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Fermenting seems stalled
I am making a 5 gallon batch of Rhubarb-Raspberry wine. My initial SG was 1.10 after removing pulp bag and topping off. After fermentation for 4 days the SG was down to 1.04 and I racked into a...
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12 years ago
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Wine Labels
Can anyone suggest a good source for the wine labels and the software to allow them to be printed up on my HP printer?
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13 years ago
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need novel names for some wine
I have been getting grapes from other friends and thought it would be neat to name them in respect of some of the features of the people who gave them to me. one batch of grapes I recieved came from...
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A great wine buy
I recently purchased a great red imported Italian wine from a distributor, by the case for only $6 a bottle (750ml bottles) This is a award winning vintage (2008) that turned out to be a great deal....
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14 years ago
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Wheat for winemaking?
Hi folks. I remember years ago making some wine and adding wheat as per the recipe, and it had good taste and body. Now I've taken up the hobby again, I would like to try a carrot wine recipe I have,...
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14 years ago
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wine lables
Where (in the UK) can I buy label blanks for both white and red? All ebay searches seem to pull up is personalised stuff. Many thanks. McKevvy
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15 years ago
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Habanero/Pineapple Wine
I've been challenged by a friend to make a Habenero/Pineapple wine. The desired end result is a cooking wine that's just a little too potent to drink without dilution, and with some sweetness and...
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16 years ago
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Gallons per vine
Is the old adage one gallon of wine per vine true? I have a small lot and would like to plant enough to make a carboy (6 gallon/23L) per year. About how many vines would I need? And, am I looking at...
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16 years ago
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racking 1 gallon jugs of wine
Initially I did 5 gallon batches of beer, and wine is a bit new to me. I have a couple of wines beyond primary right now, and need to rack them to leave the sediment behind. My racking cane is...
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16 years ago
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Shelf life
Is there a shelf life for pectic enzyme and yeast nutrient and if there is, what is it? I have some but haven't used much lately. Dick
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16 years ago
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Mold on cider
After reading the comments about mold in primary fermentation stage; we started 4 gallons of apple cider but the temp was bad and we had green mold on top of the cider (just apple juice let to ferment...
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16 years ago
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Bottling the last half bottle
When bottling wine and you have some left over that will not fill a bottle, what do you do with it? We've been making wine for a few months from a variety of kits. Some are for a demijohn, some...
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16 years ago
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Elderberry secret: an easy harvesting method
The elderberries are just starting to ripen over here. And I already picked about 4 kilo !! Now you can make an excellent wine from elderberries (even a port-like wine) but you have to take care of...
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16 years ago
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Removing glue from wine bottle labels
There has been considerable discussion on this topic, and I've tried a number of different approaches. Most were mediocre at best. Butyrate dope thinner works remarkably well. After scraping the...
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16 years ago
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Wine Kit Recommendations / Good Deals???
Hi there Not long finished a 6 bottle wine kit and I am hooked on home wine making :) Can anyone recommend a good RED wine pack - I am thinking of 30 bottle kits now (although anything considered)? I...
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16 years ago
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Wine Labels? Gummed Paper
Hi there I have a load of home made wine which I am very excited about and am looking for the best method of creating my own wine labels using a pc and printer. I am trying to find A4 gummed paper as...
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16 years ago
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Best way to stop fermentation for a sweet wine
I have a white Zinfandel that's at about 1.050 and I'd like to stop it there for a sweeter wine. I've read about a few ways to stop it but wonder what's the best. I have potassium sorbate, potassium...
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17 years ago
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Yeast Article
Here is a link to an interesting yeast PDF. Joe http://biochemie.web.med.uni-muenchen.de/Yeast_Biol/03%20Yeast%20Metabolism.pdf
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17 years ago
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yeast
Will different yeast give me a different taste in the same wine i make? I see thier is different ALC content,but will this make for a taste that is not the same?
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17 years ago
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Juicing versus boiling vegetables....how to convert?
Alex posted regarding juicing for carrot wine and it leads me to this more general question... Has anyone come up with a rule of thumb quantity conversion for people who are going to juice vegetables...
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17 years ago
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