Recent content by Samurai

damn logic. I could, but i think it would be a waste since the 2 fruits ripen at slightly different times. I messed up and didn't know that i was supposed to prune the trees and ended up with 100's of tiny fruit instead of large fruit so harvest came earlier than it should. live an learn...

Patience is not a virtue of mine; i work in IT. But the good news is that im down to 1000SG; so based on what you have been saying, maybe by Saturday i should be able to transfer over to the primary; It seems to lose about .001 per 24 hours at this point, so that would put it in the...

I think i am just being impatient; it dropped last night to 1004 from 1006 so a 002 improvement. I was beginning to worry because today is day 7 and every thing i read said that it should take 5-7 days; But in this case its looking to be more like 10-15.

So its been about 24 hours and my SG hasn't changed, its at about 1.006 (3 lines above the 1000 mark); is this to high to rack? There seems to be very little activity happening, there seems to be something still happening as its making a slight soda pop like sound; but no foam at the top; Has...

yes on the peptic, 2 1/2 tsp for 5 gal; should I add more? im just going off the recipe. :( on the flavor. I just did the morning read, SPG down to 1011, so its getting there. Probably will be ready to transfer by tomorrow morning. Fizz down slightly, But the yeast party is still...

Thanks, I was a bit nervous; Also I am not sure I am reading my hydrometer correctly; I think its actually 1120; The Estimated Alcohol reading on it was about 16%; according the chart; So I don't think its as bad as my original post; though 16 is still high, its not as bad as 30 something...

Short story; went to japan 2 years ago and tried plum wine and thought it was AMAZING; so when I got back I planted my self a plum tree (thank you California sunshine). Fast forward 2 years an I got my first harvest of about 25lbs of plums and decided to give it a go. I spent countless hours...