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... a starting out SG of 1.115, I was wondering if anyone would be willing to share thier impressions of the results. Too hot, too sweet just right, what? I've made lots of beer before, and ya didn'...
...mpden tablets (or sulphates), or even sweeten the wine and add wine stabilizer? I am not fussy on the end results, I just want the vinegar taste out of my wine. Other wise I may have to throw it out....
...y bottling some of them, I can start the "next generation". So, is there a siginificant difference in the results between letting it bulk age in the carboy, or does aging in the bottle do the more or...
...veral months ago there was a discussion about cheap Costco/Sam's Club type kits and I said would post some results—so here they are. The kit was bought at Sams Club and was sold for $C24.80 (t...
...t mixture first, and add the Kool-Aid flavoring later. Kool-Aid contains chemicals that have unpredictable results to a yeast habitat. When fermenting non-juice mixtures or difficult-to-ferment juice ...
I've finished my first 3 wine kits with excellent results. I still have 3 more in carboys that are progressing according to plan. One thing I've learned about wine making is that it's difficult to l
...ks to me like some run of the mill overexposure to heat may not necessarily produce horrendously offensive results. Also, I have read that heat-damaged wine may "recover" with time, so maybe that's w...
...and Tea wines?. I have been making wine from fresh grapes and fruits for many years with very satisfactory results but this is the first time I have used potassium carbonate - never again !!!. PLEASE ...
I am an iced tea lover. However I rarely can get the taste and consistancy that I find at restaraunts, such as TGI Fridays etc. I tried Lipton and Luzianne. I tried brewing the tea using a tea kettle
...with this I really can't recommend it, though I must add that I have used it for apple wine with very nice results. Just wanted to put this out there. Finishing the wine can be done a lot of ways, ...
...is is my first experience with S-23. Previously I`ve used Wyeast 2112 (twice) with decent, if unexciting, results. My first instinct is autolysis, but I`ve never experienced this before, so I`m n...
...t I'd pitch a few questions to my winemaking friends and learn from the group. Before I ask, here are the results I'm after: I want a complex Chardonnay with a buttery, oaky flavor and fruity highlig...
...946 and 1947 Pinot Noir at Beaulieu." Similarly, Wagner was a cab giant, but refused to be type cast. The results, together with another interesting wine formed the next flight. 1976 Beaulieu Vineya...
...e 3 successful wine kits and one batch of wine from fresh grapes under my belt. While I think the wine kit results have been excellent, my fresh grape wine (sangiovese) is just ok.. Given the cost (a...
I usually use Lalvin ec-1118 (no particular reason), and have had consistently excellent results. As an experiment, I bought some Lalvin k1-v1116, and used it in some small 1 gallon frozen concentrat
...phasize the keep the honey flavor in the beer. Has anyone ever tried this before? and if so how were the results?? I plan on using about 1/2 cup for 5 gallons.....
... the surface. I was advised to make a sulfite solution and spray in over the layer. I did that but with no results. I then racked the two carboys (5 and 2.8g), cleaned the carboys and checked the sulf...
...onsidering the less expensive Shiraz instead. The two are supposed to be quite similar.. What kinds of results have people here had with the VR Shiraz kit? I was considering only doing up 5.5 g...
...sists with this, it`s almost like it`s an intentional change (as a result of some bogus taste test panel results) rather than a production defect....
...ruly amazing - I've personally fueled several parties exclusively on Victory with some ... interesting ... results (especially when it's their potent Golden Monkey & Old Horizontal)...
...make wine that is more on the sweet side. I have make wine that is slightly sweet but would like to see my results more on the sweet taste. I will be trying to bottle my wines ealier to leave some res...
Howdy........... It's been awhile since I posted, but I'm glad to see things still hopping around here. Back in the early summer, I made a gallon of wine using a gallon of Welch's Grape/Mango ju
...aking champagne or "sparking wine". I have made wine, both white and red, for several years now with good results, and am looking to try to convert a bit of it to champagne. Any help you can provide...
...r to stiffen the medium up) for culture dishes. As far as I can tell this should have little impact on my results. I then plan to use corn sugar and water for the starter and just accept the shock e...
Has anyone used any of Vinquirys' tannin products (Oenotan, Tanichene, etc)? If so, how did the results compare to those of wines made with high quality fruit tannins and oak?
...lem? Where should it be? And is the yeast selection correct? I have done this with Cal. muscat with good results, but the brix was higher....
... For each wine, I picked the *highest* listed price I could find for the available vintages. Here are the results: Black Opal Chardonnay $7 Wolf Blass Riesling $13 Greg Norman Chardonnay $13 Blac...
... part of the run (the foreshots) and the last (the feints), both full of impurities, are eliminated. What results may not, by law, be called whiskey; it must be aged in wood for three years before it...
...nger as per the adage "all things come to he who waits" but I am wondering if I should be seeing different results by now. My wine making room is fairly cool - 22 C in the middle and about 16 C agains...
...tate lindemans peche lambic) I also added sterilized oak chips to the primary fermenter.Got some strange results.Primary fermentation was slow to start(about 35 hours)Fermentation took a long time....
...F for fermenting lagers, would that be too warm for long term lagering? How low can you ferment with good results? I currently have the serving fridge at about 40-45F, would that work for fermentin...
... is flat, flat, flat. I put the standard amount of corn sugar in at bottling and have had very good past results. Two things different that I did in this batch was that I put racket from a plastic ...
I have been using normal household sugar for priming my bottles will I get better results if I use dextrose or some other sugar, I notice that some recipes say prime with corn syrup as an eg
...se grains as I promised on the thread entitled "ALL Grain to Extract conversion HELP????" Based upon my results I stand by my position that base grains must be mashed and cannot simply be steeped ...
So I'm staring at the results from a MLF test and I'm wondering if there's a faint indicator of malic acid or it's just the lights. Paper chromatography seems very qualitative - I'm 90% sure that mal
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