Hi Terry, I retired off the north end of the Okanagan valley. The two most northern wineries are less than a half hour from where I live near Salmon Arm. I...
This is probably a stupid idea that has been discarded long ago, but it seems like a layer of oil on top of bulk aging wine would keep out air. this would be a...
Blackberry Liqueur Recipe By Frank Holes, Jr. Hello everyone. As per the request, here's our recipe for Blackberry Liqueur. It is similar to the other fruit...
Hi everybody, I have been thinking of trying a batch of Dandelion/Orange wine and would like the thoughts of everyone on proportions. Or should I just make...
Go ahead and try it and let us know all the gory, sloppy details. You might need a seperatory funnel if you can find one big enough. Cost would probably be...
Bill, any idea always has merits just sometimes some ideas have more merit then others. The issue with putting on the top of a wine to prevent microbial action...
In a message dated 5/7/2006 7:13:22 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, terry.rayner@... writes: There were 774 potential wines to Judge at this competition....
Only every other wine ;>) With flights ranging from 7-11 wines coming at you every 40 minutes starting Friday night, then all day Saturday and till about...
Do a search on Turbo yeast. http://www.distillersyeast.com/ Terry ... From: John To: makingwine@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 5:07 PM Subject:...
After reading about different yeasts for alcohol percent,im wondering if I can simply swop a packet of yeast from my wine kit and use the higher alcohol %...
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You probably could, but why bother. If you make a kit wine too high in alcohol like above 19 or 20% it would have too much alcohol even for a fortified wine....
Remember the kits are a "total design package". The juice has been adjusted to result in a certain style of wine. Most of the time the yeast in the kits is...
Maybe the question should be, why do you want that high of an alcohol content. Terry ... From: Nifty To: makingwine@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 11,...
I suppose you could, if high alcohol is what you want. It may not taste as good... ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired...
During the last week I have bottled 6 batches of wine Medium Dry Red Cherry Elderberry Elderberry and Grape Blackberry Blackberry and Grape As I started on...
Thx Jack Ill bear that in mind ... From: makingwine@yahoogroups.com [mailto:makingwine@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jack Sent: 11 May 2006 10:37 To:...
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Terry The % I get now with the kits are approx 10% I wouldn't mind something about 14-15% ... From: makingwine@yahoogroups.com...
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The starting SG is easy enough to adjust, but do the kits have enough fruit presence to support a 14-15% alcohol content. Adding 4% to the wine can reduce the...
I hope that works for you, but I think school glue or Elmers glue is made with milk casein and maybe some other stuff and might work better next time. But one...
Terry, On the subject of yeast. Which would be better for dandelion Lalvin K1-V1116 or Lalvin D-47? I have been thinking of trying both since I have enough...
There is always a GLUE STICK. Tom Home of the MOON RIVER BREWERY and DELANCO VINEYARDS ... From: David Warner To: makingwine@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday,...
D47 should give you a little more complexity in the wine then the K1 but having said that the K1 does tend to produce "flowery" esters which might give you...
I have been told by several people of Greek descent that floating olive oil on top of wine during ferment / storage is a traditional practice so there is...
It looks like I will try 6 gallons of each and have a larger variety to choose from. ( I have 2 medium sized primaries both 13 gallon which is a little small...
Greetings All. My wife and I recently made a sweet Niagara wine. After stabilizing and clearing, we sweetened the wine just before bottling. We used a...
I have this problem with whites. Is the sediment translucent? If so, my understanding is what you see are tartanic acid crystals. This is from lack of ...
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