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    Blackberry wine

    Finished and ready to bottle. I tasted the wine and it had good alcohol percent but flavoring was lacking and was on the dry side. I added one can of blackberry purée to approx 4 1/2 gal and let it sit now for approx 4 to 5 months. Tasted it yesterday and it is a very strong blackberry flavor...
  2. K

    Mustang grapes

    Anyone have a really good recipe for mustang grape wine? Thank you!!!
  3. K

    Too much time?

    Hello to all!!! Wanted to get some answers from real people that know and are a whole lot more experienced than I. I started making about 8 different wines in August of 2013, and did everything by the book with when to add certain chemicals and whatnot. It is now january and I haven't done...
  4. K

    Mustang grapes

    I picked 5 gallons of mustang grapes the other day, washed and froze them in ziplok storage bags. How long can they stay in the freezer before going bad? I've heard that if you freeze them, when they thaw they will have a greater sugar content. Thanks for all input.
  5. K

    Temp

    What is the optimal temperature for making wine while it is fermenting? What is the optimal temperature to store wine once you have bottled it?
  6. K

    Chemicals

    This is really my first time making wine the "proper" way. I have transferred into my secondary fermenters. I still have to add the bentonite and kc finings. Before, I have added the bentonite and then after it settled I transferred and added kc finings before bottling, but I'm wanting to...
  7. K

    Alcohol percent

    Took the first SG and then waited for it to go down to .990 before placing into the secondary fermenter. In doing this I found that some of the wines are going to be a little light in the alcohol percent. Now that it is in the secondary and down to .990, how do I get more alcohol percent? If...
  8. K

    Mustang grapes

    Does anyone have a good recipe for making wine with mustang grapes?
  9. K

    Type of water

    What is the best type of water to use when making wine?
  10. K

    Acid%

    How do you test acid % of red grape wine from concentrate if you don't have an acid test kit? I know it is supposed to be .65% or between 2.2 to 3.6 ph. Any and all help is greatly appreciated.
  11. K

    Bottling wine

    How do you prevent from getting any sediment in the bottom of the wine bottle when bottling? Thanks for all help?
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