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Leek wine

Hi folks, I'm new to the winemaking. Have been making from the kits, have made some from ribena, and now it's time to s...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by gary_corcoran
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by gary_corcoran

too much SO2

I have just started a batch of mulberry wine (23L) and accidentally added 10g of PMS instead of the 5g I needed for doi...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by j_hannay
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by j_hannay

Beet Wine issues

I just pulled out some beet wine I had put away in May of this year and was very disappointed with what I found. The co...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by irc5spam
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by irc5spam

List of Wineries

Hi! all, Is there a website or online directory where i can find a complete (or comprehensive) list of all the wineries...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by vijaynats
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by vijaynats

Fining problem

I just fined a batch of Steuben with gelatin. The wine has gotten cloudy, evidently not enough tannin in the wine will...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by lee.weiss2
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by lee.weiss2

Re: Romania, Moldova wine? wineries?

I thought that you were going to Portugal! I begin to suspect a troll here!
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by tapan
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by tapan

Sulphite Free Process

I was just thinking of ways to make sulphite-free wines. A usual way is sterilization by boiling the must. But since al...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by Chia Pet
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by Chia Pet

Getting Junk Out of Wine

I'm accustomed to making wine out of juice, sugar, yeast, water and campden tablets. Then I rack to get rid of the lees...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by Chia Pet
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by Chia Pet

My first kit wine got good reviews

Earlier this year I made a cab from Alexander's concentrate. I took a couple of bottles with me to my parents house for...
1 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nobody
1 comments posted 22yrs posted by nobody

Rack to secondary to late?

I just finished racking my wine to my secondary but I think I may have left it to late. The SG is .998. I am also about...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by barnold
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by barnold

Securing the bung

Here's a problem that I haven't seen discussed before. Sometimes, not always, when I attach a bung to a carboy it refus...
9 comments posted 22yrs
posted by dave41616
9 comments posted 22yrs posted by dave41616

Newbie Blending ?

I have just completed my 1st batch of wine (Shiraz). Alcohol content is fine 15%. Wine tastes a little acidic. Most ass...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by dbuchsbaum
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by dbuchsbaum

Re: Storng beer Wine

i dunno how economical it is... but i'm sure it's possible. i know that sam adams make a 23% alc. but they only made 100...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by xodarap777
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by xodarap777

Bananas

I made a cranberry wine to serve at this year's Thanksgiving dinner. Used a recipe from Jack Keller's site that called...
10 comments posted 22yrs
posted by billfrazier
10 comments posted 22yrs posted by billfrazier

air lock newbie question

I have a DJ of wine with an airlock that has been undergoing MLF for 6 weeks. I no longer see any bubbles rising but th...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by saracejo
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by saracejo