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I just received a flier from our local grape provider here in MI for fresh juice from Chile for $80 per 6 gal. pail. Can anyone offer up an opinion on juice purchased in buckets vs. buying the grapes themselves, crushing and pressing? I would like to start a Merlot or Pinot Noir and if this...

6,000 yrs ago, in Armenia: http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/SciTech/20110111/ancient-winery-found-in-armenia-110111/ Sorry all you brewers. This is clear evidence wine was first. I can feel the die-hards blood boiling.

6,000 yrs ago, in Armenia: http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/SciTech/20110111/ancient-winery-found-in-armenia-110111/ Sorry all you brewers. This is clear evidence wine was first. I can feel the die-hards blood boiling.

Grancru is ready to brew with a nice new fermentor...yeah baby! User Name Grancru

I mad a 6 gal. batch of Edwort's Apfelwein last February 2009 which has been bulk aging in a carboy. I am ready to sweeten a little and bottle or get ripped on :drunk:. Can anyone give me their proven secret to sweetening to taste? I'll have to find just the right cigar to go with it!

I have a basic mead I made one year ago that has been bulk agin in a carboy. My wife would like a vanilla mead so I thought the about putting two fresh vanilla beans in this mead for a couple weeks or so (to taste) and bottling (or drinking :mug:). Has anyone ever flavored at this stage? Any...

I have been making meads for about a year now and have about 140 gallons aging. This fall I made my first 25 gallons of Cabernet Sauvignon and fermented using the natural yeasts on the grapes. So far it tastes as good as any 2 year bottle on the store shelves. Next year I am going to increase...

I busted out a 15 gal. batch of AZ IPA's recipe [Raspberry Melomel (Bronze Medal winner at 2010 Great Arizona Homebrew Competition)] yesterday. I multiplied everything by 5 with a slight change. I put 3 cans of puree in the primary and will put 3 cans in the secondary. I pulled the OG down at...

I let my siphon tube sit in a properly mixed solution of FIve Star sanitation for about a week. It now has an oily substance on the inside of the tube I cannot get out. I have soaked it in hot soapy water and used a power bottle cleaner to pressure wash the inside but no luck. Any...

I made 5 gals with this puree in the primary and it was fantastic. Only 1 bottle left. I thought I would bump up the raspberry flavor a bit this time. Using this recipe (Xs 5) I think I will ferment the honey and then put all the remaining items in the secondary for a few weeks. 7.5 lbs clover...

I am about to make a 15 gal. batch of Raspberry Melomel (Bronze Medal winner at 2010 Great Arizona Homebrew Competition) using 6 3 lb cans Oregon Fruit puree. I was thinking about using 3 cans in the primary and 3 cans in the secondary. Has anyone done this before? Any suggestions or thoughts?

Does anyone have a creative way to filter wine/mead to remove slight traces of yeast residue? I have tried Mr Coffee filters but the wine does not flow through it. Any suggestions are appreciated.

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Does anyone have a wife or girlfriend in Weight Watchers that really enjoys her mead? My wife would like to know what her limits are when drinking mead based on their point scale. Now I know the limit I prefer her at is totally different than what WWs would consider acceptable. Anyone have a...

Do anyone have a proven raspberry melomel recipe they are willing to share? I found one last year which I made in January. It turned out amazing and is all gone. My computer crashed and I lost all my recipes, notes, and my journal of what I have aging. Thanks in advance!

Does the gape seed, skin and pulp have any redeeming qualities for fertilizer or other use or should it just be discarded in the trash?

Do any of you sanitize your wine press before pressing and if so what is the best way? I just b picked up an old Red Cross press and a grinder and power washed both. Now I need to sanitize and am looking for assistance.

I bought a siphon hose that has a copper head. Will this affect my wine or meads coming in contact to the copper? Please advise ASAP. I am about to bottle and just realized this. Thanks!

I bought a siphon hose that has a copper head. Will this affect my wine or meads coming in contact to the copper? Please advise ASAP. I am about to bottle and just realized this. Thanks!

Does anyone in Michigan rent wine presses? I picked up my grapes, had them crushed and are now in fermentors. I need to rent, borrow, beg or steal a press in about a week to press the juice out. Can anyone offer a suggestion. Any creative press ideas?