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    Watermelon Wine

    It didn't make. Will have to start smaller
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    Watermelon Wine

    No movement I. The last three days....as easy as it is to spoil, not looking good. I may try a smaller batch
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    Watermelon Wine

    Right now I looks like a bottle full of bubble gum...the yeast seems to have stopped...no foam on top and the air lock isn't bubbling :(
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    Watermelon Wine

    Thanks guys....it was a lavlin dc112 I think....I will keep you updated...the air lock is bubbling so we have action..heard a lot of bad stories though
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    Watermelon Wine

    Guys and gals....I have began a batch of watermelon wine...from what I can read it is very hard, but spoilage is my main Concern. I juiced the mellons added the juice to my bucket and pitched the yeast. It was spewing red froth and slime the next day. I racked it into a glass carboy and...
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    Is my wine ruined?

    Awesome! Thanks for the info...it is duct taped on solid at the moment!
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    Is my wine ruined?

    I have been cooking some muscadine wine since 09/17. I racked it once about two weeks ago. At first I thought the wife's cats were pushing the airlock out, but realized that they weren't. My wine was probably with out an air lock for 4 or 5 days....is it a lost cause?
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    Amber ale

    Sweet...thanks guys!
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    Amber ale

    Ok...I was mistaken...got home and looked....I have a muntons connoisseurs bock beer kit. 40 pints...the guy at the brew shop said I needed a can of amber malt extract. So I got a 1.5 kg can of it. It has no directions. Just malt...again....just seems like too much
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    Amber ale

    They are both 5 lbs. This would only be my second batch, so I am unsure of the quantity it will produce...I was expecting 6 or 7 gallons?
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    Amber ale

    I have been an amber ale kit, but the man at the brew store said I also needed another can of malt...so..I have a can of amber and a can of regular malt...seems like too much?
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    Very strong wine...can it be reeled in any?

    It is only my second batch ever. Quite good, but if I had to describe it...warming would be the word.
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    Very strong wine...can it be reeled in any?

    Ok. I have five gallons of grape wine. It clarified and ready to bottle. It is very strong though. Can I add sugar? If so, how?
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    How to prepare corks for bottling?

    Thanks..that is what I wanted to hear!
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    How to prepare corks for bottling?

    I have a new package of #9 corks and a double lever corker. How do I prepare them?
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