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CA JUICE
Can any one in CA tell me if the grape crop will be good this year? Reason is I am placing a JUICE order and would like to know if I should buy more if this is a good grape crop. If any one is in...
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tilted wine rack
Hello....planning on putting a small wine cellar in the former cold storage room. I always thought bottles were kept at an angle. I was considering racks angled one inch lower towards the back...
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California Grapes
Does anyone know how go get a hold of California grapes in Georgia? I'm in the Atlanta area and looking for some place that imports for wine makers. I checked out a few of the local vineyards and...
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reconstituting juice concentrate
Hi, I have some juice concentrate but no instructions. How should I reconstitute it? My idea is to sanitize my fermentation vessle, put the concentrate in, then boil some water in a covered pot and...
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How much sugar ferments out?
I just finished the following recipe and am wondering how much sugar remains in the beverage. 5 gallons lemonade (made from frozen concentrate) 5 pounds sugar champagne yeast yeast energizer Starting...
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Help me understand the mouth feel of this prickly pear wine
Not terribly impressed with last years prickly pear wine, but don't understand whats happening..... it feels "thick" in the mouth, almost like a real heavy mead might. Its completely dry, I should...
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Fermentor
I have a question about fermenting barrels/cans. I know there are companies that sell plastic cans that are "food safe". Would using a regular 30 gallon plastic can bought at Home Depot be okay? Also,...
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Concord Grape Wine 1980
I made some grape wine back in 1980 and packed it away. Now I just ran across a few bottles that have been back in the garage since then. I'm taking bets - what's the chance it's any good? Bob
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Degassing Wine
I'm in the middle of making my first two batches of wine using a couple of Ken Ridge kits - Piesporter & Australian Shiraz. The instructions call for adding Potassium Metabisulphite to remove residual...
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red grape juice concentrate
Some recipes I'm making call for the addition of 'red grape juice concentrate' prior to bottling. Problem is, I can't find any...unless that is, Concord juice concentrate is acceptable. Plenty of...
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Re: FREE WINE RECIPES
Re: FREE WINE RECIPES Hope it helps. Arlene ----== Posted via - Usenet Access to over 100,000 Newsgroups ==---- Get Anonymous, Uncensored, Access to West and East Coast Server Farms at! ----== Highest...
 
TN: '06 Pomegrante dessert wine
Last year I posted some notes regarding a small batch of Pomegranate wine we made - really an experiment to see what kind of dessert wine could be made from this fruit (happen to have loads of...
 
Best Bullet for Reloadin 9MM?
I have just bought a S&W 952 Long Slide and was wondering if anyone could advise me as to the best bullet for reloading 9MM for PPC shooting. The gun has a 6" barrel and I could purchase swaged, cast...
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Welches White Grape Raspberry Wine
I just recently started this wine based on Jack Keller's recipe and since there are many posts on the topic I thought I would share my experiences with making this one. I'll start by stating that this...
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Probably a mad suggestion
A number of years ago when the petrol strike was on I filled up my demi johns with petrol (I know I was desperate) as I had not used them for years to make wine. Believe it or not I still have them....
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