I've been perusing the yeast selection at my local homebrew store and have noticed at least one yeast that purports to survive up to 18% alc level. it can't...

I do not know what is yeast nutrient. All I know is I added it to the primary must and the specific gravity has not gone down much. Could it be that the store...

Hello, I am new to wine making, but have been reading this newgroup and Jack's web site for a month or so now. I just started a kit last week to get an idea...

I make Welches GrapeJuice wine and notice that I don't need to stabilize if I refridgerate my carboys and slightly unscrew the cap so as to release gases from...

Hi, Could anyone advise me on the best way to train Chambourcin vines? Two or three arm Kniffin, or some other method? The vines are quite vigorous,...

I just started my first batch of mead using one of Jack Keller's recipes. As the recipe (Vanilla Mead) did not specify any type of Sulfite I checked the rest...

My boyfriend wants to know if he can clarify wine using potassium metabisulfite, and if so how much should he use per 5 gallon carboys? Thanks in advance for...

My family has been making wine for generations and unfortunately all we have to show for it is some of the world's strongest vinegar. The wine we make is all...

I really have appreciated the good reading on this forum on acid reduction. Tom S has endorsed using KOH instead of the more readily available KHCO3 for...

Several of my reds have pH's around 3.5 or so and TA's from 6.5 to 7.5g/l. They are 10 months old and have not yet been cold stabilized. Tastes are tart but...

I have been given a 30 bottle wine kit. I made up 6 bottle kits in the past but for this I believe I need fermenting bin, which I do not have. I...

Hello, I have someone who doesn't seem to care for wine but she loves tea. I was looking for a recipie for tea wine. I usually use Jack Keller's recipies and...

My other hobby is woodworking and I do a lot of work with white oak, most of what I have is from trees cut 10-15 years ago and stored in a barn. By the time...

How do you stop fermentation and stabilize at 1.025? On Sun, 22 Jun 2003 20:19:24 GMT, E Warnke wrote: Louise Gagnon wrote: I...

Hi folks: My first batch of Savignon Blanc is still in the carboy, currently getting nice and clear sitting on the basement floor. I'll probably be filtering...

I am having trouble with Campden Tablets and Apple Wines again... Addition of Campden to clear Apple wines result in an opaque wine that does not fal lclear...

What is the purpose and function of the PA scale on my hydrometer ??

Argh. I've *got* to find a way to calibrate my carboys to figure out exactly where 5 & 6 gallons are (particularly 6). After 6 gallons (an all juice batch)...

I plan on picking 60 Lbs of blueberry this Sunday. I would like to make 2 6 gallon batches. Would 30 lbs be ok for a 6 gallon batch? any ideas with...

Can anyone tell me what this is: http://pages.infinit.net/weez1959/links.htm (at the bottom) and what to do to avoid more or remedy my present situation. There...

I have grape plants in their second year, and am ready to remove all except two vines per plant. Painful, but supposedly it will encourage the growth of the...

Just when I thought I understood the relationship between vinegar and wine I was told that you can make vinegar directly from grape juice and water. Does...

I just started a batch of mead using one of Jack Keller's recipes. As the recipe (Vanilla Mead) did not specify any type of Sulfite I checked the rest of ...

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Hello, I have been making beer for over 10yrs and mead for about two. My father has been harassing me to make a batch of Merlot. I think I'm about to...