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HI GUYS!!!!! Its been FOREVER!!!!! I have had so much going on and still so much going on! I have slacked off on the winemaking in all this time but I hope to jump back on the bandwagon in the coming months with all the yummy summer fruits starting to ripen up, starting with strawberries...

Me too! Maybe with a follow up meet up at a local eatery or even at my house or someone else's who is close. I'd love a chance to sit down and have a better opportunity to get to know y'all! I am really overly excited about today! :D hahaha ~Alli

We had a great time and loved meeting everyone and Loren is really into the idea of making some mead now! Guess that is next up after the Watermelon/peach! SHAIV, I can't wait to meet you and try your goodies as well! Is there some kind of page or something where we will know the info on the...

Just popped the cork on my first actual bottle tonight. :D:ban::mug:

It's good, but not as berry-y as I had hoped it would be. It's sweet, we prefer sweeter wines, but we quite enjoy it. And of course I am bring a bottle with me tomorrow!!! I can't wait to share! I know it won't be anything in comparison to what others have made, but for my first try, being...

I'm sorry for what's about to come next. I AM A REAL WINE MAKER!!! SQUEEEEEE!!!!!! I'M SO PROUD AND EXCITED!!!!

11 sounds great! See you guys then! :) ~Alli

Sorry I wasn't able to get back to y'all sooner. We have had one crazy thing happen after another the last few days. First my laptop (which is the love of my life after my husband, kids and grands) was acting up tossing me an error code and the dreaded blue screen of death (this is my actual...

Aaaaandd I'm back. Lol Sorry guys, I didn't get lost! hahahaha! So much to get done around here and then it's back to my wines. *Sigh* life...... ~Alli

Now that you have said this it makes me want to try making a wine with apple cider. I think I will try making a small batch with it this fall and see how it goes. If it turns out good I may just make a big batch! :D ~Alli

When making wine with fruit we are told to put campden tablets into the primary and mix well and let sit for 24 hours to kill any wild yeasts before pitching the yeast. So you have the right idea when starting the cider. I would start it the same way, with or without the fruit pulp. I don't...

The gent at Bet-Mar said that yeast would work for pretty much anything and prevent the fermenting from stalling, so I just went with it. I don't really know what yeast goes with what, and I think the video showed the guy using that yeast (can't remember off the top of my head- trying to get...

Not at all, I really appreciate you telling me to take a step back and breathe, and I would love to come and watch you brew! Where are you? I will have to find a day you are brewing that works in my new schedule (I am starting back to school in the fall). ~Alli

I can totally understand where you are coming from and for the most part, I would normally totally agree with you. But right now, I have 6 gallons (not five like I have been saying -because I'm a dork and mistaken a 5 gal for a 6 *sigh*) of wine that I have spent a bit of money on, but more...

Hahaha it's nor nice to laugh, but I totally get what you're saying and that's exactly what I'm trying to prevent. That and not looking like to much of a noon when I pour it out to share proud of myself only for it to be cloudy and spoil the presentation of something I hope tastes phenomenal...

Sooo, dark in a good way or bad? I wish I could give you a great answer to all your questions but like I said, I was terrible about keeping track of any of this. I tried to read and learn about the process of winemaking but I am not a read and do type person. I am more of a watch and or do and...

Ok so tell me what you think...

Maybe 2-3 months? I really didn't take ay notes with it, just winging it the whole way (I did follow a recipe, but no notes). It looks BEAUTIFUL! The color is gorgeous! Everyone is dieing to drink some, I just don't know if it's clear enough yet.

If I posted pics of my wild blackberry/blueberry wine in the 5 gal carboy could you tell if its clear enough to bottle or if it needed to be racked again or.... ? Deciding what to do next with it... Thanks guys! :) ~Alli

I'll be sad that I won't get to meet you, but, super jealous that you're going to Asheville! I love it up there. Honestly, I've only been to Biltmore a couple times, but the drive up there and the area was awesome! The grounds and surrounding area are just beautiful. I would love to come up...