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All great ideas! I find it so rewarding making something instead of buying it. Last week I processed 100# of grapes by hand. I determined that it was necessary to pick off the green grapes & the questionable looking ones. This took care of my desteming. I have always wondered if the larger wine...

Thanks for the recipe. I made 1 gallon this fall using only rhubarb juice extracted from stalks. seemed a bit strong early on bottled anyway. Have reserved a bottle plus a couple flasks for future tasting.Wondering if it gets better with a few months age. Will definitely try adding white grape...

Is there a recipe for rhubarb wine?

My very mature 3 vines (common grape. I've called them Concord) in the back yard have been diagnosed having black rot. The most noticeable sign is spots on some of the green grapes. These turn into mummified grapes. The local agricultural agency made the diagnosis based on submitted photos. I've...

Most of my wine - 24 gallons so far this year - is consumed within 1- 1/2 years. I had been corking but recently discovered re-using twist top bottles. Reading up on those caps it seems they are threaded aluminum caps with a thin seal inside made from PVDC material which is proven excellent in...

I picked up elderberry plants from Double A a few years ago. They are now in the prime of production for grape/elderberry blend.

Thanks to all for this tremendous amount of information. I‘ll re-calibrate my ph meter. I will not adjust ph until fermentation is complete - if needed. I will check sg & ph daily for historical reference. I’ll test TA before bottling. I’ll post the results.

Got a new ph meter for Christmas. Have been making Concord grape wine, kits & dandelion wine for years Ignoring acid levels. Started my first batch of dragon blood over the weekend. SG 1.102 ph3.55. Used EC1118. Today after stirring, SG is 1.062 & ph2.98. Was surprised in the change in ph. My...