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I feel like there should be waaaaaay more info in this thread. I got this cheapo Amazon kit, it was darn good considering it was about $3.5/bottle. Boom. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DUUC5ZO/ref=cm_sw_r_em_apa_i_SDx7DbAJS7S7B

I love me some skeeter pee, I'd love to hear how this one went.

Washington DC! Darn. I'm in the state of Washington :) Ah well. Thanks for the link!

This looks super fun, any more info around I can read about?

Thanks @VillaVino I'll do it!

I'm in Seattle area Pacific North West. Not a lot of sun of course, lots of moisture. My neighbor has some grapes that are trellised and doing terrific. The wine they make has been a challenge. I'd like something easier and darker. Any suggestions? Thanks! Oh, and where to get them. I heard I...

any tips on reducing these little *******s. They are so gross.

@balatonwine thanks for the detailed response! It's really helpful. I like the idea of adding more layers of wood between sections of grapes. I think that will increase the area, and crush more grapes. As for identification, I have been doing research to figure out what type of grapes I'm...

An email I recently got from a local master gardener. ======================================================================== This is a photo of eight different leaf shapes from the same species of a grape called Vitis mustangenis. ---- So as beautiful as your photos are they are not a...

I don't have an easy way to crush these grapes. It sure would be great if I could get them destemmed an crushed! But I don't have that tool at the moment. I'll keep an eye out for sure. @Ajmassa5983 I'm also not sure what kind of grapes these are. I think they're certainly some sort of...

Wondering what steps folks use when they utilize a press in their wine process. I've got backyard grapes, the last couple batches have come out pretty tart and fermenty smelling. My local guy suggested I ferment without the skins on, aka press them before hand. I had frozen them before, where I...

I appreciate that math! They smell so sweet though... I'll get a refractometer reading off them this season once they age up at harvest time.

@NorCal darn, my first two batches (ever) were last season from these grapes. I didn't keep track of the initial sugar! Doh. I shall this year. I was following a recipie for 5 gallons that had me add another 10lbs of sugar, and after that, it came up to somewhere around 1.102 SG. @ibglowin yup...

Hello friends, I'm looking to identify these grapes. I've made a couple of batches out of them last year, and I'm planning on doing it again this year. But it sure would help if I knew wtf they were. The leaves don't feel waxy or hairy. One of the grape bunches does have a thumb off to the...

hahah, that's the idea! Re-usability ;) Shorter labels would be good. Any Avery specific ones you'd recommend? I liked these because they were thin vinyl, and I think will hold up well over the years.

I decided to go with 1 liter flip top bottles. I had labels printed up, in the hopes that I get them back! They were about $3 each, plus the labels. I used "weprint" via avery's website. I'm happy to share the template if you want it. Oh, I'll just attach it. I did a copy/paste from...

Is this okay juice to use? The ingredient list says "lemon juice from concentrate, potassium metabisulfite" The brand is "Zesty LEMON! 100% lemon juice for a zesty flavor." From Costco. The "Kmeta, potassium metabisulfite" is in the ingredient list, but not until the end. I fear I may have...

@meadmaker1 you are exactly right. Thank you. duh on me.

This guy dominates apples with the garbage disposal. He did do some major upgrades to the disposal, mainly a much more powerful electric motor.

I'm about to bottle this batch, and I was going to sweeten it a little before bottling. I had been reading about ciders, and how adding sugar (back sweetening) would restart fermentation. Will that screw up wine?! I hadn't even thought about that. Should I use xylitol instead of simple syrup? I...