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• Posted in thread: Adding flavoring to wine.....how often??? on 12-20-2009 at 12:14 AM
  Just read another user's post concerning a blackberry wine that lacked flavor.I've got the same
  problem with a batch of peach that's ready for the bottle all except for it's lack of peach
  flavor. It t...

• Posted in thread: Screw-on lids and storage??? on 10-30-2009 at 04:04 PM
  I have some food grade silicon that I use for diving, and also coating my keg gaskets and
  growler gaskets before I use them.If I forget, I don't get a good airtight storage. When I use
  them the seal l...

• Posted in thread: Screw-on lids and storage??? on 10-27-2009 at 02:55 PM
  Do you think, on their sides to keep the neck full, if they didn't leak, they would effectively
  keep air out??

• Posted in thread: Screw-on lids and storage??? on 10-26-2009 at 04:39 PM
  I just bottled 5 gallons each of strawberry and blueberry over the weekend.While at the shop
  picking up some cases of 750's, I also got a case of 1/2 gallons. I did 3 of the 1/2 gallons of
  each wine, ...

• Posted in thread: How long......... on 09-27-2009 at 12:51 AM
  Im in Lancaster, If you dont drink muchI would be happy to take some bottlesoff your
  handsThanks for volunteering. :DActually........I've delivered a couple bottles to York
  (Dallastown). Probably be d...

• Posted in thread: How long......... on 09-26-2009 at 07:13 PM
  ...can I reasonably expect my bottled wines to keep??This is my 2nd year at winemaking and I've
  had overwhelmingly good successes. Last year I did blueberry, blackberry, red raspberry,
  elderberry and ...

• Posted in thread: To rack or not to rack?? on 08-20-2009 at 11:16 PM
  Haven't checked the hydrometer yet. Was going to do that Saturday if I racked.It was fresh
  berries in the primary. But the recipe calls for the removal of the solids (the big chunks) in
  10 days......w...

• Posted in thread: To rack or not to rack?? on 08-20-2009 at 02:58 AM
  I have a 5 gal. batch of blueberry in the carboy. As per the recipe, I am to rack in 3 days
  (Saturday.......3 weeks after the addition of the final round of water & sugar). But it's still
  popping the ...

• Posted in thread: What to do in Pittsburgh? on 07-21-2009 at 11:06 AM
  Yep. Hit Primanti's in the Strip. Go get your micro...............but also try a good old Iron
  City beer. It'll round out yor trip to the 'Burgh and it ain't bad beer, either.

• Posted in thread: Do I have a problem or not?? on 07-19-2009 at 10:08 PM
  Thanks to all for the extremely helpful replies. ;)Will let the batch sit for a while and
  re-check the SG. What I have now looks beautiful and even tastes not too bad. Just that the
  hydrometer reading...