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can someone clarify please. what should you use?

I am in the fortunate situation of having several varieties of grape to choose from. My husband's family has various old vines with table and wine grapes, some we can identify others not. I would like to make a wine for xmas. Which grapes should i use? Would using table grapes that are less...

yes, i should ve thought about the beaujolais. now i'm getting all fired up at the prospect of some beau joly xmas. Also taking on board the low alcohol advise and the fact i need to learn about back sweetening. i'm thinking that means adding sugar to restart fermentation. peach and...

mmm, too many juicy things on trees in my garden to be doing with such things i'm afraid brazedowl. you in progress list sounds devine btw, is it all pie fillings and concentrates? I guess with them things are much less likely to go off. correct me if i am wrong please. is a speedy recipe...

i think i remember reading about a wine that can be drunk within a few months but i can't find anything now on the search. I am impatient i know, sorry. what's the fastest you can make wine from fresh fruit? a link to a recipe would be great. Did i mention i really like this site?:)

ahhh thank you. reasurred me now. i wasn't expecting to get so much pleasure from watching the bubbles plop up the airlock btw.

'technical' even

is that a techical term? rhino farts !!!!

well, doing the freezing method with apples for country wine and I've just filled my first demi john. What should it smell and taste like? subjective i know, but it didn't smell very nice, not bllllleeugghhg but not nice. have i messed up?

thank you

should windfalls be used in winemaking and if so need special treatment be employed and if so what?

i've made my bags and am ready to rock n roll...just waiting on yeast etc in the post. thanks for your input!

I am about to try this recipe particularly becuase of the freezing method mentioned. can i just check...to avoid the hassle of crushing i am freezing clean unblemished apples chopped up and put in mesh bags and then proceeding where it says cover with water in the primary. Can i use this...

arrr, curtains. thanks

hi, first post but been reading and learning on here for a while, so thanks. I'm interested in using the mesh bag method preparing fruit and would like to make my own with draw strings. What material would be most suitable? Mosquito netting, muslin, or plain cotton?