Many of the wine recipes I see start with juice and ask you to add water to top off. Why use water? Why not use juice? I would think that would add more...

Hi all, anyone on here got the last known email address for Trevor A Panther? I bumped into him in my local homebrew shop a couple of weeks ago and enjoyed...

I have 3 gallons of a Tangerine orange mixture ready to add yeast except it's acid is at .20% instead of .65%. What is the best way to adjust...

When buying synthetic corks what brand is like the ones you see with the white center? Thanks, Crhoff

I know why is bentonite is used, but sometimes it's added before fermentation and sometimes after? My wine kit added it before, but Iv'e seen recipes where...

Ok, who makes vinegar here? What are some good sites to read about making vinegar? Thanks, Jon. -- Come visit us on the...

How is Cynthiana (Norton) as a wine grape. An Extension agent suggested it as a possible for our area but I'm a little concerned with possible foxiness. Dick

Hi all, this is my first post here. I got a winemaking equipment kit for Christmas, but the White Zin. ingredient kit I got came without the instructions,...

Has anyone considered or used one of the "drill-driven" utiltiy pumps for racking or transferring wine? I've seen a couple on the web, but cannot get any info...

Is there any problem in using the green poloycarbonate 2 liter soda bottles for short term wine storage (3 months). Thanks Crhoff

I've been making wine for two years now and I use 6.5 gallon carboys. I've heard a lot about people topping up to the top so that there isn't any oxygen to...

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I am trying to make the cheapest possible wine and I had some issues. *Firstly especially if you choose to add sugar after final racking to 'balance' the...

Morning- One of my regular suppliers of empty wine bottles told me last night that they could no longer provide them because the ACB (Alcohol Controll Board)...

My wife and I relocated from California to Alabama a couple years ago and this is my first year making wine since leaving CA. Excited about making wine with...

I have both an orange and a tanerene tree and am about to start a batch of wine from the fruit. Are there any special precautions I should take. ...

I was re-arranging my wine equipment this afternoon, and found that I had some mold growth on the slats of my wine press. I *thought* I had cleaned it really...

I found this quart of juice at Trader Joes. It tastes like a very dry red wine, as it is, unfermented. But I do not like very dry wines, so I willnot try to...

Hi All, My wife and I just started making wine last June. First was a Riesling from aWine Expert kit and we are drinking it know, I think it really came...

What exactly does this do it a wine? I saw one post that said a "Yeasty flavor". I didn't think you wanted that?

This is how I made a batch, I hear better vodka makes a difference but can't seem to believe that given the amount of sugar and lemon overtones... Limoncello...

I would like to age a Sauv Blanc I am planning on making in steel like the New Zealand Nobilo Icon. I just have a few quetions about it: 1. What does aging...

Thought I'd share a recent project with the group. I'd tired of waiting for the spring loaded pistol type bottle filler to be back in stock by a major supply...

Can someone suggest the best corker to use with synthetic corks? From what I read here, people seem to have more trouble with them than real...

Hi Everyone - As a newbie at winemaking I really appreciate all the info in this group - I'm on my first shiraz batch and plan on doing as instructed without...