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Nine months later and I have sparkling wine...can you help? Here is what I did: 5 gallons of pressed fresh apple juice (from local orchard) 6 pounds of sugar 7.5 tsp pectin acid 2.5 tsp pectin enzyme 1.25 tsp tannin 5 tsp nutrient 5 campden tablets (crushed) 1 pkg of yeast December 9, 2011...

Hi, I have an apple wine that has been bulk aging since January 2012 and it's time to bottle. I would like to make it a medium-dry wine. How would you proceed to do this? Thanks

Hi there, The last few batches of wine and lemonade I have made (all from recipe) have turned out fizzy...like champagne. It does not seem to affect the flavor in anyway. At the time of bottling there is no fiz. After a few months I open a bottle and it's fizzy. Any idea what step I'm missing...

I have a blueberry wine that has been in a Carboy for about 6 months. There are very little lees and is very dark. I can't see through the Carboy. This past weekend I added a clarifier to see if that would help. It made no difference at all. Do some wines just stay very dark?

Since most wines are done fermenting around 1.000 - .090 I was wondering if there was a certain range to back sweeten to. For example if I like a medium wine, should I sweeten to a certain gravity level? I was not sure if there was a certain reading that equaled a certain sweetness.

My hard lemonade is just about done fermenting, it's at 1.000. When it's done I would like to add some clearing agent to help it clear faster. I will rack it off the lees first. Before I add the clearing agent, I would gather that it's important to top it up first. What do you suggest I use...

I racked my apple wine from the bucket to the Carboy less then 2 days ago. It already has 2 inches of lees. Should I rack off the lees or leave it a bit longer.

Hi, Is it safe to say that as long as the wine is fermenting in the Carboy and there are a lot of bubbles it is wise to stir to help release the gas?

Will move my apple wine from the bucket to Carboy. If I have wine left over what could I do with it? Can I save it to top up when I rack in a months time or so?

Hi, I have a lemonade that has stalled. Here are the particulars October 23, 2011: added slurry of two yeast packs. Reading was 1.080 November 12, 2011: racked to Carboy. Reading was 1.036. Racked a bit early as I was going to be away from home for a while. December 2, 1011: reading is...

I'm making some hard lemonade. From October 23 to November 2 it was in a bucket covered with a cloth. I stirred daily. It went from 1.080 to 1.050. On November 2 I put the cover on the bucket and put an airlock on it. I was away from home until today. I checked it today and it's at 1.042. I...

Hi, I started a hard Lemonade on October 23. Gravity was at 1.080 on that day. I have been stirring daily and it is in a bucket, covered with a cloth. Yesterday and today (November 1) it was at 1.052. Today I added a bit of nutrient and energizer. My dilemma is I leave on November 3 and not...

I'm making a hard lemonade. I'm wondering if It's better to rack to secondary early or late? I will be away for about 6 days. Someone will be able to stir each day but not rack it. I estimate it will be at 1.040 when I leave and about 1.018 when I get back. It's currently in a bucket with...

Hi, just wondering if anyone ever added cut lemons in their skeeter pee or hard lemonade during the first few days of fermentation to give more lemon flavor

Hi al, I'm making a blueberry wine. It is throwing a lot of lees. Can I rack it before it is done fermenting or should I wait until it is completely done? Thanks

In December I will get 5 gallons of apple juice from a local orchard. Any suggestions on what I could make? My wife and I like a medium-dry wine. I also would not mind trying to make a dessert wine. I don't think I have ever had an apple cider and wonder if that is any different than wine...

Hi, I made a blueberry wine one week ago with about 15 pounds of blueberries and added about 3 to 4 pounds of raisins. When I taste it I find it has a nice taste but taste more like the raisins than the blueberries. For those who have similar wines, do you know if the blueberries will dominate...

Hi, Just picked tons of blueberries and would like to make a 5 gallon batch of wine. I would love to hear of your favorite recipes or any tips you would like to pass along.

Hi, I have a 5 gallon batch of hard lemonade that will need to be sweetened soon. I had thought of using wine conditioner but wanted to hear what you have used? For those who used regular table sugar, did you make a simple syrup with the sugar first? If you did, what ratio of sugar to water...

My batch of hard lemonade stalled for two weeks at 1.012. I decided to add some clarifier on Friday evening to help it clear a bit before I back sweeten and bottled it. Today (Sunday) I took a reading in the morning and it was 1.010. This evening it was down to 1.008. Not sure if as it clears...