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Hi Joe that is a very informative post, but I have a few questions. The flavor pack is added after primary fermentation, then at what point in secondary do you add it, and how do you get the bag into the top of the carboy and how do you get it back out?

That was a very good Rhubarb wine video. I just made a 1 gallon Rhubarb/Pear wine I hope mine is as clear as yours.

Hi Thanks Erik I signed up. I think what ever a person is working on good record keeping is the key to improvement. I believe this will help me and others be better wine makers.

Thanks everyone for your help. So I have 15.8 ABV. I drink a little of it last night. It tasted pretty good. I just got back from Myrtle beach SC and on the way back picked up a bushel of peaches. I am going to get started on some peach wine.

Now I have about 3 3/4 gallons of wine. That is after adding 42 ounces of 35% ABV brandy.

The brandy was 35% ABV and the wine was 14% ABV.

It is time to pick Blackberries here in Western NC. I am going next week. I enjoy picking berries, but I hate chiggers, so I use the Velcro ankle straps and Deep Woods Off. It also seems that Blackberries grow best on the side of a steep hill with thick vegetation. The kind of environment that...

I have made my version of dragon blood. It finished at 14% . I then added 1 and 2/3 bottles (42 ounce)of Peach brandy 35 proof. It is about 3.5 gallons of wine. I am trying to figure the ABV. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

I also do the same evaluation while going through the floral section.

Hi Xandra Thanks for the information. I have started my batch of rhubarb 7 pear wine . I am using about 2lbs of each. I also am adding on container of Welch's white grape juice, the juice of two oranges, about 1/4 cup of golden raisins, one banana chopped and added to 4 cups of water boiled...

Hi Xandra Very nice looking wine! I was wondering what your recipe is for the rhubarb wine. I have some cut up and in the freezer now.

Congratulations! very nice looking wine & label. Where can I get labels like that?

Thanks for the information. I guess I had to learn the hard way. I like the idea of putting a piece of material over the siphon hose. I have taken the filters out. I have some 500 micron sock filter bags. I think I will run the wine through them. Do you think It will be ok then?

The screen I am speaking of is the same as what goes in a storm door. Their are no loose fibers. The reason I did this is the last time I added raisins to the secondary they continually stopped up the hose when raking, and a mesh bag full of raisins will not come out of a carboy very easily...

My wife broke mine last year and a few months later I broke the new one. Does anyone not make a higher quality hydrometer that does not brake so easily?

Hi everyone, I started a batch of wine a couple of weeks ago. It is my version of Dragon Blood. After a week in the primer I transferred it to the secondary. I wanted to add some raisins but having previously done this before I knew I would have problems getting a bag of raisins out of the...

I like that it is totally Biblical, and it makes me feel better when I go fishing on Sunday.

Hi last year I made a wine from Tiger lilies. I am thinking about making a Dandelion wine. Has anyone made one? How many Dandelions do you need to make 3 gallons?

US Coast Guard 1979-1983 Thanks to all our vets, and God bless you. I served 4 years in the Coast Guard on a buoy tender in Mobil Alabama. I then came home to beautiful Western NC. I must have something wrong with me though because after two years I felt the need for more of the military life...

Hi Bluerdg I have about 15lbs of Blueberries and about 15lb of blackberries. I am thinking about making a 5 gallon batch of wine with them. Should I just put them all in one fermentation bucket or use two buckets? I can not find any instructions or recipe for a Blackberry/Blueberry wine.Do you...