I was told to put vodka in the air Lock he said that this keeps the wine from getting that musk smell and taste is this true? or is it a line of bull?...
What it will prevent is any bacteria growing in the air lock if a fruit fly gets in there or any wild "stuff" from the air does get into the water. Potentially...
Using wodka will prevent bacteria to grow in your air-lock. Alcohol will kill most fungi and bacteria. I normally use a plain water with a bit of sulphite. Luc...
Has anyone tried putting one of the off the shelf wine kits in a small 6g wine barrel? I have been thinking about purchasing one and just wanted to get some...
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i done my first gallon of wine this week. it was 4 pounds of sweet cherries. 2 1/2 pounds of sugar. 1 pack of red star yeast. After 1 week it quit fermation...
IMPORTANT, Make sure you have all the equipment before you start to make wine. Chancing that you THINK it may be done may adversely affect your wine. I doubt...
i have some 11% someone made and it's not as strong alcohol taste. plus the yeast was fast acting bread yeast. ... Chancing that you THINK it may be done may...
I have a question , im still learning and getting ready to shop for supplies but it seems that every starter kit i look at has different equiptment is...
here is a good BASIC starter kit http://www.northernbrewer.com/wine-starterkits.html You need WINE yeast not bread yeast for wine. Wine yeast is much more...
thank you Tom , that helps alot it can get confusing when looking at all the different kits, i cant wait to start my first batch. Im hoping to get it started...
Most would look @ that as kinda a waste. You will never be able to make anything larger that 1 gallon 4-5 bottles max. 6 gallons take as much time to make as 1...
I have 1500+ bottles in my basement now. Use a GOOD high quality cork and keep in the basement. Most big reds good for many years. Light wines like fruit wines...
Yes I have made that before. It's better to freeze the fruit before using it. This breaks down the cell walls. You can use almost anything to make wine. Some...
Thanks Tom. My uncle made Tomato wine back in 67-68, had a real kick to it and tasted nothing like tomatos. He made it in a crock with raisins, sugar and who...
Dear Wine makers, I am going to make wine from my Barbera grapes. I don't have equipment to use my Zinfandel (22Brix currently) or my Sirah(20 Brix currently)...
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