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How much mint would you suggest?

*put not out

I would love to try a mojito wine! I have some mint growing that I’ve been trying to find a use for. Do you know where I can find a good recipe for mojito? I’ve read others who start with SP, using 2/3 lemon juice and 1/3 lime. When would you add the mint? And do you just out the leaves in the...

I am grateful for all the replies @BigDaveK is my new best friend 😊

I am new to wine making. I doubt I will ever create an award winning wine. I don’t even know if I would know what that tastes like. Up until 6 months ago bota box was my go to and I was fine with that. If I had access to Trader Joe’s I would also be happy. But I decided to try and save money by...

I figure that’s what wine is for 😂

Yes and a prescription medication that will cure the headache, but has a side affect of possible death 😩

I have been following this thread, mainly because I sometimes get a headache from drinking my DB. It could be that I am drinking too much of it 😂. It’s the only wine that I have made so far that is ready to drink so I just keep making more of it while I wait for others. So my question is, can...

I loved this idea, only I made a mistake. I used a jar with a metal lid and the Kmeta ate a hole in the lid. Guess you have to use plastic? I have also found Kmeta is irritating to my skin so it must be pretty potent stuff? So part 2, I made my first batch of skeeter pee, was about to add my...

Yup, spent about 15 hours hunting morels in forest and only found a few, but then was walking around our property and BOOM! What a thrill

I dropped and broke my hydrometer the other day just as I was going to take a reading. Ordered new one which now is delayed in shipping. I have a batch of DB day 10 in primary. I removed the fruit bag and quit stirring a couple days ago. There is still some slight bubbling going on. Am I safe to...

Aren’t most fruit wines light body/low tannin?

What makes Skeeter Pee and Dragon Blood ready to consume so quickly? The lemon juice? I made some that is too acidic and don’t want to waste it. If I combine it with another fruit wine (I have some persimmons in freezer), will it be suitable to consume within a couple weeks of bottling?

My bad. I was thinking maybe the post had something to do with possible contamination of wine due to exposure to the virus. I will be more prudent about what I click on in the future

Don’t we hear enough about covid on all our news feeds? I thought this was a wine making forum.

I use a handheld steamer (for clothing) about 30 seconds. It loosens the glue. Then scrape it off and use isopropyl alcohol to wipe the residue off. I’ve been cleaning labels off bottles for craft projects long before I started to make wine and this is the only method I have had success with.

As a newbie I started out with one gallon batches. My kit came with a mini siphon and that seems to work ok. I recently purchased a 3 gallon carboy, not realizing my mini siphon would not work for racking. 3 gallon is as big as I can go because that’s all I can lift and I can’t justify buying...

I would like to try Elderberry and think I have some growing on my property. However my mother in-law says they are poke berries and poisonous! Any tips on identifying the difference between elderberry and poke berry?

When you say you do 1/4 cup increments, is that 1/4 cup sugar or 1/4 cup inverted sugar? My version of sweet is probably similar to yours, I just want enough sweetness to bring out the flavor a bit.