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It's decision time, opinions needed!

I posted a while back asking about making wine from Cabernet juice, and have decided against it based on the replies, a...
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posted by bonaquisti
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by bonaquisti

How much water??

Most wine recipies include a volume of water and suger to add. The sweet I understand, to get the correct specific grav...
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posted by jimmyjmac
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by jimmyjmac

Re: Tannin Questions

> For the first time last fall I purchased juice from a local vineyard > (red and white). Tannin levels vary between gr...
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posted by spam.chhorsel
5 comments posted 23yrs posted by spam.chhorsel

sanitizing juice with sulfite before fermentation

This concept is new to me. I read about it at this link: http://www.eckraus.com/home-wine-making-uses-sodium-bisulfite....
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posted by C2H5OHeart
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by C2H5OHeart

Re: Adding too much water???

Dave, Thats a common theme with regards to kits. "To top or not to top, that is the question" Members have suggested, t...
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posted by yearight
8 comments posted 23yrs posted by yearight

Mold on wine bottles

This must have been posted a hundred times before, I have mold growing on my wine bottles and around the corks?????? how...
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posted by spamthis
9 comments posted 23yrs posted by spamthis

Re: Elderberries in South Central PA

> Hello, > We are considering making a wine using Jack Keller's Watermelon - > Elderberry recipie. Having never seem an...
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posted by Pavel314
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by Pavel314

when to barrel?

I'm an amateur usually making wines in 6 gallon carboys. Recently I purchased my first barrel, and I'm wondering when i...
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posted by lg1111
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by lg1111

Grapes Available: Central VA

I have home winemaker quantities available of Traminette and Touriga Nacional. Traminette is a white hybrid of Gewurztr...
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posted by lmvine1
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by lmvine1

Small white grapes - UK

I have been offered a quantity of small white grapes 1/2 inch (12mm) in diameter. They are hard to the touch and will n...
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posted by lordculver
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by lordculver

Buffalo grape wine?

Has anyone made wine from Buffalo grapes? If so, any special ideas or recipe for it? Thanks,
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posted by britt
3 comments posted 23yrs posted by britt

Re: Bottled wine is now very gassy?

> Help, > > My wine (red grape) after 8 month bottled term has been found to be > very gassy (fizzy). It tastes almost...
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posted by lumeisenman
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by lumeisenman

cantalope wine

The local farmer believes he will have a bumper crop this year and is talking me into making cantalope wine. I have an...
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posted by jimmyjmac
6 comments posted 23yrs posted by jimmyjmac

RED WINE STRIPPED OF COLOR

I have a 5 gal. batch of Cabernet Franc made from grapes from last years harvest aging(waiting for bottle filler to arr...
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posted by adevitt
1 comments posted 23yrs posted by adevitt

FAQ: rec.crafts.distilling

This is a FAQ for rec.crafts.distilling. Currently this FAQ is in it's early stages, but will be improved over time. Th...
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posted by liquidgroovexxxspam
0 comments posted 23yrs posted by liquidgroovexxxspam