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ive been supping a red wine with some blue berries added, self made ofc went down quite well ;-) im now a bit worse for wear, which is basically what I intended ;-)

@ibglowin being honest I can only vouch for my experiences around Liverpool uk, I dare say the French might have different drinking habbits, personally I like French wine, but, don't know many other people who do. As others have said the occasion and the weather etc can all play a part, as well...

I`ve found ebay to be a good source of cheap stuff, you have to be sure to take note of the sellers feedback though, not just for wine kit and stuff, I tend to buy a lot of stuff from ebay I cant obtain locally and for that its very handy.

shine like wine improves with age, but, is very harsh when young.

Sounds a great time there ;-)

A cherry / fudge liquor concoction which actually isn't bad.

Over this side of the pond most guys don't drink wine, unless there is nothing else, I make wine because it stores better than beers and often improves with age, for me its about the hobby and an affordable drink, which ive crafted myself, the very few women I know who like a wine, appear to...

I`m in the uk until recently I used to use red welchs as there isn't any where ive found white welchs, in years locally, even the red has now dried up, as the local supermarket that used to sell it has now closed, I tend to use a very neutral apple which ive found locally or a red grape juice...

I tend to sprinkle some bentonite into most of my wines, usually about 1/4 to 1/3 of a teaspoon per gallon, at the same time as I add the yeast, although, as others have said it isn't strictly essential.

There are lots of usefull benefits of making your own wine. 1). it teaches you patience. 2). if money is tight it teaches you how to be creative with what you have available as well as the other way around. 3). you can share you product with friends, or drink it alone, with the...

@jericurl it was started early april, but, I think I consider it a bit of a failure its got plenty of alcohol in but isn't what I expected, its basically turned out a bit like a cherry liquor, with the other food flavouring not really apparent, somewhere down the line I might experiment a bit...

It could be lighter particles from the sediment ie less dense than the wine I would syphon it off and have a taste if it is fine would drink it. Also follow jericurls advice as well, that should cover it.

I would rack it personally, im guessing but, it sounds like its done from what you say especially as the sg has remained unchanged for 12 days. I would also, be tempted to have a sly glass while your racking to confirm, flavour wise how it is progressing, personally I wouldn't restart and I...

@duster the pool strips you refer to, if they are yellow, that is called universal indicator, I have some I got from ebay (but don't use them often) They are a very good indication of ph value.

So here is MY thought or Conclusion of my tests so far. Do Not use Sodium Metabisulphite in Tablet or powder form. (if sensitive to it) . Instead only use Potassium Metabisulphite K-Meta in powder (bulk package) at 1/4 teaspoon per 6 gal. And see if you can tell a difference. (I sure can)...

Not sure what that would be classed as dawg, but, it sounds nice ;-) honey is a rarity around these parts. Im not surprised it tastes nice as the thickness in the honey, should add some nice mouth feel as well as sugar.

@hounddawg most of my wines ive been making for many years, now, the base has come from paper cartons, Im in the uk, but, ive yet to find any juice of any type from a super market, paper carton which cant be fermented, typical contents are water, juice flavouring (sometimes from concentrate...

To be honest I have no idea whats causing the foaming, but, I would tend to leave it in the container its in, before moving on as you may well get spillage due to foaming, it will settle down eventually what ever the cause is, that would be the best time to transfer to demijohn.

A bottle of red taken from my main bulk aging container, have to say its really nice ;-)

That`ll teach me, spent ages looking up recipes (late at night) typed them out only to realise it was for the wrong wine, so, decided to cut the post and paste it here. Looks like this old post has been resurrected, any how, I promised to add some old recipes from books I have and neglected...