seen the big plastic carboys and I'm wondering do they impart any off taste to your wine? I'm a wee bit prejudiced against plastic anyhow. I'm just wondering if glass is better or if there really isn't a difference. Second question is, does headspace matter for primary fermentation? I...

Interesting, thanks for the tip. What does the freezing do to the fruit?

Oh, and the recipes I will be using for my first few batches are all one gallon batches. As I said, I wanted to make sure this was something I was going to enjoy doing before purchasing the big 6 gal. carboy. :h

Well I'm thinking of starting three off with a couple of weeks in between: peach, blueberry, and plum.

Yeah, I didn't want to get the big carboy just yet. Wanted to make sure this was going to be a hobby I will stick with before I brought in the big guns.

One of the super mods said I should post a list of what I have so far, so folks could recommend anything I might need, but don't have yet. So here is what I have so far. Airlock - 3 piece Gum Stopper, #6 Drilled Rubber Gum Stopper, #6 Solid Corks Straining Bag, Coarse Siphon Stem...

Thanks for the tip! As per equipment...I just ordered a ton of stuff from Grapestompers. I will post the list in a bit. Baby, and sick hubby to put to bed first.

Hello all, My name is Tracey. I recently turned 30 and decided I needed to make homemade wine. My father made homemade wine for many, many years and I have some very fond memories and not so fond memories (the year the carboy full of dandelion wine broke in the basement near the wood stove)...