Tom mentioned a while back he uses a washing machine centrifuge. Some front load washing machines spin at 1200-1500 RPM. About twice the speed of...

Dumb question....., but hey, I gotta ask. Has anyone made a batch of red wine using store bought grape juice (with no preservatives except citric acid) as...

I'd like to make some Yarrow wine. Would a wine made from the leaves have the same medicinal uses as a tea? Stu

How much French oak should you add to 23 Liters of red and white wine?

Okay, this is the first batch ever, and we're very stupid, but learning quickly. (Please forgive us if this has been answered before.) We must have filled the...

This topic comes up fairly frequently. I would like to throw out two issues I have with using gas to top up. Comments welcome. 1) One of the questions is...

Hi all. Never posted here before. I started off making beer, but found wine so much more interesting. Anyhow, I was wondering if anybody has an opinion on...

I'm finally working up a wine surplus now and have to think of better storage than, say, keeping the bottles in boxes upstairs. I am doing some brewing also,...

Can I stabilize my wine by pasteurization? I know it will kill any yeast remaining and that should help in longer storage but will it change the flavor much? ...

Hi:) I'm newbie in all this stuff and have never racked before. I was wondering if it is possible to use as secondary this plastic container used with spring...

I'm making a second bath of Sumac wine. The first batch turned out ok, and I'm not real sure what caused the smell (pervious post), but yeast nutrient seemed...

Has anyone ever fortified a rather flat concord wine with brandy? I checked the archives but I don't find anything pertinent. I have a 3 gal batch which has...

My recipe for hard cider is this: 5 -6 gallons of apple cider 5 pounds of brown sugar a little bit of honey champagne yeast. It fermeted for about 2 weeks,...

I have a new website dedicated to home winemaking in the Southeast Pennsylvania area, and for those who are interested, please check it out...

Does anyone know of a product that can be applied to the outside of a carboy (i.e. sticker, rub on, overlay, etc) to indicate the wine level in gallon or finer...

I have a small batch of apple cider going. Brought it up to 1.095 w/ corn sugar. Want to make it sparkling. The question,,,Can I put enough sugar in it to...

I'm in the process of racking all my wines off. some need clarified,some oaked, etc.I'm sulfiting to 30ppm . should I wait some time for the potmeta to bond...

I've got an apparently acetified wine in a barrel right now. Is this something that will ruin the barrel permanently, or can I clean thoroughly once I "flush"...

This is kind of a repost...created a survey questionnaire that won't require anyone creating an account. Sorry if that caused problems. I'm working on an...

I'm working on an assignment for graduate school and I am really interested in getting demographics on the homebrewing community. I've created a seven question...

Am I to understand that a good wine filter such as the Boun types will eliminate the need for clearing the wine, that the filter is going to remove all the...

Hi, I'm making my first batch of wine and I have question. I'm using a Wine Expert Rioja kit that will make 6 gallons. One of the steps calls for topping up to...

I'm a home winemaker looking for small quantites (6-8 cases) of 500mL wine bottles or unique 750mL bottles for this year's apple sussreserve. Does anyone know...

This is my first year of making wine. The wine is from a grape vine of what seems to be a cross between Isabella and Couderc Noir. I bought some...

Here's something bizzare I heard today. I was at my local homebrew store, and the woman there said that a man who bought from there regularly filled the...