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Welcome Jonesy! You might have to start making country wine to get over your border hurdles.

Yeah it's great to see all the different things this group does! I've been making bread for a long time though it got serious after the no-knead craze. Sourdough is now my standard. I too sous vide but only use it occasionally. My main love is gardening and lately my focus has been no dig. Non...

Welcome. I realize it was a spelling mistake but wouldn't blurberry be a good name for a wine?

Thanks for the advice! I think freezing is a good idea. I used EC 1118 too but keep reading that D 47 is a good choice. Cheers.

I did this with bartlett pears this year. I posted on another forum but I juiced some of the pears (which was a real pain) and put them through a garburator and pressed the majority. It was a bit of a mushy mess. It is now ageing nicely in the carboy waiting to be bottled in late jan/early feb...

Well I have a lot of raspberries which I use mostly for sour beer (and for wine which I haven't quite dialed in yet) but I guess a cider or perry addition might be worth a try. Thanks again for the advice.

Thanks Rice_Guy. I pressed pears this year with my grape press. I like perry considerably more than cider but wow what a big job/huge learning curve. I also used sweet eating pears so I'm not sure the result will be as wonderful as I had hoped for. I'm actually thinking I might add some pear...

That's a good question. I was also wondering about the difference between apple wine and cider. Is the benefit of apple wine simply a higher abv?

Thanks for the information! As a relatively novice wine maker and brewer this kind of information is extremely helpful. I also have a lot of concord and niagara (and himrod) but have been a little discouraged from attempting to ferment. I actually bought some marquette and vidal vines just as...

Wow. So you're saying try making some even though everyone says they are too foxy and let them sit!

My red plastic spigot doesnt look like it could take the abuse! I feel bad hijacking this thread but if I could use a pump for my beer, cider AND wine...

I can't imagine many people will see this comment but wow this thread took a major turn at the end. Kudos to GreginND for the good advice that may have led to a winery startup in possibly a former soviet republic!

I find the deep punts a pain to fill with my bottling wand attached to my spigot. I've been recycling them lately.