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Thanks Allie,I crushed the rubireds and the starting SG is 1.092 straight grapes.I am sure I will use it somewhere,somehow,and it will be a plus in the cellar.Today I was given 60 lbs of Ruby Cabernet,a little better but still a blender.Oh well if you got-em crush-em.......Upper

Wow Tom that is a nice cellar full.I will be crushing some rubired grapes,then over to the neibors muscat vineyard to go in behind the harvast and see what I can pick-up.......Oh picked up a hydrometer today.Upper

All of the above.Upper

I misspelled it is Rubired,a california hybred with both red skin and red juice.Says wine lacks body and charactor,yippie......Upper

JUst recieved 66 pounds of Ruby Red Wine grapes.Anyone have any tips on how to best use them.I can de-stem,crush,juice only,freeze.I am back to the store to get a hydromerter tommorow.Any advice or recipes would be appreciated...Upper

Hellow again,Ok I have two batches of Elderberry going.Both are right at 4 gallons each.The first batch is in a secondary 5 ga bucket W/ airlock.It started with a bubble every 6 sec,to one every 8 two days later.Second batch is 4 days behind the first,it is now in (2) 2-gallon pails (primary).I...

Thanks Tom,Peaches are here on monday.....Upper

Ok,I canned some Good peaches in August.I over did the simple syrup in the peaches and now have some Peach nectar in the fridge sealed.I could use this syrup with some tailings on my future batch of Peach wine?....Upper

Thanks Wade.I just pitched the yeast after the lemon and orange juice that is in J Kellers Rec.No Campden tablet yet.This is my toasted seed batch:D...Upper

This hydrometer says for distilled spirits only.Not for wine or beer.It has a Tr reading and a Pr reading..Upper

I picked some up today at the bakery dept.at the grochery store.Upper

Thanks for the reply TB1.Here is what I did,brought extract to boil added water and 12 pound of sugar to make a 4 gallon batch.It is cooling now.Later when it cools I will add a sch.of Lalvin K1-V1116.I also held back about a half a cup of my strainings from the transferring of my first batch to...

I have 3 quarts of Elderberry extract that I made from 12.5 pounds of berries.I boiled with 3 cups water,no sugar.I poured into Mason jars,put on lids,but did not water bath boil after.Now 5 days later they are going off,fermentation has begun.I transferred to a pot and put it in the fridge.I...

Have you guys lost your Marbels?......Upper

What is a Core with a cut pip?...Upper

Right now I have some late peaches,Pomogranates,Muscats and maybe some Apples.And Eldos till the Bears get them........Upper

I cut alot of white Oak and Live oak,a little Black oak and some Valley oak.How does one make Oak chips?....Upper

I got nothing to whip but the whip.Looks like another batch of Eldo.Upper

Venison is game,game is a little rough.I love the presentation.Upper

Just getting ready to transfer to secondary,had a taste a little sweet but good.Still a little ferm. going on.Man Patience is tough.I better start another batch....Upper