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Thanks to you both for replying. I did not weigh the honey and it is long gone, so its too late :) It is pretty dry. I added 2 tablespoons of bottling sugar to the gallon and bottled them anyway. If it doesn't carbonate, oh well. But if it does then good. I did use one plastic bottle so I can...

Hi all, I made my first batch of mead 14 months ago and it has just been sitting and aging. I'm ready to bottle but would like it carbonated. Do I have to add new yeast? I have bottling sugar on hand but not sure if the yeast is viable. I'd rather not mess with adding new yeast if I don't have...

I honestly don't know type of plum it is LOL It was planted by the previous owner. I have 2.5 gallons of juice, so to bring it up to 5 gallons I would have to add 2.5 gallons of water at a minimum (probably more like 6.5 to allow for sediment and racking). That sounds awfully watered down to me...

I have 2.5 gallons of plum juice from our plum tree, that I froze earlier this year. All of the plum wine recipes I've found call for pounds of plums, not gallons (had this same problem with finding an elderberry recipe, guess I need to learn to use fresh fruit instead of already juiced). The...

Hi all. I hope I won't annoy the group with an amatuer question but I could use some advice. Or at least, an opinion. I have never made fruit wine before - I've made hard cider and mead and my hubby has been a homebrewer for 15 years, but this is my first crack at wine. I have two batches I want...