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Brew King Port Kit

Hi everybody, I used to make fruit wines in the midwest many years ago. These days, I live in California, and so for th...
7 comments posted 21yrs
posted by george.stachnik
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by george.stachnik

Maple Wine

Maple Wine, not Maple Mead. I find recipes here and there, now and then. But success stories I have yet to hear or read...
14 comments posted 21yrs
posted by rdadams
14 comments posted 21yrs posted by rdadams

Sodium Benzoate

I've noticed this being used as preservative in few juices I'm interested in fermenting. How strong a yeast inhibitor is...
3 comments posted 21yrs
posted by jmf
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by jmf

spigot w/ sieve for plastic primary

Recently purchased a 350L plastic tub for primary fermentation. Spigots with a sieve attachment are available to instal...
3 comments posted 21yrs
posted by rddamiani
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by rddamiani

Re: Blended wine

Hello, Some time ago, we were talking about blending and such, & I just thought I'd share my "blended wine" experience....
7 comments posted 21yrs
posted by ask4it
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by ask4it

Newby question RE: cultivating yeast?

Does anyone on this list know how to cultivate yeast? I'm looking for a recipe to carry turbo yeast over from batch to...
7 comments posted 21yrs
posted by framin1
7 comments posted 21yrs posted by framin1

First timer - General Questions

Hi, I've done homebrews for a number of years, and now I'm finally going to try wine at home. I have a few questions th...
13 comments posted 21yrs
posted by mjswanson
13 comments posted 21yrs posted by mjswanson

Removing Labels from Old Bottles

While most of the posts dealing with labels deal with making new ones, I am wondering how to deal with the ones on old...
11 comments posted 21yrs
posted by n3lsy
11 comments posted 21yrs posted by n3lsy

Measurements for potassium carbonate (teaspoon)

I'm wanting to lower the acidity and increase the pH of a fruit wine, using potassium carbonate. I've seen varying meas...
3 comments posted 21yrs
posted by jrogers8
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by jrogers8

juice concentrate

Im not sure on making wine from pasteurized juice concentrates.Is it worth it, or should I wait for the fruit later thi...
1 comments posted 21yrs
posted by billmakohon
1 comments posted 21yrs posted by billmakohon

Specific gravity- timing racking

Greetings all; Brand new to this NG and hobby. Everyone seems civilized here, (unlike some other NG's I follow) so hope...
9 comments posted 21yrs
posted by kiavan02
9 comments posted 21yrs posted by kiavan02

Question on "Topping off"

This evening, I racked my first batch of wine from the 6 galon primary fermenter into a 6galon Carboy. Since the kit I...
19 comments posted 21yrs
posted by chris
19 comments posted 21yrs posted by chris

Cherry Melomel & port

I'm looking for all the help I can get on this one. I'm trying to make 5 gallons of wine using cherry puree & honey. 3...
5 comments posted 21yrs
posted by
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Raspberry wine update?

Rick, I was reading your thread from a year ago on your experience with raspberry wine. I have a batch going right now....
2 comments posted 21yrs
posted by mecarey1
2 comments posted 21yrs posted by mecarey1

bad wine (newbie)

Why does my wine keep turning sour??? I follow all the instructions, keep everything cleen with "one step" all hoses ev...
11 comments posted 21yrs
posted by n9ukv
11 comments posted 21yrs posted by n9ukv