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  1. CaptainPolish

    Hello from Western NY!

    I Have been looking on marketplace with little luck, didn't think of craigslist, good call! I'll keep my eyes open.
  2. CaptainPolish

    Dosing fresh fruit with k. Meta? How much?

    Question for you if you dont mind. Im working with 1 gal jugs, Turning your suggested ¼tsp per 5 gal into 1 gal it would be 1/20tsp if my math is correct. I think at this amount, I may have trouble getting close to that exact ratio. Is it possible to make a solution or something for 5gal and...
  3. CaptainPolish

    Hello from Western NY!

    I'm glad to be here, I have a lot of questions. I'm running through threads trying to answer them before I ask a million questions.
  4. CaptainPolish

    Hello from Western NY!

    Thank you!, they are still fermenting fortunately, I'm learning about the important of headspace, something I am going to have to figure out real soon 🤣 I jumped in pretty quick so I am trying to learn faster than I can screw things up! I may have to go buy some wine to top, I tasted the the...
  5. CaptainPolish

    Wild Grapes - I'm going for it!

    🤣 She will love that! Shes been trying to get me outside for years, now I'm all there. Thats crazy! I'm definitely excited to learn more, i'll have to try that this year. What does it taste like? Is it discribable?
  6. CaptainPolish

    Wild Grapes - I'm going for it!

    I hear ya! At first I was like oh this is nice, its like therapy, and after about 20 min. I was questioning my life decisions. I like the variation idea, thats kind of what I'm wanting to do, probably should have started with different yeasts but only made a half gal. with a different yeast...
  7. CaptainPolish

    Hello from Western NY!

    Hey everyone! My name is Ryan but my friends always called my Polish (like the country). I was born and raised in FL and moved back to New York at 26 to escape the heat. My grandparents were farmers so there is a love of the land in my blood. I enjoy hobbies and run through many frequently. My...
  8. CaptainPolish

    Wild Grapes - I'm going for it!

    My guess is birds? Powerlines over ditches, I assume that may be a good way to seed themselves 🤣. They stick close to water sources maybe?
  9. CaptainPolish

    Wild Grapes - I'm going for it!

    Brandon M, Newbie here, I live in western NY. The grapes on the left look like what I have been picking for the last month. I 'Think' its vitis labrusca. The ones I pick are tight bunches like that and have that yeast or white film/powder on them. I say labrusca for a few reasons, but they are...
  10. CaptainPolish

    Wild Grape Suggestions Please

    That Is awesome! Its my first year home brewing, my brother discovered wild grape on his property and gave me about 3lbs. I 'think' Its Vitis Labrusca. In WNY. I started looking and its everywhere! So I have been using it as a concentrate of sorts, in early testing adding excessive sugar at...
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