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really nervous about the hgh SG on the initial reading. that plus the reading i did today that the cotes des blancs yeast tops out at 14%. i suppose i worry too much, just don't want to stick the fermentation, aside from introduction my oxygen anything i can do to help the little engine that could?

crap i made 5 gallons of this stuff last night and my SG was 1.15, i threw in the yeast i think it was cote des blancs, don't have the notes with me now, but i'm hoping the yeast will not be over powered. the wax layer sucked, but this smelled incredible last night.

subscribed! i'm making 5 gallons of this tonight. has anyone tried food coloring at the end instead of the brown/grey look? just curoius

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aw why not?? haha how's this stuff taste with the kool aid added in? i'd never thought about adding that. is three packets enough to give it a pronounced flavor or just for coloring?

how is this stuff? have you tried it at all yet or is it still aging?

i've got an idea for a grape crusher but didn't know if it'd work. a local business went under recently and i picked up a bunn coffee grinder for next to nothing thinking id be able to run grapes through it. think it'll work?

last night i had a friend drop off a 5 gallon bucket of grapes. i sat the bucket in the fridge as it was too late to do anything with, but i plan on starting it tonight. my question is should i freeze the grapes like i do with other fruits to help break it down or should i just start to...

any chance anyone is delivering these babies? i'm in Iowa and it'd be an insane drive out east. but a fun one!

i've made 5 or 6 batches of wine with the welch's 100% from concentrate like everyone else says it tastes fine, i guess i've never seen 100% grape juice that wasn't from concentrate. what brand are you looking at?

rack onto 1 crushed campden tablet per gallon, and 2/3 teaspoon of sorbate per gallon, mixed and dissolved in a little water or like someone else suggested some of the wine would be better

rack onto 1 crushed campden tablet per gallon, and 2/3 teaspoon of sorbate per gallon, mixed and dissolved in a little water. After you do that, wait about 3 days and sweeten to taste. The easiest way to sweeten is to dissolve your sweetener (honey, sugar, etc) into water, or some of the wine...

i thought i recognized the name i play golf in the summer with a guy named shane is that your cousin? you've guessed the right place i live up near badger

Welcome Lost, Looks like we're from the same town! We should swap recipes sometime. Thanks Ben

Hello everyone, My name is Ben I'm from a small town near Fort Dodge Iowa. Recently the neighbor and I got into making wine as a hobby for something to do in the winter time. I'm currently on my second and third batches of wine with a 5 gallon batch of Edwort's Apfelwein, and a 6 gallon batch of...

This is a good one i must say!