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Hopefully someone can help me with this cider. I posted a couple of weeks ago and I am still having problems. I will start in the beginning. . . 5 gallons cider (pasturized) 2 1/2 tsp pectic enzyme cote de blancs yeast Started 10/7/08. Yeast worked fine. Seemed dead but I did not verify...

I am reporting on my experiment with fermenting orange juice. Last summer I tried using 2 cans orange juice concentrate with 1/2 c of dme for 1 gallon batch - I was going for a sort of orange malt beverage. Last time I posted about this, it was horrid. A vomit taste for sure. I stuck it in...

Hi. I'm not sure what to do about this. I started cider on 10/7/08. It was clear and I added 2 tsp. pot sorbate and 4 camden to 4 gallons of cider on 11/20. Also 1 can apple concentrate. Let set and bottled 12/2. Last month I found one cork came out. This was the only bottle that was...

Hi. I started 3 gallons of tomato wine 9/12. racked 9/25 at 1.020, racked 10/7 when sg was 1.000. racked 12/2 with camden. Cold crashed 2/14 until today - about 3 weeks. the wine is clear and beautiful. Today the sg is 1.10, so it went up. Is this possible? I am a pretty careful person...

Hello> I made some Apfelwein a while back and I can't wait to try it. My question is; if I do not like the taste of young wine, when is the earliest my Apfelwein will be aged to drink? I thought I had to wait 6 months at least, but the wine competition post has me wondering. Of course...

I had some really great wine last night. It is a semi-dry white wine with a small amount of carbonation. Not too much, cuz it's bottled with a cork. It is imported from Italy, exclusively by one company. If you can believe what the bottle says, then Julius Caesar commissioned the wine...

I am reporting on the progress of my Orange Malt Cider. 6 weeks ago I started a small batch of orange juice with dme. It is beginning to clear and it is horrid, awful stuff. I do not recommend using orange juice. I will stick it to the back of the cellar and give it much time, but based...

I know it was mentioned, but has anyone tried adding dme to cider and if so, how did it turn out? just wondering.

I know using cider or juice has been discussed, but I don't think my question has been answered. I want to know if fresh cider would have a better taste for Apfelwein than store-bought apple juice. There is a big difference straight out of the bottle, but does that taste difference stay after...

Hi. Anybody use Alexanders Grape Concentrates? 46 ozcan - use 2 cans for 5 gallons. Seems awfully light to me, like it would be comparable to Island Mist kits as far as quality? I would be interested if it would be more like middle of the road kits - 80.00 kits. Has anyone used these? How...

Hi. Some of you have talked about making extra must and when you transfer, putting the extra in a bottle to use for topping off. It sounded like you put it in a regular wine bottle. How do you attach an airlock? thanks.

I was wondering what the difference in between a Cyser and a Cider? thanks!

Hi. Does anyone know of good websites selling fresh juices w/skins? Or, do you have any good websites to buy "limited edition wine kits"? I have not found sites for buying wine juices. I have only found a couple for limited, or special edition kits. I know this is the time of year they are...

A while ago someone mentioned using sugar free lemonade to backsweeten some hard lemonade. Did anyone try it - was it good?

A while back someone mentioned using sugar free lemonade to backsweeten some hard lemonade. Did anyone try that and how did it taste? I made a small batch of hard lemonade with malt and I really liked it. Gotta make some more.

Hi. When you take a hydrometer reading, why do you drink that sample? Since everything is sanitized, why can't you pour it back in the batch? just wondering. . .

Hi. Has anyone made a 5 gallon batch from a 96 oz. can of Vintners Harvest Fruit Base? I want to make plum. They give you a recipe for 3 gallon or 5 gallon using the 96 oz. can. My fear is that the 5 gallon recipe will give me a "light sipping wine" - what I want is a table wine. I know I...

Hi. I have been trying to learn about carbonating cider by reading the posts and I am confused. I am hoping someone can explain to me how to safely sweeten and lightly carbonate ciders and not have bottle bombs. I want to bottle some cider with wine bottles and corks. My wine supply store...

I hope someone can give me some advice. Sat. I started a hard lemonade with malt extract. Recipe from this forum. I made a 1 gallon batch, using 1/2 tsp. champagne yeast. I rehydrated the yeast, but admit I didn't have alot of patience and added it to the must after 1/2 hour. I have used...

I was wondering what the opinion is of using 5 gallon water bottles as a carboy. These are the big plastic bottles from Culligan. I do not bulk-age my wines. When clear I bottle. What do you think? thanks