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carboy purging

READ IN A BOOK ABOUT THE DESIRE TO KEEP AIR AWAY FROM WHITE WINES DURING RACKING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID OXIDATION...
5 comments posted 21yrs
posted by dlowe34731
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by dlowe34731

starter kit

Where's the best site to get a starter kit from? I'm looking at getting the $80 one on this page: http://www.thebeeress...
6 comments posted 21yrs
posted by russ
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by russ

Sweetness

I have a white zin kit I fermented to dryness (0.998), and want to sweeten it to a semi-sweet. Is there an SG chart sho...
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posted by MatthewGivens
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by MatthewGivens

Blackberry wine

I have some highly concentrated blackberry juice that I will make into wine. I diluted some juice with water to brix 18...
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posted by billfrazier
18 comments posted 21yrs posted by billfrazier

Too Much Metabisulphite???

I've made about ten batches of wine over the last year, and all have turned out good, except a watermelon, which I thin...
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posted by gwtx2
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by gwtx2

yeast question

How do you go about harvesting some of the yeast after ferment is complete?
7 comments posted 21yrs
posted by genesutton
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by genesutton

Oak Chip Toasting

I have been making fruit wine for some time but never added oak. So I bought some untoasted French oak chips to try it...
8 comments posted 21yrs
posted by GregoryMonte
8 comments posted 21yrs posted by GregoryMonte

Wait after campden addition?

Hi all, It's my first effort at making wine (kit form) so bear with me. I'm ready to bottle and the instructions state...
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posted by phil_removethisbit_
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by phil_removethisbit_

On-line supplier via P@yPal?

I wish to purchase some glass carboys and other stuff on-line, but I have not found a supplier who accepts PayP@l (I'm...
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posted by desertphile
11 comments posted 21yrs posted by desertphile

Cider

Hi, I'm currently trying my first batch of cider. Usually make wine, made beer before and honey wine. I took fresh appl...
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posted by b1zrwd57
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by b1zrwd57

Beer question - hope its ok

Hi, I have a beer kit with a best before 18th Oct. Is this still OK and date on the tin is just for meeting some EU dir...
4 comments posted 21yrs
posted by bibble
4 comments posted 21yrs posted by bibble

Hawaiian Punch?

Can anything worthwhile be fermented using Hawaiian Punch? (Fruit Juicy Red) Gene
3 comments posted 21yrs
posted by genesutton
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by genesutton

Sake?

Has anyone where tried to make sake? If so, how did it turn out? David
5 comments posted 21yrs
posted by desertphile
5 comments posted 21yrs posted by desertphile

Gassy Apple Wine

I have batch of apple wine that I bottled after bulk aging, and all was clear. At that time I sweetened the wine with a...
8 comments posted 21yrs
posted by d_shooter1
8 comments posted 21yrs posted by d_shooter1