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Appleman, your Apple Pepper wine sounds great. I made a gallon of Apple/Jalapeno wine this year, I did notuse the seeds though. It is a good sipping wine, and I have used it ina couple of chili recipes.

I barely have enough for theFamily and Friends, I shudder to think of giving it to total strangers, who are going to spit it out.

I have made a few wines from SunCal concentrate, 1 can does make 5 gallons. I think they are a little on the thin side, but make a very drinkable wine. My Wife loves the Lambrusco, and has made several of them. I have added some oak to a couple varities, and it seemed to help some. You could...

Congratulations to you and your wife, great looking wine and labels. Also Happy Birthday to you. Dave

By the way, I still have enough red wine left in container to make a gallon of wine. So it was not a total disaster. That's what I like to see, someone who can take a bad situation and see the positive side.

sangwitch, your wines are very close to, or may even be done fermenting.A hydrometerreading of .990 would be completely dry (no residual sugar). Check the SG for the next few days as you planned. I would not add anything extra at this time. Every wine is a little different, and will finish at...

Amen

I have a Selection VCDR that is five months from the start. I bottled a gallon and the rest is bulk aging in a 5 gallon carboy. I opened a bottle last night, it is wonderfull. I am finishing it as I type, I agree on getting another soon. Dave

If that's true, then I'm looking forward to your solution. Dave

I've heard so much complaining about the hassles to rack the Crushendos, and the lost volume, thatI have no intrest in trying one. I have made other Wine Expert kits, and enjoy them very much. Maybe Wine Expertshould rethink their Crushendo process, to make it easier on their customers.After...

Care to share the ingredient list andrecipe?

My Wife loves the GAR we made. We added some extra sugar, which helps hide the sweet.

I use masking tape, comes off easily.

All I know is that I never want to go back to the hand corker! Ditto

I bottle the contents of a carboy, then cork, if I'm doing it alone. If I have help,we fill and cork at the same time. After we are done bottling there isalways a partial bottle (even if we have to make two partial bottles) to enjoy while relaxing. Oversampling during bottling can lead to...

Italian Floor Corker is what I have now. Very happy with it. I used a hand corker on my first wine, terrible experience. I was going to buythe portugese corker, but thought about the plastic parts versus the brass on the Italian one. The Italian has a longer handle too, more leverage. I can...

I'll have to take mine out and trythem on my next kit. LOL.

Welcome Otto, I was a lurker here for a long time also. This is a great group to join. Everyone has been very helpfull here. I know what you mean about waiting, not my strong point either.

What's all the fuss about a decapper,the handle end of a heavy teaspoon has served me well for 5 kits now.

I wish her all the best.