Recent content by CobraGT40

Sure,here's the recipe in a nutshell...well, in a 5 gal bucket, anyways. 4 qts. crushed fruit 10 lb. sugar 3 gal. water 4 lemons, quartered and squeezed (rind and all) 1 packet brewers' yeast Keep covered with cheesecloth Stir for 15 min. once a day for the first week. On the 8th...

I'm gonna give that a shot...I just racked them and will let them sit 6 more weeks and rack again. I'm disappointed in the taste of the pear and apple batches...we'll see how they turn out... Scott

No worries about pooping on the ol' family recipe...I can make it the old way anytime if I want. However, I would like to improve on it and see how to get a long shelf life and minimal residue from sitting. About how long should I let it sit before racking ? Is it too late to put lids w/...

I am at the last stage of my 3 batches per my recipe... Pear, Apple, Peach... I'm kind of unsure what to do next since 2 of the three batches don't taste as they should. The Peach is decent (but not as good as the last batch) the Apple and Pear aren't that great at all ! At this...

I hope it'll turn out okey...I strained all the fruit/rasins out of the mix a day and a half early transferred the contenets to fresh/sterilized buckets because of fruitfly paranoia. At this point in the brew the batches are to be transferred to 1gal jugs to sit for another week before...

Hey all I'm pretty new to all of this and I must say it's quite addicting ! I made my first batch of peach wine (possibly brandy ?) from a friend's old family recipe. I followed the recipe to the letter and I must say it turned out great, everything worked out exactly as it should...even...

Hi all ! allow myself to introduce...err..myelf. I'm kinda new to the whole homebrewing scene, last year I made a batch of peach wine and it turned out pretty good (at least my buddies thought so?) for my first attempt. I am currently making 3 more batches; peach, apple, and pear. the...