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It is "Learn To Homebrew Day" this Saturday. Our homebrew club has our monthly meeting at Barley John's, a local brew pub. We have also contracted with a local apple orchard. to get fresh pressed cider. I am getting 15 gallons of cider, and have 5 different hard cider recipes designed and all...

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My suggestion for anybody just getting into brewing would be to purchase a starter kit. They come with everything you need. Primary bucket, bottling bucket, carboy, auto siphon, tubing, capper, hydrometer, thermometer, airlock, bottle caps, bottle filler, and a few other items. Midwest has them...

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I know others will chime in and say to go to Jack Keller's website. http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/ I just started a 5 gallon batch of wine from grapes I got from a good friend. I used 22# of grapes, and about 8# of sugar. You should check the acid levels, to make sure it's not too high. I...

My recipe is on page 1. With the additional juice after racking off the must, I have 5 gallons.

As far as adding Campden and Pot. Sorbate, No, I did not add any. I know the fermentation will continue. My thoughts are that the fermentation has slowed way down so some of the flavor and aroma will be retained. I have done this with many of my fruit wines, and seems to work out well.

Here is a similar picture that I used to pulse chop the pomegranate seeds.

After a week in the primary, I strained out the pomegranate seeds and pulp. I ended up with just over 4 gallons of wine. The next day I thawed out 9.5 more pounds of pomegranate seeds. I put them in a sanitized plastic beer picture and pulse chopped them with my stick blender. Then strained...

I use a food grade plastic tote for primary fermentation of wines with a lot of must (grapes, rhubarb, peaches, etc) I feel it has enough surface area for the cap to float, without it getting too thick. That would make it a bit more difficult to punch down. Also, I believe this helps with the...

started a pomegranate wine, a grape wine and a wild Fox grape wine. about 15+ gallons total.

FWIW, I use one of my keg pouring hoses with a drilled stopper and a bottling wand. Pretty much have 0$ invested in those parts. Also get the PSI down to about 5 when filling bottles.

Here is what I got started today ...... 12# 12oz. Pomegranate seeds - Frozen 2# Raisins - chopped 3 gallons boiling water Mixed and pulse chopped with stick blender checked Tartaric acid level Added 1 oz. Acid Blend Original reading - 9.6 Brix Added 7# sugar 23.1 Brix (1.0969 SG) Added 5...

I will make updates as I progress through the process, as well as post my recipe. I am planning to start this sometime tomorrow afternoon.

I am planning on making some this weekend. As with any fruit wines I have made in the past, the primary fermentation is very violent, and tends to drive off a lot of the fruit flavor that we want to keep in the wine. My plan is to put about half to 2/3 of the total amount of fruit I have, in...