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critique my recipe- blueberry wine

3 pints blueberries 2 cups sugar 1/4 cup honey 2 teabags 1 Tsp lemon juice 1 packet yeast 1 gallon water boil water add...

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posted by sdragon1984

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Small batch containers

Hi All, I'm a homebrewer who would like to try a little winemaking on the side. Seeing as how all of my big 5 gal glass...

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posted by shane.boyd

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wine too sweet!! Help!

I believe that I mave the makings of a great Blueberry wine - with one small exception . . . I have sweetened it up wit...

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posted by dmhjmh

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Do my wines ferment too fast?

So far, in every batch of wine that I've fermented, be it grapes or other fruit, the specific weight has dropped from a...

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posted by cuminato

2 comments posted 20yrs posted by cuminato

homewine.com grape sources?

anyone know what happened to this? I've relied on it quite a bit the last couple of years. http://www.homewine.com/form...

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posted by pheron

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Re: Island Mist Symphony - Mistake

Thanks for the info. I also just got this response back from Winexpert ... Yes, the addition of the f-pack will cause t...

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posted by nospam

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A Zin with no backbone

I have two separate gallons of Zinfandel that are about a month away from bottling. One gallon was oaked at the last ra...

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posted by gregmg

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Pulling and Replanting

I am thinking of pulling some Chambourcin and planting Cabernet Sauvignon in their place. Someone said that unless you...

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posted by someone

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Fruit wines worth aging and those that are not

Okay, I couldn't find any mention of this in our archives..... Is there a guide somewhere to which fruit/veg wines are...

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posted by snpforwine

7 comments posted 20yrs posted by snpforwine

History Channel

I hope everyone was able to see tonight's episode on the History Channel. It dealt with the history, as well as up to da...

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posted by ffg1

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How to stop a fermentation

I have been making wine for almost 50 years and never had this happen. I have six gallons of blueberry wine that has be...

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posted by andiez

2 comments posted 20yrs posted by andiez

How to stop a fermentation

I have been making wine for almost 50 years and never had this happen. I have six gallons of blueberry wine that has be...

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posted by andiez

6 comments posted 20yrs posted by andiez

Potassium Metabisulphate sanitizing solution

How much Potassium Metabisulphate should one add to water to make a sanitizing solution? Does anyone have an opinion and...

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posted by jimrobertson

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A Sticky Wicket

I'm making Pinot Grigio from a kit. I'm at the clarification process, and something odd is happening. Rather than the s...

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posted by bob

4 comments posted 20yrs posted by bob

Brehm in Illinois

Anyone in Chicago land area making a Brehm order this year? Trying to find people to combine an order for better shippin...

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posted by mphee

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