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Thank you for sharing! Good info. I’m of a more natural process mind-set. I have a few no chemical wines aging nicely at 15 years. (And, my grandparent’s homemade Grape wine from 1967- very potent and drinkable:)

Ooh?. Interesting?., baking seems to concentrate flavors.🤔 let us know!

Writing, Gardening, foraging, preserving, fermenting, chicken keeping, fishing, Claw hammer Banjo, floor loom Weaver, wood carving, volunteering and supporting non-profit arts organizations. I collect a lot of things, but my Coffee pot collection is quite extensive:} I have too many hobbies!!

Thanks for sharing your photos and processes..!! I just grew Lemon Grass this year. Good to know!!

I think you will have plenty to keep you busy over the Winter!;)

Have you made Parsnip?. I have it on my goals list.. There is alway wintertime Cranberry wine ..:} And, clean -the-freezer wine. ;)

With a light fruit wine, I choose a yeast that won’t take the alcohol too high, and will ferment a bit slower. Fresh lemon juice worked ok for my Plum wine. I added some raisins, too. Another batch I made with different yeast (the 1116? ) and it had less flavor and was drier than I prefer...

2 years ago I mixed my Lemon Balm with Strawberry to ferment- but I just never like a Strawberry Wine. 😝 It’s dry and potent, but I wish I had left it with just the Lemon Balm. I was worried it wouldn’t have flavor. It’s on my list for next Spring. I noticed after it flowers in the hot...

Are they Paradise Apples? I found some Yellow tiny apples a couple months ago and identified with a plant App. The seeds are “ toxic” as with most apples and many pit fruits - so don’t crush them or ferment them (would be my suggestion) I had only 1/2 gallon so I pitted them individually and...

Pretty sure I grabbed the plastic screen funnel and used it to bottled Kombucha. I rinsed it and dipped it quickly- it was a primary juice straining so I wasn’t as cautious.. and I totally forgot about kombucha contamination. Guess I need to keep things separated.? Time to buy more strainers…

I love country wine-making! My Grandparents used Balloon fermentation. Wine making has happened for thousands of years, without all the equipment and devices and kits:) There are better yeasts out there- but the old methods work too. Kits are good for a controlled product- but it you are...

Well. That thing about Kombucha and wine making .. it’s true. Do not do them at the same time. My Plum Wine is now very pretty , yummy Kombucha:/ I’ve been making both for years without incident.. but I was multi-tasking a couple weeks ago.. and figured out that what I thought were...

Thank you, Sour _Grapes!

He’s just a Beer kinda-guy. Two-Hearted Ale.. so he has scruples. haha

Haha!. I’ve already been chatting with Dave.! We have similar styles and wine interests. I’m certain he’s more technical -and more enthusiastic in his wine pursuits than me . 😹

Troll - and neither on the Football! Ha!. Sometimes the din of the game is comforting for a good sleep in the easy chair!;)

Yep, I have Beet/ Fig/ clove in bottles aging. :) I think it will be nice. Thanks! I’m not sure if I’m Country or just Rogue!;) haha

Hi , sorry I thought I posted- but maybe not.? I’m unused to a forum like this, still figuring it out.. I’ve googled and found these threads on many occasions. Your insights have been helpful, educational! Thank you!!! I made my first batch of wine in 2009- after kombucha and fermenting and...

Thank you! I’ve never followed a recipe in my entire life!😜 I use them as guidelines.. I’m kind of an intuitive cook. Sometimes with good results, sometimes not.. but rarely the same! That doesn’t always work with chemistry. But, Wine seems to be more forgiving than baking?! 🤣😂

Thank you for sharing this! I can’t wait to try it!! I need to get more carbouys or wait til I have one available?! 😂