Recent content by Winepig

Wow!! What a difference a little time makes. We tasted the Lilac back in August and my wife suggested we throw it out, it was just awful. I decided to put it back and forget about it. I tasted it this morning and it's great!! I just finished bottling it. Like usual, I wish I had made...

Thanks Yooper, I think I have a new technique to try out.

I'm not a pro, but I've only used regular bread yeast and have made gallons & gallons of hard lemonade, it turns out fine. In fact, if you Google yeast nutrient substitute, it'll say to use bread yeast because it's loaded with nutrient. It's not like Lemonade is gonna be mistaken for fine...

I think you need to add some bacon for that.......

Are you using a new(er) airlock?? I get that new rubber smell for quite a while but I can distinguish it from the others. It shouldn't affect your wine as long as the liquid isn't touching the rubber stopper.

I started my first batch of Lilac a couple weeks ago. I poured boiling water over the flowers and let them sit, loose, in the primary for 48 hrs. I strained them through cheese cloth and just gave it a light sqeeze to get the water out. I added the rest of the ingredients and put it under...

I've never seen "fence row" grapes produce as well as a maintained arbor. I doubt if you'll get much this year. Without seeing them, I'm going to say you'll want to thin them out a little this summer, then trim them up in the spring before they bud. You should start getting better grapes...

That would look good in my carboy.

Yeah, clearing was going to be a non issue. I figured we were going to have to strain it through our teeth... LOL There are going to be over 20 people and I only have a gallon so it's pretty much just going to be a taste test for them. I think I'm going to leave it behind though. I have...

I'm a little late to answer, but 2 months is more than enough time to make a batch of hard lemonade. Cheap frozen concentrate, sugar and regular old yeast is all I use. If you let it ferment in a warm spot, I've had it ready as quick as 3 weeks. If you want the recipe, I can give you specifics.

I whipped up a batch of hard lemonade 12 days ago hoping it would be ready for a family gathering this coming weekend. Last Saturday, I combined 2 half gallon carboys into a newly emptied 1 gallon jug (I love racking and taste testing!!). The little bubbles started up the side right away...

Those green streaks are ok to leave in, that crown shaped thing on the outside is what has to go. If you use a knife, sometimes the cut end has a green tint to it too, we don't worry about that either. We used to pick them out like you are doing, my wife decided that was a waste of time and...

My first thought was Pepto Bismal everytime I looked at it. It has paled some in the last week. Still the brightest stuff I ever made.

Good luck, let us know how it goes.

I use everything above the stem that isn't green. Here's what we do, I'll try to explain this but I wish I had pictures. Hold the flower in your left hand, kind if squeeze it shut with your finger tips and lay it down sideways on a cutting board. If you look close at the flower/head/stem...