Recent content by Wmau

Thank you! This is a pleasant surprise to have something to rack. We'll proceed and be able to have wine to give as gifts at the holidays! I've got 4 nice gallon carboys and some plastic jugs looking to get filled. I've got fresh plum wine brewing and want to be able to use the large carboy soon.

I rack into smaller containers. I don't like to add water unless it's too strong and I refuse to blend because I want to know what mine tastes like. I have ooodles of different sized containers just in case.

Smells like plum wine, looks about right ( tiny bit of stuff at too of liquid) took out 250ml to test - .994fg, looks relatively clear. Tastes like VERY dry plum wine only just ever so slightly sour off note but wild plum often does. No metal or dirt flavors or smells. Nothing floating, no...

I've made some very good dry fruit wines. Yeast selection and starting sugar load will probably limit sweetness. I've made a really excellent dry Highbush Cranberry wine - crystal clear pinkish amber and dry as the Mohave. Fruit wines need to be monitored for acid levels, fermenting...

We moved in April 2017 to a new house and in the shuffle, one of my 5 gallon carboys of wild plum wine ended up getting tucked behind boxes in the dark fruit cellar in the basement. It had been started on 9/29/16 with a starting she of 1.09. The airlock was left on but obviously long ago dried...