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Hi Folks, I've just mixed up a Coopers stout kit with half DME and half Corn sugar. I would really like to add some preserved cherries to it but am unsure about quantity and/or when to add them. Any hints or ideas would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

I'll try that! Thanks for the help.

Hey folks, I was going to try making some wine from Welches grape concentrate but I haven't got any yeast nutrient, and no homebrew store locally. So my question is can this work without the yeast nutrient? Any help would be great! Thanks

Thanks Yooper! This is my first batch, and I think merlot will match it nicely. At last racking it was .997, and I like my wine dry.

Hey folks, I just racked off my blackberry wine for the second time, and have quite a bit of headspace in the carboy. Can I top up with a commercial merlot? Thanks in advance! :mug:

Just tasted them. They taste fine. I'm gonna give it a shot. I'll probably throw in some fresh blackberries, raspberries and chokecherries in too. Thanks.

Well, I thawed out the blackberries from last year and I think they are freezer burnt. Are they worth using? Or should I throw them out and start again?

Hey Folks. So blackberry season is upon us and I took stock of the freezer space and discovered a crap load of unused blackberry, chokecherry and rhubarb from last year. Would it be possible to make wine with these three ingredients? I'm thinking a 5 gal batch. Any hints or ideas would be...

Thanks a bunch folks. I'm off to brew some wine!

Thanks YooperBrew. I'm wondering if I can make this without the pectic enzyme. I have no way of getting any till I go to the mainland again. Ah the joys of living on a island.

Hey Folks I'd like to make a batch of Blackberry wine, and I have a ton of berries in the freezer, some yeast, sugar and camden tablets. I guess my questions are : How many berries for a 5 gal batch? Do I need pectic enzyme? How do I get the wine to turn out dry? I am totally new to...

Thanks Marsdude! Right in the middle of getting ready to bottle, and totally blanked.

Hey Guys, I can't for the life of me find the ratio of sugar to water for the priming solution. Thanks

I would think that most kinds of hops would do well for you. Here's a link on garden zones - http://www.demesne.info/Garden-Help/US-Plant-Hardiness/US-Plant-Hardiness-SE.htm And for purchasing plants - http://www.forestfarm.com/products.php?params=plantName:Humulus Hope this helps!

Here's your magnum. BTW these folks at forest farms are freaking awsome! :ban:http://www.forestfarm.com/products.php?params=plantName:Humulus

Hi Folks Here's a link for plants, maybe not what you're looking for but quite a few varieties.http://companionplants.com/catalog/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=Humulus&x=39&y=7

If you have watering issues you can add silica crystals to the soil, once hydrated they will cut down on the amount of watering you have to do, then your planter would be able to support marigolds or other annual. Personally I would plant portulaca, it is a low growing annual succulant with low...

Well they are growing along an old dirt road and in the woods. So I'm guessing native, they've been there since I was a kid . No one in the area can tell me if they were planted or not, but they are prolific! THanks for the link, I'll keep and eye on them this spring.

Hi folks, I'm going to stick to the extract kits for now but, there are 2 varities of wild hops that grow here and I'm wondering if I can use them to brew this fall. If I can, how would a person go about harvesting and storing them? Do you have to treat them in anyway to remove any wild...

Sorry folks wrong group!