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Hey all I purchased a Ferrari Horizontal Thermocapsuler. Worked great for an hour and then blew the fuse. I went and bought more fuses and it blows them too. I want to get it replaced or fixed from the manufacturer but I can't find a phone number or website for Ferrari wine making supplies. Heck...

Is it ok to top up your Concord carboys with Welch's 100% Concord Juice after 1st racking?

I purchased this POS on craigslist late last year. I just ran 200 lbs. of Concords through it yesterday and am very disappointed. Most of the stems came down the chute along with the crushed grapes. Very few stems made it out the side like they are supposed to. It was purchased from St...

I have a batch of Concord that has finished a bit dryer than I want. Can I go to the store and buy some 100% Welch's Grape Juice in the bottle and add to it? Will it sweeten it up or should I just use some simple syrup?

What yeast would you use on Catawba Grape wine? The Catawba grape is very sweet and I want the wine to finish sweet.

What yeast do you all recommend for Blackberry wine? I am wanting a sweet wine.

If you pick a butt load of blackberries would you run them through your crusher? Put them directly in the press and press the juice off? Thoughts?

I am hoping that someone has thoughts on this. Long story... Last year I went to a vineyard and bought 200 lbs. of grapes. Started some and froze the rest in bags (about 12 lbs./ bag). Well this winter I came across a crusher/destemmer for sale. I thawed out the rest of my grapes and ran them...

Once you sanitize your wine bottles and put them on the bottle tree do you have to bottle them immed. or can you wait a week before you bottle?

Happy Holidays to everyone and may your days be filled with laughter and your nights filled with a nice bottle of HOMEBREW. Stay thirsty my friends!

While sitting at the bar at a local winery I overheard an interesting question. The story went like this a person makes wine at home and gives some away but also takes "Donations towards fruit and supplies" for some of it. So here is what my brain heard, "They found a loop hole around not being...

I have a 30 gal barrel with Blackberry wine in it. Long story short, my brother-in-law is moving and I have no room for the barrel so I transferred the wine into 5 and 6 gallon carboys to finish it out. It is has been cooking for 5 months now. I tasted it when I was putting it in the carboys and...

When making pumpkin wine do you need to boil the grated pumpkin flesh or just put it in the primary with sugar and water to start?

I just started a strawberry merlot wine kit for grins tonight. I know it will finish as a semi-sweet wine. What are the recommendations on making this wine a bit sweeter? Sugar or conditioner? When to add it?

Can someone take a look at Jack Keller's pumpkin wine recipe for me. It is for 1 gal and I want to make a 6 gal batch. Do I just 6 times everything except the yeast pkg.? Any thoughts or suggestions? http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/reques53.asp

I have (2) 5 gal carboys of Cherry that I started back in May. I decided to let it cook on natural yeast. Here is what is in each carboy. 16 lbs. or so of cherries 12 lbs. sugar Water Racked 3 times over 5 months. Stuff is harsh! Not a bad flavor just way to harsh to share. Not rubbing...

I have a 30 Gal barrel that I am using as a secondary for my Blackberry Wine. My question is that I know I have some lees at the bottom of the barrel. How do you recommend racking 30 Gal? Rack into primaries, clean barrel, and then re-rack back to barrel? Any suggestions or am I on the right...

When I am ready to do my last racking in what order do I add Camden and Super-Kleer K.C? Once that is done I will wait for it to clear and then ready to bottle.

I have made plenty of fruit wines, but I just started my first Kit Wine. My question is when in the primary fermenting for the first 5-7 days do you stir the contents every day like I would my fruit wines? It does not say to in the instructions.

OK I bottled Tame Blackberry in April. First bottles we served were smooth and some of the best I have ever made. I have some bottles left that have been stored in my wine fridge at 55 degrees. Took a bottle to a party last night. When I uncorked it and poured it, it is fizzy. Still taste great...