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Package of Still Spirits Turbo Yeast and filter carbon - eBay (item 380081858200 end time Dec-15-08 04:56:37 PST) I was browsing ebay for different yeasts and wine supplies and came across this? whaa? when does it quit being 'wine' and become 'hooch'?!!!!

I know I'm going to want to backsweeten my apfelwein - is there more than one way to stabilize? One way I read was k-sorbate (1/2tsp/gallon) + 1 crushed campden tab/gallon. I have the campden, don't have the k-sorbate. I think I'm going to backsweeten with honey......

I plan to rack my strawberry/lemonaide wine (maybe 3 weeks old?) as soon as my local wine store gets another 3 gallon carboy in stock in a week or so because it's got a lot of sediment now. My question is: when I rack, I'll lose some volume - should I add more juice, or just leave the...

I have a ways to go before I have to worry about bottling, but I'd like to start collecting bottles now. I have about 6 gallons going. I have about 8 full size wine bottles (and corks and a corker), a half case of beer bottles (would need to buy caps and capper if I used these), and then I...

Is there anywhere that has a list of different yeasts and when/why to use which kind? I was reading a wine recipe book, and several recipe's have said to use a sherry wine yeast - I was wondering why a sherry wine yeast in some cases?

Is it possible to make a hard tea fermented like wine? I did a search, and came up with no talk on doing this. Iced tea is my favorite non-alcoholic drink to have at home - we go through nearly a gallon of a slightly sweet iced tea a day here (my teen son also drinks lots of it). I'd love a...

the wine store was out of the tubing/cane for racking wine into the carboy - can I just pour with a funnel if I'm careful, or will that cause problems? This is my first batch....... I'm also contemplating about the size of the batch - it's only about 2 gallons, so I'd have to put it in two...

I was searching on eBay for wine making supplies for the heck of it - and saw carboy covers..... are they necessary for when making wine, or just for beer? I'd sew my OWN if necessary though, not buy one..... hmm, maybe they are good just for keeping the temps more consistent vs. keeping...

I am new to wine-making, and mead is on my eventual 'to-do' list. Can I make mead w/o the use of phosphates? I have some relatives that are allergic to phosphates (makes them violently sick), and wanted to be able to share what I make eventually......

OK, I started my must with this recipe below substituting frozen berries and lemon juice for the citric acid: Now, it didn't say to use campden, but I doubled this recipe and added 2 crushed and dissolved campden tabs just now (it's cooled down). Should I add the yeast now, or wait for a...

If I'm going to make 2 gallons of wine, do I need a two gallon vessel to ferment in? Is there a problem with the excess ''space'' if I used a larger vessel? I plan to make strawberry wine - am going to the wine store today. I have on my list: campden tabs, wine yeast, a hygrometer, an airlock...

I am going to be going to town today (I am a half hour from town, try not to go too often) - is there a place like a hardware store, pet store, etc. that I could buy an airlock? I keep reading how everybody says they are cheap, but not where to get them. I don't think I have any stores...

I am just researching making some wine - and want to start as simply as possible. I have a few empty water bottles from my water dispenser (the 5 gallon ribbed bottles). I was wondering if a person could use that (sanitized well of course) instead of a glass one for fermenting? I know I would...