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I'm making another 1 gal batch of cider, and this time I have decided to sweeten it when I bottle it. The last batch I did dry and still. It was pretty good, but I think a little sweetness and some carbonation might help. So this time I plan on bottling it with some priming sugar. I also bought...

I'm about to start my first cider and I'm in the dilemma of finding an acceptable juice without paying too much. Well, the stuff we normally buy is pretty cheap, and pretty good, and it doesn't say anything about preservatives on it. The ingredients say only apple juice and ascorbic acid...

I was talking to a friend of mine lastnight about my mead and wine-making endeavours and he posed the question "Could you make mead with maple syrup instead of honey?" Well, I didn't know what to tell him. Can you do that? Is it even called mead if you do? Does it taste like mead? Anyone...

Just finished my wine, so I made a label for it. Voila: and one for my mead which is almost done:

I'm starting to think self-designed brews are easier than kits. Anyways, I am doing a kit Chardonnay and it came to the day for first racking. It said the fermentation should have slowed down, which it had, but was still kind of active. Against my better judgement, I did it "by the book" and...

I followed advice and started with Joe's Orange Ancient recipe. I made the batch a couple hours after I made a batch of chardonnay from an old kit I had. The chardonnay is bubbling like mad, now 16hrs later. The mead, which I was under the impression would fizz and foam alot, is bubbling....but...

How long does this stuff last generally from these wine making kits? It's in a metallic bag and has no expiration dates whatsoever on it.