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maturing in bulk

I have two distict recipees for making wine from fruit. One says leave in the demijohn with airlock for 6 months. The o...
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posted by manahmana
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currants?

Black, White, or Red currant Wine a.. 2 1/4 lb currants b.. 2 1/2 lb sugar c.. 1 gallon water d.. 1 tsp pectic enzyme e...
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posted by stephen
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Currant Wine

I just did some yardwork yesterday, and Lo and Behold I found a red currant bush loaded with ripe berries. Anyone have a...
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posted by dalyrog
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Sparkling Wine/Dialysis Tubing

On a visit to CA my sis's husband mentioned that he had heard of using dialysis tubing for sparkling wine production. H...
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posted by moats
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Fresh Grapes - Eastern US?

I have seen some posting recently about acquiring fresh grapes. Does anyone know of any areas in the Northeast where I...
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posted by southbvt
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Vegetal Characteristics

For some reason, all four varietals I have bulk aging from the 2002 vintage ended up with vegetal aromas. They range fr...
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posted by ernie
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Yeasts for a blush style?

What is the best yeast for a blush style wine/mead? I am actually planning on making a "blushish" style pyment mead, an...
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posted by nobody
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small cans of grape concentrate

I was wondering if anybody knew of a company that sold small cans of grape concentrate ( the kind that comes with wine k...
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posted by nedpatrick
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small cans of concentrate

I was wondering if anybody knew of a company that sold small cans of grape concentrate ( the kind used in wine kits)? Th...
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posted by nedpatrick
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Re: buying grape juice shipped from CA?

How much are we talkin about and what do you want? >Ray >Thanks, I think I tried to contact them once also but got no r...
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posted by zoraster
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4 batch lager fermentation

I brewed a 4 batch of lagers 2 weeks ago. 5 gallons each 2 oktoberfest and 2 budvar's I aerated like I normally do, had...
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posted by gregarpp
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conversion rate for RS???

How does one compute Residual Sugar in a wine? Joanne
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posted by jmreiter
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Fresh Grapes from Old Oak Vineyards

I just got my latest issue of Wine Maker Magazine (BTW, it has a nice article about Lum Eisenman) and found an insert a...
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posted by celissimo
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Can't find Welch's 100% Juice Concentrate

I'd like to experiment with a gallon of Welch's wine, but I'm having trouble finding a grocery store that carries anyth...
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posted by camel_jockey_number1
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priming sugar for 1 gallon

I have made one gallon batches of cider and wine and have added 1 1/2 tablespoons of sugar at bottling time to make the...
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posted by nedpatrick
2 comments posted 23yrs posted by nedpatrick