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It wasn’t me, but 2 brands I’ve seen mentioned are “OliveNation” as @Rocky said, and “Brewers Best”. I have no experience with extract though.

Suspected so. Still an interesting experiment flavour-wise. Yes, do keep us posted.

If 1.175 is correct, that IS very high. If it ferments to 18 or 20% ABV, there will still be lots of sugar left (1.030-1.050). If the fermentation doesn’t start, ask for help. That’s a very high concentration of sugar, but if anything can ferment it, EC-1118 would be the one.

I think you mean 5 micron and 1 micron filters, which are typical for that filter housing. 5 micron for reds and 1 micron for whites is the typical usage. I doubt very much you would notice any difference in taste. Try bottling some with and some without. Also, understand that filtration is...

Many people leave out the fining (clearing) agents when bulk aging since that gives it much more time to clear on its own. And potassium sorbate is not needed if your wine is fermented dry and not backsweetened. But rack off any lees every 3 months or so and add 1/4 tsp potassium metabisulfite...

Thanks for that. My niece lives 7 hours away and will be freezing the plums as she picks them. They may already be in the freezer. Didn’t occur to me to ask her to “step-freeze” them. Maybe next year. (Or it might not be too late for this year.) Will it be a problem freezing with the pits in?

How many lbs per gallon do you use, @hounddawg?

Air lock looks fine to me. You could probably top up a bit more now though, if you have it, maybe to about the center of the finger hole.

My niece needs to pick her plum trees clean so they don't attract the bears. Lucky for her she has an uncle that can use them! :b I hope to be getting 40 or 50 lbs. I've read lots of posts saying you should never heat the fruit, as it activates the pectin and can cause issues clearing. Someone...

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I know, right? Go for a chicken pot pie and a case of Pepsi (sorry, Coke), and walk out thinking “what the heck did I possibly spend $600 on?”

Yes to the Vacu-Vin. The model I got years ago had stoppers that fit over the neck of the wine bottle, and were the perfect size to fit over a #7 1/2 bung, so I could apply a vacuum to the carboy to help degas. Good work-out! My AIO makes it so much easier now. The "little jobbies" -- maybe...

@dangerdave, yes, I printed that out a few months ago. Dying to make it! It seems to me you won a contest with it too, no? Maybe the Gold Medal Dragon Blood Variant Contest mentioned in your signature? And you still have a few bottles. WOW. They must be hidden very, very well!

I would have to agree with @G259. I've never actually tried DB with 6 lbs of berries, since Costco in Canada sells the triple berry in 2 kg bags (4.4 lbs), I use 2 of them. I also use 32 oz ReaLemon (half), so 16 oz ReaLime (1/3) sounds right. It seems to me cranberries may be acidic too, but I...

Well, I am just curious by nature, and love to learn. I did a little research on potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate. Admittedly, my information source is the internet, but I weigh what I read with what I know and what makes sense. No guarantees, however. It seems benzoate is much more...

1.104 is definitely not too high for EC-1118, I've done 1.110 with no problem. Is your free supply exhausted? Sorry it didn't take off. I figure 1/10 of 1% sorbate would be about 3 Tablespoons in 6 gallons of pure concentrate, so if you tripled the volume with water (by using 2:1 ratio), you...

I use 32 oz as well. 👍 I use about 11 lbs fruit as well (9 lbs Costco berries, 2 lbs bananas, maybe some raisins or other misc leftovers in the freezer). 👍 Though you like it with no backsweetening, do some bench trials. Even the smallest amount of sugar can bring the fruit forward without...

If you're only going to wait a month, toss it now. But don't toss it, just be patient. If you need the carboy to make something that will be ready quicker, then toss it. But don't toss it until you do some bench trials. Maybe with some sugar it's drinkable now. Every post in this thread says...

Not sure how you degas, but be careful you don’t introduce too much oxygen while doing so. This is one of the reasons I love my AIO vacuum pump. If it were me, I’d follow @1d10t’s advice and do it one bottle at a time, when you drink them.