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I have 5 gal of homemade apple wine melowing still in the carboy, it is super clear but can't bottle for at least another month or two. at my first racking I dropped in 5 whole cinnamon sticks. then removed them at the second racking...boy did it smell good. good luck , I hope all comes out...

I was racking and degassing my wild grape and my apple wine yesterday. I noticed that the grape wine degassed rather quickly, but the apple just kept on foaming like a head on a glass of beer. I was using my cut off plastic spoon with power drill, and after at least a half hour of agitating...

I have 3 gal of wild grape,3gal of concord grape, and 5 gal of apple cin. all were started in august-sept. they have all been racked into the secondary's. first question, my 3 gal of wild grape I racked into the secondary on sept 9th 2011, I plan on racking again this month. should I degas at...

Ok I have to ask... while upo the road at the local farm stand, the farmer told me (after some fermenting talk) that I could have all the pumpkins I want after Oct31st... he said his father used to make batches of pumpkin /spice wine. Is He pulling my crank?????? anyone ver heard of pumpkin...

:) we just moved into our new house last month and there was already a finished rm in the basement ...my wine supplies were stacked up inside the door before she got a chance to claim it!

perfect answer for me (didn't want them in there anyway) guess I'll tell her the light is more important than the Co2

yeh everything is covered..I have/had a fruit fly problem recently, so I upgraded all my airlocks and the new ones have a cap, and my primary buckets are also locked up with lids/airlocks. I have several homemade fruit fly traps, and have caught most of them.

my wife asked about what is bubbling out of my airlocks, once I told her it was basically carbon dioxide gas she wants to move some of her plants in the room. Good Idea? Bad Idea? I just like a clean sanitary room and I am thinking that plants and dirt are not the way to go. anyone have...

stay away from the Craftsman...anything craftsman is junk. I do like any of the other recommendations listed above. Delta,Rigid, Ryobi..all about the same in the $100 range once into the higher end you are basically golden for nice performance in a homeowners unit. for $300 you should be able...

I picked and sqeezed enough concord grapes to get almost three gallons of juice. I added sugar and a little water to adjust my SG and acid level. why is my concord so much lighter than my wild grape? My wild grape has been going since the end of Aug. I just started the concord this week...

this is actually how my grandfather did it for years except the airlock, he used a balloon. this is the only way I can get my wife to drink it. If I crank up the ABV she won't touch it. she sais my 13-14% wine gets her drunk:slp

went to the local farm stand this morning, he was just back from pressing his apples into cider. so I got one gallon of fresh apple cider came home and heated it to 190deg for 5 minutes, let it cool...added half a packet of yeast (champagne) and put it in a 1 gal jug with airlock...see ya in...

I feel like a brain dead zombie sometimes... I used to know all this but after my injury I just can't remember, and my log book was lost in the move last month. I started 5 gal of apple wine on 09/06 I cut up about 20# of apples and put them in straining bags. I made up the difference with...

I checked today and my acid level was around 70 so I added a half gallon of sugar water to the must. I will recheck it later.

thanks for the input, I do use an acid blend when adding to fruit wines.

I have the Acid test kit,strips,and everything needed to adjust. but for some reason this time I got into reading alot of posts and recipes from magazines and other forums that suggested I could wait... My apple has only been going in the primary for just about a week now, maybe I'll check it today.

OK I am not new to wine making but new to wine making (if you understand that) I usually acid test in my must and adjust...but I have been reading alot about adjusting at the first rack? I started my apple wine earlier this week without testing the acid level figuring I could test it at the...

OK I have my nieghbor willing to give me as many concord grapes as I want (benefit of living in Niagara wine country) problem is they are ready NOW! I have apple going in my primary (yes I have only one) Question is: Can I freeze the grapes till I'm ready for them or will it take to much...

thanks for the replies guys...I did make a "trap" last night, went down to put it in the rm and those little suckers were gathered on or around the airlock! that would have been a good time for the shop vac method. also I do not keep bleach in my Room, should I not be wiping my table tops...

them little buggers have invaded my wine making rm. OK now how do all of you control this problem? before I forget... NO open juice or any fruit in my rm NO garbage in my rm, Room is in the basement with glassblock window and no vent. I wipe...