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I am going to end up with airplane fuel ain't I hmm.

the sg was 1.028 when I racked to the secondary, then when I added the chems it was .989 for about 5 days

, I mixed niagara grape concentrate with strawberry puree', water, sugar, yeast and let it ferment for about 2 weeks and racked it off. I let it sit for about 10 days and added potassium meta, and sorbate stirred with drill real well. let sit for a day and added simple syrup for sweetness...

PS I have used blackberries, raspberries, tried strawberrry eh, pear apple, blood orange, kiwi, mango, canalope.. anything the produce guy had tha was too ripe to sell, lol, you know how it is

Northern, there are 2 basic ways I always made syrup. (I was a chef and made Sunday brunch fo too long ) 1) the quick way, maybe a good way for you to get an idea of how your syrup will taste: 1 1/4 cup wine, puree, juice, fruit etc. (if you use fruit or puree you'll want to pass it through a...

I just got this email, Dear Joseph, Our Sicoly purees do not contain ANY preservatives. They are shipped frozen and can be kept for up to a year in a freezer. Thank you for your inquiry. Kateri Customer Service L'Epicerie. So now what's the process of making wine out of a...

When I make syrup I have never used pectin, try cornstarch or arrow root you should be able to control your consistancy better

I emailed the company about the preservatives and will let you know, as for price, it is pretty comparable 35.2 oz 15-20 bucks, plus no shipping for me. I can drive there. also how many gallon(s) will one pound of puree make?

Do you think these products would be worth buying to make fruit wines? http://www.lepicerie.com/catalog/index.html click on fine foods then fruit purees. thanks for the input

100% see I knew all that fraternity knowledge wasn't for naught, And my mother said all that frat stuff was useless

Yep that's a tap , Cn't say I dont like to drink a few, why the hek make it then, thanks for the well wishes hope to drink a few with all of you!

thanks wade

Sorry, I have been asking questions and failed to introduce myself. I am Joe and here is a pic of me and my lucky wife Christie . We are from Shamokin, Pa and I have just started this great hobby. I may have to join the ageing support group, 'cause I have two wines in secondary, Black raspberry...

I have a router table, I haven't been able to find a slotting bit at my local ace is there another name for that bit?

I am building wine racks and cabinets (I will post pics and specs when I am done) but I have one question to any wood workers out there. I want to cut slots in my boards so I can fit them together in a diamond pattern. what type of router bit would be the best for this, for it needs to cut all...

I agree, maybe BBQ late spring early summer. chicken fir the whites steaks for the reds?

I appreciate all your thoughts. Thanks, I am new at this and am getting some contradictory advise, locally. Not getting sick makes sense to me though.

I might not know too much about making wine yet Dan. But drills I know about. get a simple black and decker 1/2" chuck drill. I have been mixing joint compound and paint with mine for over 6 years. once and a while you can smell plastic burn but I doubt that something as thin as wine would even...

Hi all, My question is: what is the value, other than speed, to adding all those chemicals to my wine? There are two groups of thought around where I live one says "the wine is clearer, and finishes to drinkability much faster with the sulfate, clarifiers etc" the other guys say "that those...

out of my own curiosity, why are the better bottles different than water jugs for aging? Also my concern is that if you use bleach solution to disinfect plastic does it affect structural integrity?