Recent content by PAC762

As stated in my original post, it was a gift. I did not buy it. I think this is what I'm going to do. Just make the kit without the f-pack and give it away if it turns out too sweet for me.

Good point. The kit instructions say OG should be 1.155-1.165. This looks to be w/o the f-pack. According to my hydrometer, potential alcohol would be over 20%. It looks like the yeast will not be able to ferment this dry. I'm guessing that this is a long-shot, but.... Is there any chance...

Sorry. i meant dry wine. Not thinking well this morning. Thanks for the help.

I was given a Wine Expert Selections Reisling Ice wine kit for x-mas. However, I hate sweet wine. Should I leave the F-pack out entirely or should I mix it into the must at the start and allow it to ferment? Also, which of the following yeast would you recommend to make this into a dry...

I have one. I find it difficult to get a stopper to stick. The one I have has an odd shaped neck that doesn't give much surface area for the stopper to hold. I need to dry the star-san off to get more friction. Otherwise, it works well.

Same here. :mug:

You want to use ~ 1.5 355ml cans. (8.75 gallons x 28 grams sugar per gallon = 245 g sugar. 245 g sugar / 162 g per can = 1.51)

Wierd. I just found 2 cases of 8-month old apfelwiein yesterday that I forgot about. I wish I had them for 7/4 weekend, but better late then never. :mug: :ban:

Cote de Blanc yeast gives a lot more apple character than other wine and champagne yeasts. I haven't tried beer yeasts, though.

I've heard that heating the juice can help remove preservatives.

Thanks. What did you use to cut it? ... Sawzall?

I have a GE mini-fridge that I am attempting to convert to a kegerator. It will fit a corny keg once the inside door panel/shelves are removed. I pulled back the rubber seal as shown here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/prepare-your-gmr04-4-4cf-minifridge-kegs-76627/ My problem is, there...

What's apfelwein? Do you have a recipes???? :fro:

Straight cranberry will be very tart. I made a batch using 40% cran cocktail and 60% apple juice and it's still pretty tart. I prefer straight apfelwein to my "cranfelwein". YMMV.

I enjoyed "the joy of home wine making", but I agree with what etp777 said.