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My problem is simply this, my boyfriend is in NY hospital after a car accident. His grape order came in last saturday....
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posted by sherrilandis
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by sherrilandis

Newbie...Juicer question.

Hi All, I am very new to wine making ,1 gallon to date, I have a power juicer that removes all the juice from fruit and...
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posted by paul.collins23
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by paul.collins23

fermenting

my wine seemed to have fermented out. hydrometer was 990, no bubbles through the airlock. I racked it off a week ago, a...
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posted by thereelfish
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by thereelfish

Hard Cider

Does anyone let cider ferment out naturally? If so, does it taste any good? We had a half gallon of cider in the fridge...
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posted by therealms
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by therealms

Highbush Cranberry wine question

Does sediment appear when aging Highbush cranberry wine? Richard Kruse
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posted by richkrus
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by richkrus

Port from Oregon Puree!

I'm looking to make a 5-gallon batch of Cherry Melomel port using Oregon pureed cherries and orange blossum honey but I...
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Distilled water, pH and TA

I use grocery store distilled water to dilute wine samples for acid titration and to replace lost volume when I boil of...
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posted by billfrazier
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by billfrazier

Re: 2nd wine-tasting get-together

Hello, For those who were interested in my results the last time, I had a second wine-tasting get-together. I opened a...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by ask4it
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by ask4it

As new a newbie as newbies can be

Hi, I have just started my first ever winemaking experiment and from past experience of doing new things, looking forwa...
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posted by nospam
13 comments posted 22yrs posted by nospam

First Grape Wine

I will be making my first grape wine this fall. I live in the Willamette Valley in Oregon, so I have access to many var...
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posted by wilster
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by wilster

Prep for planting new wine grapes

I plan to start about 80 new vines next spring. In some books I've studied, (such as Cox's Vines to Wines) it is sugges...
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posted by PFS
13 comments posted 22yrs posted by PFS

Champagne and White Wine Kits

What type of white wine kit would be suitable to carbonate and turn into a faux champagne?
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posted by Replytolist
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by Replytolist

Hardly any sediment. Did I rack too soon?

I just racked a Riesling last night as the SG was 1.010 and the directions said to rack at this point. There was hardly...
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posted by nospame
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by nospame

Pears and Juice Amount

I am planning on making some Pear wine this year. Does anyone know the approximate juice yield for pears. I know that m...
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posted by plehmann
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by plehmann