Winemaking Craft Forum

Trying to fix up high acidity late in the game / other missed steps

I made my first batch of wine (ever) using Concord grapes grown in my yard. I'm sure I made a bunch of mistakes. I thin...

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posted by shalomshachne

4 comments posted 16yrs posted by shalomshachne

brandy

anyone have a recipe or 'formula' for making brandy. have 35 gallons of apple wine in the basement & understand that bra...

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posted by weavcowinory

11 comments posted 16yrs posted by weavcowinory

More vigour than ever on my vines

Last year,I received some very useful comments from this Group on how to control the vigour of my vines in England(Bacc...

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posted by michael.ibbotson

5 comments posted 16yrs posted by michael.ibbotson

Mead Recipe

Any one have a can't miss recipe for mead? Got some extra honey this year. TIA JB

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posted by jrbnospam

8 comments posted 16yrs posted by jrbnospam

making wine from grape juice....from ASDA.

Hi everyone, I remember sometime fairly recently someone asking about fermenting pure grape juice. Well I'm just about...

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posted by vicko_zoomba

2 comments posted 16yrs posted by vicko_zoomba

Storing of extra juice

Hi to all, Apart from the main demijohn, I usually store extra juice in smaller demijohns/or bottles. I use this extra...

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posted by fishziblu

5 comments posted 16yrs posted by fishziblu

Sterilizing Alternative

I have been buying the sterilizing powder for bottles etc. for a while now and I am wondering if the tablets and liquid...

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posted by Nothere

4 comments posted 16yrs posted by Nothere

Bottled red wine

Some of you may recall that I have been having problems with my 2006 Regent red wine.It seemed tannic and rather harsh...

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posted by michael.ibbotson

3 comments posted 16yrs posted by michael.ibbotson

Amateur Winemakers of Nebraska meeting

The Amateur Winemakers of Nebraska will have their second meeting on Thursday May 27 at 7 P.M. See newineclub.org for de...

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posted by barth

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AZ Wine Makers Meeting on May 15

AZ Wine Makers will be meeting this Saturday (May 15, 2010) in Mesa, Arizona. This is an amateur wine making club that...

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posted by greg

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Over 4 Decades of Dan Fitzpatrick's Books, Papers & Thoughts - All FREE.

Over 4 Decades of Dan Fitzpatrick's Books, Papers & Thoughts - All FREE. No Ads with these either!. (click link) http:/...

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posted by zeusrdx

0 comments posted 16yrs posted by zeusrdx

Stopping wine at one week

In the past I've made wine from kit-concentrates and also country wines from fruit. Last August the local (uk) s/market...

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posted by montebrasite4

24 comments posted 16yrs posted by montebrasite4

Hydrometers less useful than we thought?

We use hydrometers to gauge sugar content. Since hydrometers measure solubles solids and soluble solids are mostly suga...

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posted by errollo

5 comments posted 16yrs posted by errollo

prunings

I've just collected all the prunings from my vineyard to burn them. Is it wise to put the ashes back into the soil? Log...

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posted by fishziblu

4 comments posted 16yrs posted by fishziblu

cloudy wine

Im an experienced home fruit wine maker and my usual wine is Braeburn apple. I've never had a problem making this and i...

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posted by vicko_zoomba

11 comments posted 16yrs posted by vicko_zoomba