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    corn syrup wine.

    Has anyone heard of using corn syurp to make corn wine. I've got a few recipes for making corn wine. But there's a process called Spouting the Corn, its to release the starch from the corn so it can be converted into alcohol. Corn syurp is made from sweet corn that has been spouted. A quart of...
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    hydrometer

    In the first 3 to 5 days of fermentation most recipes call for you to cover the wine, stir everyday, and take a reading with the hydrometer. My question is... do I stir first than use the hydrometer. Or use the hydrometer first than stir. I keep getting 2 different readings. The one before...
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    fermentation stopped.

    I made a 1 gal batch of jelly/jam the 15 of this month. Fallowed the recipe to a T. SG was 1.100. Three days later it was 1.040. Put it under airlock and left it alone. Checked on it everyday. Now its not doing anything. The 3 piece airlock system isn't bubbling anymore. Does that mean it done...
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    pie filling

    I've got a few cans of blueberry pie filling. Was wondering if they could be used to make blueberry wine. The ingredients in the filling is as followed: Blueberries, water, high fructose corn syrup, food starch-modifed, citric acid.
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    Yeast

    Yeast. Can it be reused or not. I seen somewhere that the Egyptions used the yeast from the wine they made to make bread. Can this be done. If so, the yeast that I syphon my wine from. Can it be used to make more wine. ( adding yeast nutrients and energizer)
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    Earl Gray wine.

    Found a recipe for a tea wine. It said you could use any tea. So I used Earl Gray. I think its one of the fullest flavored teas out there. Or I like it. The starting SG was 1.050. It said to start at 1.040. What's that going to do to the wine?
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    coffee and tea wine.

    Looking to make some tea wine. Anyone done it yet? Anyone know how to do it? Do you use instant or bag brew or cold brew?
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    joes ancient orange mead

    Started a batch the 3rd of this month. Its smelling really good. Can't wait to taste it.
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    Budweiser clone

    Looking for the recipe for the butweiser clone beer.
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    reusing bottles

    I've got a few bottles that had wine in them from the store. They are screw on tops. Not cork. The question I have is.... can I reuse these bottles with the the screw on lids or can I get corks that will fit in them?
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    first timer

    Looking for a somewhat easy to make wine recipe. Haven't really been successful at what I have tried. (apple) But didn't really have a site like this for help. Can anyone help? I've looked trought a few of the recipes here. But I'm really lost on where to start. So many of them sound great.
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    cherry wine.

    I work at a place that serves cherry's on the ice cream. I have a few buckets of the cherry juice that comes off them. Can I use it to make wine?
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    yeast

    Got a question to ask the yeasters. What yeast will withstand an alcohol content of about 10% to 12%.
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    persimmons.

    I have 8 big persimmon trees in my yard. Anyone know how to make persimmon brandy or wine out of real persimmon.
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    mead

    This is the first time I have made Mead. Or any wine as a matter of fact. I've looked online and at YouTube videos, but not too many of them are very informative. I'm wondering if the Mead is suppose to be really yellowish orange in color and taste kinda like a light whiskey. (The stuff ya buy...
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