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So I pitched the first starter and there was a little activity, I immediately ordered the wlp099 (no one had it, it arrives today) and a stir plate. I plan to give it a try with that starter. First I will check SG to make sure a fermentation miracle has not occurred. And if not. Off we go. A...

Oregon Fruit Products Pitted Red Tart Cherries in Water, 14.5 oz also got them at walmart.com

Dynamic Health Tart Cherry Juice Concentrate, 16 oz got at walmart.com

From Vines to Wines: The Complete Guide to Growing Grapes and Making Your Own Wine Jeff Cox

OK got the starter going today, no one had the WLP099 so I went with EC-1118. Starter is progressing nicely, will probably pitch late tomorrow. Any thoughts on how much I should shake up the barleywine after I transfer it into the carboy?

Woops tart cherries/ cherry concentrate, sorry :-(

Thank you all

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Yes, all good comments, I also only use sulfites for sanitizing EVER THINK so I have devised a filter using the kegs and a water filter, also thus the cold stabilization.

Many thanks for all the good info, I will let you know how it goes, as far as taste it was.fine, kinda like malt candy.

Yes, and I would suggest an oversize csrboy, primary can be vigorous and shaking/oxygenation is a good idea

I just pitched the pack

It's been a good two months in the secondary.

Hydrometer

Yes the Wyeast was a starter pac

Nope 5 gallon batches

Also did a berry mead with a large can of elderberry concentrate and a large can of boysenberry concentrate plus 15 lbs of wildflower honey, mmmmmmmmmmm. Both the blood mead and the berry mead were very pricey, but you get what you pay for.

So to make a long story short B-) 15lbs wildflower honey (local beekeeper) 3 bottles organic sour cherry concentrate from walmart.com 3 cans sour cherries (packed in water) also from walmart.com in primary. 4 cans sour cherries in secondary Champagne yeast Make as usual...

So the solar installeds were coming and my wine was in the way of the main breaker panel. So I decided to put this years wines in cornelius keg for ease of transport andd storage in my wine/beer/mead cellar which is under construction. So I racked the wine into kegs, preasurized to 10 lbs woth...

HEEEEEELP MEEEEE :-O First time poster here I Have been brewing for 20+years and have never had a bad batch. (Well there was the time I forgot to wash thr bleach out of the carboy before filling it but that was wine) So I put together a barleywine with extract (feelin lazy, extract on...