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...

Recently this topic has been discussed here, and a number of people were of the opinion that adding the chips before was advantageous for reasons of subtlety...

I have just started making wines after several years of beer making. So am new to it. I am wondering though about stabilizing wine and how to do it without...

I hope you are reading the instructions wrong. SG is NOT an indicator of when to bottle. It is an indicator of when a wine MIGHT finish. If you want to...

I am interested in making country wines. I had a go at plum (only a gallon) but it proved rather insipid. It tastes like wine, but not any particular type of...

Mike: I don't know this kit, nor its instructions. Personally I would transfer to carboy, wait patiently for the 10-14 days, then follow the rest of the...

All, I started a black raspberry early this past January. It has been bulk ageing since February. It was originally very bitter but is getting better. ...

I make wine, my husband makes beer. I just bought one of those soda making extracts for the kids. I've been assured that they have so little alcohol when you...

Hi Folks, I am a new wine maker and this summer have started some blackcurrant wine, 5 gallons in 5 demijohns. The wine has now stopped blooping or at least...

.....the new high-end red wine kits?the ones that include a package of grapeskins.Has anyone had a chance to make and sample any of these products yet? If...

I received a cellar classic cab sauv kit from someone who bought it with great intentions, but it never got made. I fermented it, and let it bulk age for a...