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I added 1 cinnamon stick per gallon to my first batch and it did take over. So this time I only added 2 sticks for 6 gallons. Hoping to have a little apple taste with cinnamon. Cant wait to try it!

Thanks for the quick response.

I am planning to add a couple of cinnamon sticks to my 6 gallons of apple wine. Do I need to add potassium sorbate? Making couple gallons dry and rest semi sweet. Wont be adding sugar a while though.

How did this wine turn out? Is there anything you would do differently? I am planning on making it this year

I missed that on his site. Thanks for the reply.

I am making jack kellers lemon wine. I am to the point of adding the zest in the wine. I am grating the zest instead of peeling. That should not make a difference that i am grating should it?

I am planning on making the jack Keller lemon wine recipe. I noticed he uses champagne yeast slot. Is there a particular yeast i should use for this? Does it matter if i use champagne yeast or not? Any suggestions on this is appreciated. Planning to use 30 lemons for a 3 gallon batch sine...

I used 20 cajun spicey bells for 2 gallons. Left the seeds in 2 of them. Hope heat wont be terrible but a little bit of a kick.

I have one more question. What yeast would be best? I have cortes blanc, Montrachet red star & a couple different Lalvin 1122 and 71b i believe. Any thoughts?

Thanks for the response.

I have Cajun spicy Bell peppers i plan to make wine from. Planning to follow Jack Keller's recipe. Which base taste the best, raisin or apple juice? How many peppers should i use per gallon? The pepper are a little bigger than jalapeños. Should I chop them up or just slice in half? Put...

Thanks for all the responses.. appreciate it.

Will that give good flavor & body?

I wasn't planning on blending. If I want to make a red pinot 5 gallons, how many would I need? Any sugestions?

Has anyone used Alexander s concentrate and this home winery one? Any opinions which one is better? Looking for a descent red. http://www.homewinery.com/cgi-bin/concen.cgi

Thanks for everyones responses and suggestions. It seems that stirring with the coper pipe for 10 minutes eliminated the smell.

Any ideas how to get rid of smell in peach wine? It has already fermented. Tried splash racking 4 times. Did not seem to help. Any other ideas?

Started at 1.100 And it is at 1.040 now. Fermenting slow i guess? The yeast i used was Lalvin ec-1118. Thanks for the quick response to the first post.

have made wine in this post minus the bananas. The bucket does not have any foam in it from fermenting. Cant tell if it is a stuck fermentation or what. I started the wine on Saturday. Added some energizer on Tuesday and still nothing today. Temp is pretty low, anywhere from 65-68 degrees...