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Hello, I made a batch of dandelion wine and I believe I added too much sugar. Now I have wine that is too sweet. I am looking for some advice on how to blend this with another dry wine prior to bottling. Any suggestions on a type of wine that won't mask the flavor of the dandelion wine? I...

So I started my second ever batch of dandelion wine back in the spring. I got a little busy with life and it has been in my carboy ever since. I guess I'm just looking at what I should do next. Think it's time to bottle? Below are my notes/recipe. Not sure how my Specific gravity lowered after...

Hello, I recently started a 3 gallon batch of dandelion wine. I used 3 quarts of petals only as well as the juice and rind of 6 oranges and 3 lemons. For yeast I went with Lalvin EC-1118. After adding the sugar to the must, I had some leftover must that was displaced from the sugar. I placed...

Hello, I recently started a 3 gallon batch of dandelion wine. I used 3 quarts of petals only as well as the juice and find of 6 oranges and 3 lemons. For yeast I went with Lalvin EC-1118. After adding the sugar to the must, I had some leftover must that was displaced from the sugar. I placed...

Okay, I know this has been posted/asked before...but I've dug and dug through forums on this subject and to be honest I'm over reading and just wanna get back to making my darn cider. So.... I would like to make a sparkling sweet cider. I will be bottling and pasteurizing (wish me luck) because...

So I have decided to make a cider for the first time. I would like to make a sweet sparkling cider. I plan on making a 1 gallon batch, because I have plans for my 5 gallon carboy. I plan on letting my cider ferment dry and then back sweetening. I've read that it's harder to make a sweet...

So I made a dandelion wine back around May. I have left it to bulk age and want to bottle it for Christmas gifts. The problem is I have already stopped fermentation and the wine is way too sweet. I've read I could blend it with a dry wine to balance it out. Any suggestions on how to go about...

So I tested 1 bottle before corking and it went in, with just a slight bit sticking out above bottle. I fill a bottle and this is what I got. They are #9 corks and I'm using a double lever corker.... Any ideas how to get them in farther? The bottle is on its side, it's not filled up to cork.

I will be bottling my 1st batch of Skeeter Pee in week or so. How would you all recommend bottling this? I have beer and wine bottles I can reuse, but several of the wine bottles are the screw on cap style, not sure how these will work. And how do I know what size corks to get?

I'm making a batch of skeeter pee and it keeps getting up into my airlock. I emptied it out, sanitized it and put new water in it and its full an hour later. What do I do?

This is my 1st attempt @ wine Its a dandelion wine thats been in primary since May 14th I used champagne yeast, which I heard was good to leave on the lees for some time. I was away for a few days and came back to this yellow stuff floating on top. What is this? Can it be fixed?

Hey all, This is my 1st post and 1st attempt at making wine. I started making dandelion wine and failed to obtain an original gravity (OG) because I didn't have a hydrometer. Now that I have a hydrometer how am I supposed to obtain a final gravity (OG)?