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I made a pom wine once. I recall it took a couple months to fully clear but even longer to condition/age before it was any good [it...

I've about given up on MoreBeer/Wine. Since they moved ops it's a solid week before anything leaves from the warehouse. Great...

Well, thanks to this thread I hunted down a pile of really neat heirloom apples, spent 3 hours crushing/pressing/cleaning, put them up...

"weldless bulkhead" is what you're looking for. You'll want a stainless steel & larger size for a drum or you'll be pulling your hair...

Come to think of it, adding the vodka is going to throw off all your hydrometer readings. At this point I'd just let it sit for a week...

OK let's pull this apart... You're starting gravity with honey was 1.088. You added 30oz raspberries[fresh? frozen? puree?] and also...

Doug & MashPaddled are keying in on very pertinent specifics but bottom line for hobby sized distilling it takes large concentrated...

1.5 gal apple cider 89 + 1.5 = 90.5

4 3gal batches, each with a different yeast. After 3 years of experimenting, I'll only use S-04 for the rest of my life.

I think patience will be the key for this time around. Wait & see what happens over the next few weeks. If in 2 weeks you're still at...

I'm not sure what "energizer" is but it sounds like a Go-Ferm type product for yeast starters to wake up from there freeze-dried...

OK I'll take a stab at it You do have a couple options from what I see... - allow to ferment dry & backsweeten with a non-fermentable...

I like to add raspberries in both primary and secondary. Primary for the wine qualities and complexities it adds, and then after I rack...

There are more than a couple "standard" nutrient protocols. Depends on what your nutrient is & the actual recipe amount of honey added...

If this is still available I'd love to test this out in my basement brewing area. Always had great luck with Inkbird products.