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Anyone Selling Catawba Grapes or Juice?

I am from Indiana, and looking for someone close-by to purchase some Cataba grapes or some Catawba juice from. Any infor...
4 comments posted 21yrs
posted by jfouts1979
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by jfouts1979

Campden VS Hot Water

We have been making fruit wine for over 40 years. We have always used Campden tabs or metabisulfite. We also utilize fr...
13 comments posted 21yrs
posted by andiez
13 comments posted 21yrs posted by andiez

Hotter vs. Cooler Ferment

When fermenting a big red style, is it better to ferment at the upper end of the recommended range, or the lower end? I...
8 comments posted 21yrs
posted by tcoleman
8 comments posted 21yrs posted by tcoleman

Too much Water?

Hi All, First batch of home made. I've got through primary ferment, secondary and added the finings on Saturday. After...
11 comments posted 21yrs
posted by JLdeleteGibbs30
11 comments posted 21yrs posted by JLdeleteGibbs30

H2S - how fast will it disappear

Hello group I have a strawberry wine that has developed H2S. Probably because I did not get it off the lees in time. I...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by martin
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by martin

wierd floaters

I went to pop the cork on the last bottle of my first wine, a concord/niagra Welchs and strawberry wine, and found quit...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by mattmika
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by mattmika

powdery mildew

For all of us who grow wine grapes, and have been scratching our heads with all the powdery mildew, here's an interesti...
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by jchorniak
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by jchorniak

Gallon batches - first container is...?

Hi. Just bottled my first 6 gallon batch of red, truly fun experience. Now I am looking at some speciality 1 gallon bat...
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posted by dave1225
8 comments posted 21yrs posted by dave1225

Magazines for winemaking?

I currently have a subscription to WineMaker Magazine. Are there any other good ones out there? Maybe something a bit mo...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by hombrewdude
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by hombrewdude

Sour

Just to let you guys know, the white must that I had done like red wine ( skins and pulp in the must) was extremely sou...
5 comments posted 21yrs
posted by roycl.
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by roycl.

Re: cucumber wine

Hello, I was out in my garden yesterday, and I have an abundance of cucumbers sitting in my fridge right now. Having ma...
10 comments posted 21yrs
posted by ask4it
10 comments posted 21yrs posted by ask4it

UK damson wine?

Hi all! we are the proud owners of some damsons scrumped from the hedgerow. Does anyone have a favourite recipe for a g...
4 comments posted 21yrs
posted by les.frontalclaire
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by les.frontalclaire

Lalvin EC-1118 same as RedStar Premier Curvee?

The information at Jack Keller's website and the information in Lum's manual both speak very favorably about "Lalvin EC...
4 comments posted 21yrs
posted by trapbum
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by trapbum

trying to save a batch of chokecherry please advise

hi, my folks are making some chokecherry wine, their second year doing so. against my advise they pitched fleischmanns...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by northcountry
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by northcountry

Rhubarb rhubarb

I have a rhubarb patch which is threatening to take over the garden and I thought I might make a batch of wine with it,...
9 comments posted 21yrs
posted by kathy.doyle
9 comments posted 21yrs posted by kathy.doyle