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I noticed you have sodium metabisulfite, IMO potassium metabisulfite is better because you eliminate sodium which is salt.

Campden is easier to work with in 1 US gallon / 4 liter batches, although it's necessary to grind each tablet to powder. Another method...

The fruit should be frozen ahead of time. This breaks down the cell walls and extracts more juice. So mashing helps do the same thing...

Campden tablets are fine. Later on, when racking, Kmeta is helpful because you can measure out the exact amount that you want to add. I...

I vote MASH!😋

Harvested 4 gal. of rose hips today, I couldn't believe most had gone by already. My first attempt at rose hip wine.

Beetroot wine was the first wine I made, way back in 58. I only made 1 gallon, 6 bottles. I was impatient to try it and drank 5 bottles...

Me personally, I would make a five/ 19 liter, and get a neutral flavor juice like apple or white grape as the filler. The positive...

Do you mean Imperial or US gallon? I've never heard of anyone complaining about a fruit wine because of too much fruit, but the reverse...

I would personally lean towards the 2 gallon batch for more flavor. I’ve seen folks use 5-10 pounds per gallon; there are a lot of...

Hi Big Dave! I'm hoping to start my Big Dave inspired daisy wine today or next weekend. They've been in the freezer, I'm hoping they...

Bottled....and another incredible surprise! As a reminder, in message #1 I mentioned a strong balsamic flavor. That is now undetectable...

Any cyanide from plum pits is unlikely to kill you. There is a lethal dose one has to consume. There is another potential issue, at...

At fairly low concentrations, cyanide will prevent fermentation in yeast. That would be the first clue...

I don’t think a cyanide detector would work as the pits have amygdalin which metabolizes to cyanide. I think the yeast act as a poison...