Been camping for the better part of week and came back in part to have a root canal finished. Doesn't look like much acivity lately. What's the other members...
I am finishing up my trip to Europe. Austria, Hungary, Slovacia, and Croatia. Lots of vinyards ... some great wine ... nice to spend time traveling with my...
Terry, I did some camping as well, Gettysburg. Jon, did you try some of the Crljenak Kaštelanski in Croatia (zinfandel parent)? Grüner Veltliner in Austria?...
Rob, No, I don't think I tried any of those. It was not really a wine trip but more of a family vacation. I did try a bunch of regional and more local wines...
I haven't posted in awhile but wanted to let any new discussion group members know that WineMakingRadio at www.winemakingradio.com has 22 episodes on making...
We took a long weekend and went down to the Smokie Mountains and Pidgeon Forge this past week. If you don't know the area, very much a touristy place on the...
Think we bought wine from that winery this spring. We got a semi dry red wine that didn't taste bad when we sampled it, but when we opened the bottle it was...
Hi, I've been making wine with kits for a couple years. I've made some good and some not so good types. One problem I am haveing is getting the wine kits to...
Howdy, all. I've been making home-brew wines and beer off and on for the last 11 years, and I've finally started making my own from fresh fruit. When the...
Jim, From what I've noticed from my batches is that the whites and some blushes will top-out at around a year before starting to turn. I generally keep my...
Most of the kits I've made suggest adding extra SO2 if you plan to age more than a few months. Are you adding the SO2? In addition, be sure to use good quality...
The amount of sweetness left in the wine will depend on how what the SG was to start with, and what yeast was used. Typically, the wine will ferment to...
RC, earthiness is a characteristic of wild blueberries as opposed to cultivated blueberries. I do have some concern about your SG reading being 1114 after...
Terry, The recipe we're using is one we found here http://www.honeycreek.us/wine13.html with the exception that we did not use the full amount of limes and we...
Do you know if they are sour or sweet cherries and will they be pitted. Terry ... From: Nifty To: makingwine@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006...
The ageing process of a wine is dependent on a number of variables. The first is the quality of the fruit that you're using, whether it be kit or fresh fruit....
Not sure...just red cherrys... not sure what u mean with "pitted" if it means has it got stones inside then yes? ... From: makingwine@yahoogroups.com...
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Cheers jack ... From: makingwine@yahoogroups.com [mailto:makingwine@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jack Sent: 13 July 2006 01:29 To: makingwine@yahoogroups.com ...
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Terry, There's a lot more information here than an amateur brewer would consider. <smile> As for visible yeast activity, yes there has been "blorping" from...
The stones should be removed prior to making wine as they contain a toxin that in concentration is a health hazard. I'm assuming that you have sour cherries...
Hi all, I am new to wine making, and am having a little trouble. I started a batch of water melon wine one week ago today. After adding every thing EXCEPT...
Hi all, I am new to wine making, and am having a little trouble. I started a batch of water melon wine one week ago today. After adding every thing EXCEPT...
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