So apparently the bung I was sold for a new carboy was slightly too small. I wasn't paying attention and happened to push it through into the carboy. Naturally...

I have about 750 mls of Pinot I am storing in a cleaned old wine bottle for use in topping up. It is corked with the cork that came with the previous wine. Is...

This was my first time starting with grapes, california cabernet shipped to Ohio, everything is going fine and I just racked off the secondary (lots of lees). ...

Many home winemakers believe the tart taste of juice or wine is directly related to pH. However, research suggests this is not the case. The tart taste of...

I'm back with another newbie question concerning a merlot kit wine from Brew King. The primary fermentation went well. SG was at 1.002 after 5 days. I...

Last year I froze the peaches from my "Frost Peach" trees. I was going to make jam. I added pectin and sugar but not much, and a little lemon juice, all was...

Hello, We are having a humidity problem in our wine cellar/cold room. It is air tight and we are having mold grow on the ends of the corks. Do you think...

I have another question regarding the grape/raspberry wine that I am trying to make. I asked a question a couple of days ago about what type of yeast to use...

Check your acid levels closely... Mine were pretty high. Later, A.J. On 30 Sep 2003 02:21:16 -0700, (glad heart) wrote: Thanks for...

I was wondering if anyone had successfully used any different yeasts with the Brew King Selection Estate Columbia Valley Riesling kit, or if it's more...

Good discussion on blush and rose in a recent thread. Has anyone experimented with blending a white with a red wine to create a "blush/rose" effect? Or is...

Hi all, I've been looking online for sources of high proof alcohol so I can make a late harvest port style wine this year. All I can come up with is everclear...

In trying out a new reader (Agent, free version) there seems to be a bit of a problem getting messages posted. Anyone here use this reader and can shed some...

Folks..... Am new to wine making......have a kit wine aging a bit in bulk. I've made beer in the past and have a bunch of liter brown bottles sitting idle. ...

Hello, I'm posting this quesiton for my father (who makes some pretty darn good wine in my opinion!) He's trying an oak barrel this time around, and he is...

Hi I'm looking for a recipe for Lime and Raisin wine. Not a kit though as I want to make it from scratch. Anyone know where I might find it or have one they...

My local shop has juice from Cali in plastic pails with some sort of valve built into the lid. He has a 23 litre of cabernet sauvignon, and a 20 litre...

I don't know if any of you read teh funnies (comics) but there was a series a while ago in the FOXTROT comic strip that was about winemaking, and was really...

I am pleased to report that my first batch of kiwi wine is doing great so far. Just moved from primary to carbouy. Looks like most of the big fermentation is...

Hi Guys.... pH in my merlot must is high - 3.7. I read everywhere to get it below 3.6 but I assume there must be an optimum value to "shoot for". What would...

I would like to unsubscribe to this news group. Can you help me ?

We picked a lot of green grapes from our backyard (not sure what type they are) and added some raspberry juice from berries from our garden to the juice...

Could someone please tell me what the ph, TTA, Sugar and S.G. should be before and after fermentation for white wine, red wine and fruit wine.

I realise that members here are strong advocates of making their own wine, but I'm hoping that a proportion must also be francophile lovers of French wine....

Question for the group . Is there a source in N.California , San Francisco area that we can get 100 cases of Burg style , dark green bottles at a good...