Recent content by devoted101

ok, re-rack and flavor test... the good: the explosive fresh apples 3 gallon carboy tastes great, apply, dry, and clearly stronger than 12%... the OTHER: less sediment, sweeter (as sweet as juice), if there is alcohol in there it is light.. i did add a lot of sugar to that, and it is only as...

well, after i picked the plums, i pressure cooked them until they were a bit mush, strained out the juice, then juiced the remaining pulp (after removing stones), and strained the entire thing again. i really feel like the consistency was set here.. maybe the wine wasn't thick like an old...

i realize my plum wine of 2010 question is not related to Apfelwein 2014, but i just thought it odd that it was viscous but not sweet or anything

i admit that i am a total and complete newb and am at the mercy of the kindness of forum posters. i just really love the idea of making my own wine and/or cider and i am still in the learning phase.. i really think i got lucky with my plum wine, beginners' luck.

thank you very much. i was wondering if i should rack to another carboy or not. the recipe did not mention it so i was not clear on it (even with the sediment).. i only learned about wild yeast recently but i did not know or even consider it would be here for some reason. is wild yeast bad?

fair enough. i was just curious as to why one boiled over while the other didn't. i know the variable is the fresh apples but what specifically about the fresh apples caused that? i did use sulfites when i made the plum wine but i feel like i was following rules without knowing why that...

well, 3 years ago I made plum wine for the first time because my plum tree had a bumper crop. I had never done it before, but my grandfather used to always make wine and he has given me all of his old stuff since he is 92 and not making wine anymore. I basically just asked a brew shop...

well, 3 years ago I made plum wine for the first time because my plum tree had a bumper crop. I had never done it before, but my grandfather used to always make wine and he has given me all of his old stuff since he is 92 and not making wine anymore. I basically just asked a brew shop...