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I have about 3 to 4 pounds of raspberries about to ripen in the next few weeks and I wanted to find a few recipes. I've found a few here, but wanted to see if anyone ever adds juice(grape concentrate, or whatever peps have experimented with) in order to use less sugar. I only have a 6 gal. and...

well i decided not to use the black cherry juice with this kit. on another note when i mixed everything together per the instructions I took a S.G. reading and it came out at 1.75 @70 degrees. This seems very low. My last batch from WE world vintners reserve Cab Sav. finished at 10.5%. I...

I'm getting ready to start a WE Vintners Reserve shirah kit. I was at the grocery store and picked up a 32 oz container of R.W. Knudsen Just Black Cherry Juice. It's 100% juice from black cherries. I was planning on adding this 32 OZ bottle to 6 gal kit at primary ferm stage. anyone have...

i checked these out from the library. them seem pretty good. "The Home Winemaker's Companion: Secrets, Recipes, and Know-How for Making 115 Great-Tasting Wines" "Home Winemaking Step-by-Step"

i might get that 5 gal glass carboy just cause someone local had it on craig's list for about half price. $25 with the bung and airlock. then $10 for the 7.5 primary. I've got a Syrah kit that i'm going to make after i bottle the cabernet. This sangria project will be my first attempt without a...

I wanted to make an inexpensive Burgundy like wine to use only for making sangria. It's been a long tradition with my friends to spend those 90 plus degree sunny August Sundays by the pool drinking sangria. Nothing fancy at all. Basically what ever fresh fruit sounds good that day(usually...

thanks wade n cpfan for the quick responses. i did add sorbate, must have forgot to put that in journal. thanks cpfan- the kit is "vintners reserve world vineyard collection-French Cabernet Sauvignon" wade- here is how the directions for that section read. "After 10 days(in...

thanks wade. i feel better about the water now. as far as the SG, it says to check after 10 days of "secondary fermentation" if less than .996 then add the stabilizers and clearing packages. when figuring the alcohol level the directions for my hydrometer say to subtract the first reading...

i was wondering what should a kit wine taste like after only a few weeks. I'm not expecting it to taste like finished wine, but i had about a half of glass that was left over from the sample i tested. I'm planning on racking it two weeks after stabilizing and clearing. if clear the directions...

I’m 18 days into the wine expert 6 gal French cabernet kit. Here are the notes I’ve taken so far: December 6, 2008- Day 1 - Primary Fermentation • Bentonite(inc. w/ kit) into about 1 gal hot water (boiled). Stired until dissolved. • Poured in juice kit.(inc. w/ kit). • Toped off to 6 us...

just wanted to say hello to everyone. I'm new to winemaking, but have fell in love pretty quick. I've got a 6 gal batch of french cab from the wine expert kit going now. I also have a shirah kit, also from wine expert, that i plan on doing next. Any advise on how to doctor it up? thanks, aaron

lol.. i'm glad you posted that picture of your bottle drying stand. I was thinking how I could build one similar to the plastic bottle tree's you see out there. I'm laughing that didn't even think of anything that simple.