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My last pineapple recipe came from “Winemaking”, by Stanley and Dorothy Anderson. Added an extra pineapple, and glad I did. Turned out much better than the recipe as printed..

This is still my work in progress. Making all sorts of changes to my recipe, to dry it down a little. The photo on the label, is a shot of my grapes.

First racking….it had a floral aroma and a slight citrusy flavor. ABV is considerably more than I wanted…13.7%. Yeast was obviously hungry.

I’m using the one with yeast nutrient. I didn’t want to rely on the grape juice to cover up the lilac flavor. Was skeptical about using the juice of the lemons, but I couldn’t taste any of that coming through. I used 2 pretty good sized lemons and like an idiot, just dumped it in the fermenter...

This is turning out to be more like chemistry class. After pouring boiling water over, and steeping the flowers for 48 hours, the color on the flowers disappeared. The must turned an orange/tan, tea color. After adding the acid, sugar, nutrient, and yeast, not knowing what to expect, a very nice...

Gonna try a one gallon recipe from Jack Keller. Has anyone tried their hand at making Lilac wine? What can I expect for flavor? I’m thinking it’s gonna have more fragrance than flavor, but maybe I’m wrong. It just sounded easy enough to make and hope it turns out. One last question, what ABV...

Hobby HomeBrew. 30 labels for about $9, and are supposed to be easy to remove. Highly recommend wiping the bottles before applyin, as they don’t stick on super hard. They are definitely removable.

I’ve got friends and family that usually want a bottle, so I try to label them. It’s kinda just an added cost that does nothing for the wine, other than giving it a little wow factor to the package it’s in. Here's a few of my other labels I have that are custom made. They are also a reusable...

I bottled my last two batches of wine for the winter. A Chardonnay and a Raspberry/Dragonfruit/Shiraz kit from WineXpert. And today, some of my labels came in the mail, and UPS delivered my new wine rack from Vevor. Inexpensive rack, made of bamboo, and fit really tight together. Holds 72...

I tell you what, the finings did a very good job in my opinion. Giving it a few hard twists during that period, removed the sediment that stuck on the walls of the Carboy. The recipe I used called for filtering after fining….i don’t see any real purpose for that. Another interesting thing I...

Mine is not overly sweet, and somewhat lite in flavor. I did a second sugar feeding during the secondary fermentation. I realized I made a slight mistake by using the wrong Carboy, so had to add pineapple juice to top it off. Overall, for the first batch of pineapple, I will definitely make it...

I opted not to filter but added some bentonite, let it set for 12 days, gave it a hard twist halfway thru, and it came out quite clear. I got a plate filter that was absolute junk. After 10 minutes, I gave up on filtering, it proved to be a complete waste of time and money. Sent it back for a...

Just bottled a pineapple wine and a valiant grape wine yesterday! Finished off what did not fit in the bottles, which was more than I probably needed. My wife and I each had a glass of each. The pineapple turned out great and is high alcohol from a second sugar feeding. The valiant grape turned...

Here’s a couple recipes…good luck!

My second batch is progressing very nicely. Things I learned from the first batch, don’t primary the skins and seeds in the must….at least that seems to be the major culprit with valiant grapes. I also added some frozen grape juice to the primary, which seems to have given it some body…about 4...

What is an economical filter, or filter system, to clear out pineapple wine. My recipe book also suggests filtering with a chokecherry wine, which I plan on next year. Thoughts and experiences?

I’ve learned a new thing…it’s called patience! After more than a month since bottling, the aging along with the addition of oak chips, has turned my first batch into something pleasantly drinkable. Learning some of my missteps, I believe my next batch will be even better.!

Anyone interested in seeing a particular recipe, I would post one for you