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Wow.................that handler is awesome.!!...............................you are quite adept at placing all those knots in just the right places!! Very creative: particularly the way you wove the red and black cords together...................................DizzyIzzy

Thankyou for the feedback. I will definitely try the Sur-Lie next time I make a white.....................................DizzyIzzy

Very interesting article, but begs the question of why, then, do we rack off lees before bottling? Is this Sur-Lie Magic powder created from a process, or is it a different animal altogether? Thanks.........................DizzyIzzy

Hello Aiserock, from a nearby Ohio neighbor, and welcome to the site. I am going today to Branstool's Orchard in Utica to get peach seconds for MY peach wine. Winemaking has been a wonderful adventure for me as a new hobby just before the pandemic hit. Take it slow, ask alot of questions, and...

Don't know where the above emoji came from?, but the parentheses should say 2 parts sugar to 1 part water.................................DizzyIzzy

Cakejumper..................DON'T GIVE UP!! Your hydrometer reading would indicate your wine is "dry" (if it has held that reading for 3 consecutive days). If you want it to taste sweeter than you might want to backsweeten with 2:1 simple syrup (sugar:water), then dose with K-Meta and potassium...

Many thanks for taking the time to address my comment. Guess I have been lucky!...........................................................DizzyIzzy

Thanks for the info......................I will order those replacement caps today............................................DizzyIzzy

I have been bottling and corking screw top bottles for 2 years now, but only a very few of them when I run out of regular wine bottles. I appreciate the comments from both you and winemaker 81. Looks like I will buy the North Mountain screw cap replacements for the few screw cap bottles that I...

When you say "screwcaps", do you mean the bottles of wine that come with a "twist-off" cap, rather than a cork? If so, I have been able to bottle corked wine in those bottles without a problem..........................................................................DizzyIzzy

How much pectic enzyme do you recommend?

What is your normal does of pectic enzyme when you start a batch of fruit?.........................................DizzyIzzy

WOW.................................hope that is not true! That would certainly be a letdown on the type of folk contributing here: enough to make me want to leave this site!!

W hat is RTFM?............................DizzyIzzy

You might try adding vegetable glycerin for sweetening rather than using sugar...........................................DizzyIzzy

Besides Primor, I also really like Oregon Fruit Puree. Comes in a 3 lb. 1 0z. can and contains only the actual fruit, ascorbic and citric acids. Hope you find this helpful......................................DizzyIzzy

I recently used Primor Strawberry Puree purchased on Amazon for ~$26 for 64 oz. Terrific taste and NO sweeteners added..............................DizzyIzzy

You definitely have a creative mind! Val-The-Brew-Gal also has some very unique labels that I am quite jealous of. LOL.......................DizzyIzzy

That pen is absolutely beautiful.......................have you considered selling them?.....................................DizzyIzzy

Thankyou for submitting this chart. I will print it out and add to my binder of notes...................................DizzyIzzy