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I'm from up in Kittaning area north of city, but you know how it is around here. If you within a hour of Pittsburgh. That's were your from when you tell anyone, haha. I geuss I assumed you could back sweeten anything, just have zero clue on flavors. I've tried a few different types but when you...

Hey everyone, this may be a dumb question but I'm new to all the different grapes and grape wines in general really. I just got a email from my local homebrew store about pre ordering fall juice buckets. I've never done one before, but did some reading on here about the possibility of them...

Armstrong county, but I work in Harmarville. Not technically Pittsburgh.

Thank you, you answered everything. I think your spot on with the "legs". I geuss I've just never had one do that yet. Yep, we used wild black raspberries picked from my parents farm. Took the girlfriend and two nieces and spent the afternoon of the 4th fighting the thorns. It's kinda a...

Sorry, I meant a traditional Mead. I also wasn't very clear on the amount of honey, I added 3lbs per gallon. I was just justifying the cheap honey, haha. I appreciate your palate or lack there of also, haha. I don't feel like I can ever taste the subtleties some people say they can when...

I have a quick question about this, I did actually the exact same three Berry's together. I had a total of 18 pounds of Berry's. I know it was probably ba little low for for a 5 gallon batch but I tried it any how. Mine SG was 1.088 and finished last night at 0.992. Now I did hit it with k meta...

So I have a 6 gallon carboy of a traditional plain clover honey going. The honey was on sale at a local store, so I couldn't pass up a 3lb for less the 10 dollars, I don't think they knew that just because it crystalized it's not bad, haha. But since it isn't a stellar honey on its own I have...

After reading a few of your posts and this one over the last few months. I started putting two and two together I realized I've met you in person at a few different craft fairs/wine shows. My girlfriend is in love with a a few of your wines. I remember her saying she saw on social media about...

So when I was going up, my grandparents had this beautiful orchard, four massive apple trees all Granny Smith/? (Something crosses no one knows) a few pear trees, a peach tree and 4 cherry trees sour and sweet. They also had this single long row of I'm assuming Concord grapes growing next to the...

Ya, 1.000. I realize that it's not the ideal .990-.992....but it's close enough to go ahead and do a little back sweeting. And watch were my numbers go and stay... I am normally not hard and fast on making sure it goes to .990 or .992 more then likely some of the country fruit wines never will...

Just as a update and wrap up to this in case anyone searches for and finds this in the future. So far all the fermentations that I originally had problems with all finished up at 1.000 give or take. I expect that the yeast Energizer was the real hero, that and warmer temps. I didn't end up...

Fun fact - most if not all, I'm not positive currently. But at one time all canned dog and cat food had to be safe for human consumption. For reason that people will eat it because it's cheap and plentiful. Also for times of food shortages. I actually knew a older lady that her family couldn't...

Funny enough here in Western PA, liquor stores are shut down as of tonight. They are state run here. Last I heard shelves were bare at most of them to. I stopped up after I heard about there being a run on hand sanitizer a few days ago. I picked up some everclear, I was joking about having it...

So funny story, I went to the brew shop. He recommended some yeast Energizer, so I picked some up. Pack said 1/2 tsp per gallon. So I added two full tsp to the first carboy, turned my back to add another two to the other. I grabbed the half tsp and turned around to, a HUGE pink volcano. I was...

What about a yeast Energizer? Think that would help or be a waste?

I like the idea of another yeast starter and give some nutrients a try. Might as well, wanted to stop at the brew shop anyway and it gives me a reason, haha. Kinda funny gonna use nutrients for the first time in a Welch's version, that everyone says is pretty much a no brainier ferment. But I...

Its sweet, I wouldn't say sickly or overly for us. But not terrible, almost like a ice wine.

So I checked the SG this morning. So the one gallon batches are all either finished fermenting or close to it now with the heat up. But the two five gallon batches are still struggling. The Welch's version is now down to 1.044 from 1.052...to my thinking maybe I should add another starter? It...

I've honestly have never stirred anything after adding the yeast. Unless it has fruit on it, then I just punch the cap down. But I only airate once when I mix ingredients together and add the yeast. I never learned to stir during primary, so I've always been hesitant to do so. Then after the...

So I've been curious to see if the temp changes helped and interestingly. The couple of one gallon batches all dropped alot. From the room temperature increase to 70° a average of 1.070 to 1.024. they started at on average 1.090. But, weirdly the 5 gallon carboys are still dropping slow. In the...