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If you pick a butt load of blackberries would you run them through your crusher? Put them directly in the press and press the juice off? Thoughts?

Bottled Cherry and Concord/Blackberry blend today

Damn William that looks wonderful!! Nice color and the white capsules really make a nice looking bottle. Good job.

I am hoping that someone has thoughts on this. Long story... Last year I went to a vineyard and bought 200 lbs. of grapes. Started some and froze the rest in bags (about 12 lbs./ bag). Well this winter I came across a crusher/destemmer for sale. I thawed out the rest of my grapes and ran them...

WOW that prickly pear looks awesome!! Good job. You got a recipe you can post?

Everyone one of us who has done any serious of wine making has made a batch of bubbly on accident! Heck I made some Blackberry that I did not get degassed enough, but people loved it. Sit back and enjoy it. Stay thirsty my friends.

That is some awesome labels!! I really like the wine box too!!!

I live in Missouri. I pick my own Cherries, Blackberries, Elderberries and buy my grapes from a vineyard locally. As far as the picking goes it is a lot of work but worth it for the free fruit.

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Bottled 90 bottles this weekend.

Also think about where the cork might have been. You are picking up a cork that has been who knows where and putting it in YOUR wine you worked hard to produce. Uh no! You are risking infection, etc. to your wine. I buy 100 premium corks for $24.00.

Purchase a few 6 gallon carboys. Kits will not fit in a 5 gallon.

A few tips Lay on side 48 hours after bottling, dark place and cool (55 degrees) Wine rack on basement or in a wine fridge.

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Hummer those bottles look awesome!! I learned one thing today....frozen and then thawed grapes did not work too well in the crusher/destemmer. I think it will work much better this fall with fresh harvest.

1 year or less and they will be fine as long as stored around 55 degrees or so. If you want to really age wine you need to cork. I started out using the screw caps and stored them in the closet. Over the summer the house just got too hot and they carmelized and I had to dump about 3 gallons.

Look what I picked up off Craigslist this weekend. Gonna make my life a whole lot easier.

Concord 2012

This is my wine fridge. Strawberry 2012

Once you sanitize your wine bottles and put them on the bottle tree do you have to bottle them immed. or can you wait a week before you bottle?