Recent content by Jenny P

UGH....MATH!!!!! Thank you! LOL! I think I am good I would post a picture, but I haven't worked out how that works here yet.

Thank you So in a 3 gallon batch of Apfelwein, how much space should I leave in the carboy?

I have a gallon of 5-day sweet cider going as my very first try at cider. Never made beer either. So this morning I got up to find it bubbling up through the airlock all over the counter. I am assuming I had too much liquid in the bottle, do I just remove some of it and let it keep going? I...

Thank you! I think the guy (my hubby) that told me what varieties he planted 20 years ago (from memory) was wrong. I KNOW the one arbor are Beta. That was the first one we planted. But the one that he said were the Swenson Red.....well they look exactly like the Beta! In looking at images of...

I have both Beta grapes and Swanson Red grapes growing here, both of these are in the same family as concord grapes (I think). I finished picking today, and am not sure how I should proceed. I am not finding much information on either one of these. I have 21 pounds of Beta grapes cleaned and...

Forgive my ignorance, but what is the difference between Hard Cider and Apfelwein? I am not a big fan of hard ciders although my hubby likes them. I am coming up on apple harvest here on my property and thought I would like to try this, can I make it with fresh pressed apples?

Thank you, when we moved to this property (a 5-acre homestead) 25 years ago, my hubby started planting fruit, he planted at least 5 plants every year for the first few years. NOW we have various varieties in apples, chokecherries, currants, grapes, gooseberries, plums, apricots, and we had...

Hi there, another newbie here. My freezer is filling up fast, and my apples are just starting to ripen. I have multiple varieties of cold climate apples. The Honeycrisp and Dolgo are ripening now, the Chestnut crab will be starting in a week or so, then there are the Sweet Sixteen, Haralson, and...

I forgot to put a Campden tablet into my secondary when transferring from the primary. Actually, I didn't forget, I didn't know! This is my first try at wine. Anyway, it has been in the secondary for 5 days now, can I add the Campden now? I would dissolve it in a bit of the wine first of course...

Thank you, yes I have had dry wines, my hubby likes them dry, I like it sweeter, he used to sell wine and host tastings for a local shop, we both do a LOT of wine drinking, But brewing is new! I guess I was thinking "dry" when brewing meant something different than "dry" when tasting. I don't...

Thank you, is there a way to lower the SG before I add the yeast tonight? Also, I am still unsure what "ferment dry" means, I assume it has something to do with the yeast fermenting out all the sugars. I am not sure what cold crashing is, or how to do it!

Hi all, I am new here and new to winemaking. I have started my 3rd batch of wine (first 2 are only 2 and 3 weeks along) and have some questions. I am making chokecherry wine, following a recipe I found here by Yooper. I have had to modify it from a 15-gallon size to a smaller size to fit my...

Not enough space, equipment right now.

I am running out of freezer space for fruit from my trees. I still have crabapples, apples, apricots, and grapes to ripen. I don't really have room for a second freezer. What are the thoughts on making my own juice, processing it into canning jars for winemaking at a later date? Is this...

Thank you, I will leave it as is, and check the gravity every few days.