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put a cork in your carboy hold the carboy horizontally spin in a circle for 5 minutes with the top end facing your belly quickly set down and rack .... my first thought of what I might try... not a good idea?

SO adding spices during fermentation isn't a good idea, is it because the fermentation process is calculated to minimize flavor impact of fermentation? *Bing searching Mulled Wine*

Is there a forum mod that could change the title of this post to "Muscadine Wine from VA" ?

Great to know! I went from bucket to carboy at 1.05ish , it dropped down to 1.01 before I topped it up. Ill take the SG again later in the week when I add more sugar. My only worry here is contamination and oxygen getting back in while I add sugar and measure SG....

SO, I topped this up 1) don't use cold water 2) I had to "restart" my dormant yeast by adding a lb of sugar 3) can I continually add sugar once a week until I get to my desired SG?

Nice! No spice flavor added though, would adding the spice flavor not take or something?

Russz, I was thinking about doing a pumpkin wine. This is what I am considering. 15 lbs of pumpkin for a 5 Gal batch Food Processor Add your "normal" ingredients like yeast, yeast nutrient, camden tablets, sugar, wine tannin, acid TO taste I added 2 tbs of pumpkin pie spice After primary I...

Thanks StoneArcher! Great comments! I am surprised with how fun wine making seems to be. I do worry a bit about "experimenting" because I don't want to waste using a carboy for months just to toss it in the end. I think the challenge I am wanting to face is the challenge of taking the...

Was I supposed to "top up" when i did this first transfer?

Greetings Home Brewers! I am new to the site and new to home brewing! With that being said, ill give some back story about what I am up to so somebody may understand my questions. I am in the process of collecting items to build an all grain brewing set up. I have been piecing together...

I was living in Oxford NC just recently and actually the American Brewmaster store in Raleigh is my closest source for my brewing needs :) have you been there?

Is it bad that all I picture when somebody mentions Canada and Beer is the movie Strange Brew? :) I'm kidding! Sounds fun about the unmentionables here in southern VA a lot of people mention these :)

Good Afternoon Brewmasters! I am excited I found this forum and became a supporting member. There is a lot to learn about this new hobby that I will be embarking upon shortly and it is fortunate that all of this knowledge is at my finger tips! If anyone who knows their way around the...