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Re: Fruit Fly trap !?!?!

> I remember reading about a fruit fly trap you can set up in the house, only > problem is I don't remember how it was...
6 comments posted 23yrs
posted by negodki
6 comments posted 23yrs posted by negodki

Fresh Sloes..hmmmmmmm!

I Got a text message from my wife yesterday (she doesn't work Mondays, I do), saying she'd found Blackthorn bushes fina...
2 comments posted 23yrs
posted by shaun
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by shaun

do you have to filter?

i have found that the wine i recently bottled (a kit) is all murky. it dodnt look that way a couple weeks ago when i bo...
3 comments posted 23yrs
posted by mohar871
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by mohar871

Re: Acid titration kit

> If I were to make my own acid titration kit, how would I set that up? > > I guess I would need a few things like drop...
13 comments posted 23yrs
posted by praise
13 comments posted 23yrs posted by praise

Sweetener & Conditioner

I prefer dry wines in general, but am going to start a blush wine from a kit and I thought that it might be nice to add...
2 comments posted 23yrs
posted by 4pab
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by 4pab

Adding Tannin to Finished Wine

I am dissatisfied with my 2003 Strawbwrry-Rhubarb wine this year... It seems to lack something... Is it okay to add tann...
2 comments posted 23yrs
posted by ajrawls
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by ajrawls

Juicer for Red Grapes? Am I nuts?

I read and read and read through the newsgroups and everyone discusses using a Juicer for berries etc. I realize it may...
0 comments posted 23yrs
posted by brendan
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by brendan

Re: Balling Scale Readings

> Crushed 900 lbs of Cab and 900 lbs of Zin yesterday and took readings > using a Balling Scale calibrated to 60 Deg F....
1 comments posted 23yrs
posted by negodki
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by negodki

wine kit sedimant?

made a wildberry chiraz, a kit that had everything. now here i am drinking a glass of this stuff and it is full of crud...
0 comments posted 23yrs
posted by mohar871
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by mohar871

Re: Destem for white wine?

> Since I'm going to crush and immediately press my white grapes, is it > necessary to destem? Thank you for any help!...
1 comments posted 23yrs
posted by lumeisenman
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by lumeisenman

Peach wine

Here is what I did. 25 lbs of peaches sliced and skinned Pectic enzyme [spelling] Yeast energerizer Grape Tannin 12 lbs...
11 comments posted 23yrs
posted by thil
11 comments posted 23yrs posted by thil

newbie question

hi there never really done wine making before but i read in a book that raisins have tannin in them, so i have put a ha...
1 comments posted 23yrs
posted by must
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by must

white wine varietal with lots of apple character?

Does anyone know of a white grape know for lots of apple character in a varietal wine made from it? And if there's a che...
0 comments posted 23yrs
posted by evilpaul13
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by evilpaul13

Re: Finally!!!

Dave, I wouldn't add the campden tablet - might stop your fermentation. Wait until your fermentation is complete and yo...
12 comments posted 23yrs
posted by misc2
12 comments posted 23yrs posted by misc2