Okay I started a small batch of cherry wine the other day and instead of dividing the amount of yeast needed for a gallon i just pitched an entire packet into...

I'm starting to make arrangements to purchase grapes this Fall and many of the growers in the area that sell to home winemakers will sell 50 lb. pails of...

Hi folks, Just doing my first home brew, decided to try a 'John Bull Cider' kit. For the inital fermentation I put it all into a sterile brewing...

Hi Seb, and all others Today I went shopping at the local win making store. The gentleman was really nice there but he does not carry much of what I was...

The Red Currants are ripe here in upstate Ny & I still have some in the freezer from last year. So I decide that, after 30 yrs since my last wine, I'd make...

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Has anyone used permethrin on their grape vines? I was told the EPA has not approved it's use on grapes or any other small fruit such as blueberries and cherry...

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I am finally getting back into beer/winemaking after a several year break. In the past I have made strawberry wine every summer from locally picked...

Hi, Does anyone know of a supplier of 12mm dia. tapered cork, preferably in the UK. Many thanks.

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Perhaps it's a bit early, but I'm starting to think of this falls grape purchase and crush. Last years Cab. Sauv./ Zin blend is showing promise. This year I...

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This year I am thinking of experimenting on a small batch of Chambourcin and using honey instead of sugar to chaptalize. I know that all honey is a little...

Hi: In the following experiment, I take one of the dryest types of French white wine that -- of all the French white wines -- is also aged the most . I place...

Hi, Before bottling some red Zin, I tested the SO2. The titret shows the SO2 is 100 ppm. I know that titrets are not really accurate for red wine but in the...

I have been pondering the subject of yield per ton of grapes (red wine). With the following constraints: 1- The goal is highest possible quality 2- Minimum one...

.....called by Helen Gillespie-Peck. Seems it is unavailable in North America now. Does anyone have a copy they might like to part...

So my Cab has been clearing for the required eight days, and it was time to rack it for 14 additional days for more clearing before bottling. The bottom 1.5"...

I have some blueberry wine that ended up with a lot of alcohol and a lot of acid, so I added some sugar (6%) to a sample and it tastes nice as a sweet wine....

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For the first time in the eight years I have been living at my residence here in Central Maryland, I have spotted Deer - Momma and Fawn eating roses and other...

I acquired 2 grape cuttings (1 Concord and 1 Niagra)from my Grandfather before he passed and I planted them on the side of my house. I built a large Pergola...

Tasted and tested the '05 reds today. The '05 Merlot (from Lodi area grapes) is still mediocre (as I find most Merlots to be). Color too light; nose...