Recent content by ShaneBoucher

I'm surprised yours is still pink mine turned brownish after I added boiling water. I picked an extra 48 quarts of flowers and put them in the freezer for another 12 gal if this batch turns out good.

I was reading other recipes and they all call for 100% pure grape juice. What I used is grape cocktail. I contacted welches USA and Motts/Canada Dry here in Canada and they say they don't distribute 100% pure juice in Canada. I have looked in the grocery stores and all the frozen concentrates...

Got the flowers cleaned [took 20 hours with scissors] and soaking smells like grass so far and is brown like tea. Is it ok if I use k1-v1116 I don't have any ec-1118 right now but i can get some tomorrow if needed as the brew store is within walking distance. Also what alcohol percentage should...

Ok thats interesting what recipe do you think would turn out better? also am I able to use the flowers that have not opened yet and how exactly do you measure quarts of flowers, fill quart basket or a mason jar?

Anybody know if i can make wine out of lilac flowers or are they poisonous. If they are not poisonous does anyone have a recipe or basic guidelines to follow. reason I'm asking is I know where I could pick a few hundred pounds of flowers, not that I will but I'm saying i could get enough to make...

From your recommendation I added 2 tsp nutrient and 2 tsp energizer, it slowed fermentation substantially I'm guessing this is jus temporary though. Each can of juice makes 1.36L so 1.36L x 14 cans =19.04L of juice which is about 6 gal 6 gal is 22.71L after the addition of sugar I'm up to the...

Hello I just mixed this up on the fourth, I figured I could make wine out of it as my relatives use Concord and Niagara grapes to make wine. This is what I mixed. 7 cans Concord 7 cans Niagara 42 cans water (right amount for reconstituting ) 14 pounds sugar 2 packets ec-1118 This is the...