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Well I bottled my pear wine today and for my first try at make pear wine it came out pretty dam good and clear. Came out with 28 bottles. And yes I squeezed my pears after fermination was complete. Than after several week I added kieselsol clearing agent. A few weeks later racked and filtered...

Why the older wine get the better it taste, what happens to the wine to make it taste better?

If you still have some gas in the bottle and it doesn't bust or blow the cork. What will happen? Will you have sparkling wine lol... or will it eventually go away?

Why do they use corks in wine bottles? Does it let any excess gas release?

Thanks I'll try that I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks again

They were really fresh pear that we pick from the tree, you're right they probly weren't completely ripe. I start the batch 3 day after I picked them. I did use some pectic enzyme, I can add more if you think it will help..

Yes I am stiring once a day. In the afternoon. And it's loose not in a bag. It's still bubbling pretty good.

60 days Some YouTube videos say 50 to 60 days. I guess that what I'll do...

What about the sugar? Did you add sugar?

I just started a 5 gallon batch of pear wine. My question is how long should I wait before racking for the first time? I didn't cook them, I used fresh pears from the backyard, I cut them up with a knife. I didn't blend them up. Some recipes say 5 to 7 days. It has been about 7 days, but the...

Thanks I'll try that..

Should I be worried about the rubber smell getting into my wine. Should I boil them to help get rid of there smell?? I made a test gallon and I thing I can smell the rubber in the wine.. What should I do??

Thanks for the tip I'll try again. I'll try some new yeast this weekend I need to make a trip to the wine store anyway. And yes I used the yeast from the store each time, they just keep it on the shelf. Not cold. Hopefully that's the problem, thanks again..

we used a 16 o z. bottle, that was a fresh bottle of drinking water. 1. 1/4 cup of sugar 2. One eight of a tsp of Fleischmanns Yeast 3. shake it 4. add water half way 5.add a 1/4 tbsp of McCormick Root Beer Concentrate 6. shake it until dissolved Fill bottle with bottled water...