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Noted...good point with the raisins. My daughter is bringing me a pk of 71B. Thanks for the input.

But so worth the wait!!! I look forward to seeing a new batch of flowers every spring. Opening up a bottle to remind you why the hands on labor is worth it. thanks for your input. I thought they'd compliment each other.

I'm doing a 6 gal batch of dandelion. I have about 2-3 gals of frozen pedals. Would adding frozen wh. gr. conc. greatly affect the taste? I was thinking 5 or 6, 11.5 oz cans. Recipe: 6gals 3 gals dandelion pedals 6 cans wht. grp. conc. 1# chopped golden raisins 1# chopped raisins...

I have a bunch of pears in my freezer from this last fall. I washed them and froze them whole. I bought a juicer and intend on juice'n the pears. I'm gonna try a pear mead. My question: I should have enough pears to get a gal of juice. Should i smash them in a bucket and add the P/E and let it...

I have 3 gals of black cherry wine aging. Its 13% abv. id like to oak a gal for the experience. i want to use amer. oak was thinking med toast. so...should i use: chips, cubes, spirals....and how much? I know i'll need to taste for taste (for lack of better words).

I started a 1gal batch yesterday. my first attempt. my landlord give me a few pointers. i added raisins right from the get go. no campden. just boiling water. i plan on racking it and adding new raisins to help with the bitter as per advice.

Racked 4/12...it finished out at .996 If i knew how to include a pic...its clearing nicely! Thanks for all the input folks!

I know!!!! PATIENTS...PATIENTS....AND MORE PATIENTS!!! They say Jesus turned water into wine...and not just wine, GOOD wine!!! We have all this cool stuff to add to ours and we have to wait MONTHS!!! Its just not fair damn it!!!

I got home from work and give it a good stir SG 1.012 my question is...it seems to have lost its momentum. do i/can i add more nutrients at this point. I'm in no hurry, just was wandering. what I'm trying to say is it stopped bubbling after i stirred it. should i break out the drill and mixer

SNAs: i picked up that term on a forum. its a 2:1 ratio of fermaidK and diammonium phosphate (yeast nutrient/yeast energizer...its easier to type SNAs This is my first attempt with both... go on YouTube and search blushing monkey...i discovered it on this forum...there's 4 videos that walk...

STUPID PHONE!!! The aroma the first day was pleasant. By this morning, not so much! Its turned into strawberry monkey butt! I know this will pass but it sure does smell!!! In just 48 hours its burned thru 54 points!!! I stirred and added 1 tsp SNAs. Still plugging along

RECIPE.....3.5gal 1- 96oz can Vintners Harvest Strawberry Base 5# Bananas 1 liter White Grape Concentrate 5 1/4# Sugar 4 tsp Acid Blend 4 tsp SNAs 1 tspTannin 1 1/2 tsp Pectic Enzyme 1/2 tsp Amylase Enzyme 1 pk Montrachet Yeast OG 1.080 mixed everything together and let it soak...

Ok...just stired and took a reading. SG 1.052 I added 1 3/4 cups sugar SG 1.062.....where it should be!!!

Its going well. I'm doin a 3.5 gal batch of strawberry/banana. Recipe 1 96oz can Vintners Harvest Strawberry Base 5# Bananas 1 ltr. White Grape Concentrate 5.25# Sugar 4 tsp Acid Blend 4 tsp SNAs 1 tsp tannin 1 1/2 tsp Pectic Enzyme 1/2 tsp Amylase Enzyme 1 pk Montrachet Yeast...

Stopped at .015...stabilized it today when i racked it. Its quite WARM! Though i prefer .010 i'll drink it! If my sypher'n is right, it is 15% abv +/-

STUPID PHONE!!!!!! sorry for double threads.

I bought white grape concentrate online for a batch o wine. upon arrival i read on the box...preserved with sulphur dioxide WILL IT FERMENT???

I bought white grape concentrate for a batch o wine. got it off the internet. upon arrival i read that it was preserved with sulphur dioxid. WILL IT FERMENT???

Stalled....added nutrients, 2 days later, nothing. made a starter by re-hydrating a pk of 71B then added it to 1/2 qt jar of must...let sit for 12 hrs then pitched. Its doing well...1 bubble every 4 or 5 secs. If my last reading of 1.045 was accurate, then at this pace, it'll run out of sugar...

1 cup of sugar weighs 7.05oz...a pound is 2.695 cups. i got this info off the Domino Sugar sight.