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    Forgotten wine need help

    I found a gallon of Strawberry wine and a gallon of Mead that is just shy of two years old. I removed the airlocks and placed the threaded caps on them during a move and lost track of them. Today I found both of them, they both have a bit of sediment on the bottom, but seem to be clear and free...
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    White crap in my airlock

    I have a one gallon carboy of strawberry wine that i started over a year ago, i looked at it the other day and found some white crap mixed in the water of the airlock, is this wine ruined?
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    How did i do ?

    I answered a ad on Craigslist for two five gallon Better Bottles, one five gallon bottling bucket with lid, one five gallon primary with lid, three airlocks, three drilled stoppers, two lever bottle capper, about 150 caps, all for the low low price of $60.00
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    Joes quick grape mead

    Can this be made in a carboy, or should a bucket primary be used?
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    Sweet sweet rocket fuel

    Exactly two weeks ago i started my firest mead, its a one gallon batch. Today i racked to a clean carboy and took a gravity reading of 1.070 . I had a small taste, it was sweet but damn good.
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    Wine help needed please

    I was in the process of making a batch of Jack Kellers strawberry wine, it sat in a open primary covered with a towel. The recipe says to pour the liquids into the secondary ( glass carboy) and now it has about a inch and a half of sediment and no action in the air lock. Did i ruin this batch or...
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    Jack keller recipe help

    In many of jacks recipes he says to pour all liquids from the primary to the secondary, does he mean to just pour the one into the other or use a siphon tube to rack?
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    can i use bleach to clean a straining bag

    Just like the title says, can i soak my straining bag in bleach after i rack from primary to secondary?
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    How much action should i see in a primary

    I am making a one gallon batch of strawberry wine, i followed the directions and after four days in a open primary covered with a clean towel in does not seem to be doing much, kind of looks like pink soda.
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    How long do "Rhino Farts" last?

    I just started two one gallon batches of Apfelwein, and have them fermenting in a cabinet. I cant smell anything unless i open the cabinet but my wife swears she can smell it through out the house, ........so risking my marriage how long do the "farts" last and do they decrease in strength after...
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    Houston we have fermentation

    After weeks of reading and lurking on this site, and after a few years of making excuses i have offically started. Two one gallon batches of Ed Worts Apfelwein, one gallon of Mead, and one gallon of Strawberry wine.
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    Strawberry wine question

    I have looked at several recipes for a one gallon batch, including Jack Kellers... all say to add the yeast but do not say how. Should i sprinkle the yeast in the primary or activate it in a small bowl?
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    New guy questions

    I am looking to do a one gallon mead, i am not interested in doing a JOAM at the moment but would like a simple one gallon recipe. Is a bucket primary needed or can you just go straight to a carboy?
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    New guy question

    Whats the easiest way to bottle Apfelwein?
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