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Go buy a lotto ticket, that was some luck from the wine Gods!!!!

Lafayette La.

I just finished cooking a pot of 15 bean soup, added onions, bells and celery along with some pork neck bones I smoked a while back. I used the smoked Ghost salt for seasoning and this stuff came out great.

I bottled the first gallon I made last night, it cleared nice using Super Kleer. I drank a few glasses and it tastes great already. I didn't use a bag and used only the pulp on this batch. I started a 4 gallon batch on the 1st using a bag and I also kept the skins on half of them hoping for...

It won't hurt. I have a 2nd batch started a day later and left the bag in till it hit 1.000. I need to rack it again. It cleared just as good as the first batch.

Find a stand up unit that vents outside, you'll have to also connect a drain so you won't have to dump the condensation water. I used one in an office in a metal building in La and it worked good. Something like this, I bought mine at Home Depot...

On the 23rd, the fruits were spent and shrunk down to about 10% of what I started with. I should've left them in longer but didn't think it would make a difference.

I've been drinking since I started and I like it, it grows on you fast. I think it needs more age to bring out the flavors but it's drinkable now. I think you'll make your deadline. I tasted it when I racked and cleared on the 29th of Nov and it had a strong lemon/alcohol flavor, today it still...

I think you'll make it by Xmas and I'll let you know in about 30 minutes how it tastes. I started a batch on the 21st, starting SG was 1.095, on the 28th it was down to .992. Since then I've racked, stabilized and sweetened. I'm gonna rack again and do some tasting.

I went Jamaican Mon. Stewed oxtails with Rice and peas. You have to try this, it's sweet, hot, spicy and tender, the rice breaks up the rich oxtail flavor. Quang's recipe is what I used.

Those noodles look awesome, I'm a ramen/Asian food junkie! I didn't cook turkey this year so I call that lucky I didn't have to eat leftovers for a few days. Last night I cook smothered down turkey wings. This is one of my favorite dishes, the flavor is like giblet gravy on steroids. Field...

Help with my first strawberry wine and it's been at .990 for 3 days. I need help with the process of finishing it. I've read so many different things I want to make sure I don't screw it up. I plan to add an F-pac and use Super-Kleer. I made a 3 gallon batch so I plan to rack it, add 3/4 tsp...

I cheated this Thanksgiving and stayed home to relax and drink alone instead of going to the beach with the Family. I had a blast too, cooked enough to last till today. I make a topping that is basically an artichoke/spinach dip kicked up with garlic, chopped shrimp, oyster liquor, shrimp...

Does back sweetening cut down the tart flavor? What's the closest wine it tastes like when finished? I started a 4 gallon batch on the 21st using mostly the original recipe. I used 6 lbs of berries and one container of Welsh's white grape juice. It smells good and has excellent color already...

Can someone tell me why DB is ready to drink sooner than other wines? I'm new to wine making and trying to learn what makes it mature faster vs everything I've read about letting it age.

AHH, Ding, Ding Ding!!!!! I didn't think about the alcohol throwing the reading off. Now that you mentioned that, I started a strawberry wine and took readings at the beginning and they were the same compared to after fermentation started. What about PH? Does alcohol change that too? Back to...

I wish I had all those answers but I don't. This is new to me and I followed JKellers recipe. I have since bought a refractometer and a hydrometer. I don't know which one to trust either. I calibrated them both with distilled water and they both read different so I've been using the hydrometer...

Good news, it's clearing well, Bad News is I played with it again. Did I screw up? After reading the thread I posted I added 6oz of honey in the secondary and stirred it up. It's still fermenting from the yeast floating all around and it's still bubbling the air lock, SG is 1.020 and it's been...

I was lazy and used the oven, chicken, squash, zucchini, onions and potatoes.