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I didn't learn about adding chalk until I had a strawberry wine totally quit 2 days after it started fermenting last month. I've already bottled all the abovementioned wines. I think maybe I could unbottle, add chalk to the lot, rack then re-bottle?

I made an orange pineapple wine I called The Brunchinator, a tepache-esque brew I call Fauxpache (using the flesh of pineapple rather than skin) and In the Evening, a mellower, less orangey version of the Brunchinator which clarified beautifully for evening drinking. All are horrifically acid...

You can let the fermentation go until it's dry but if you are to back sweeten I would suggest using the potassium sorbate and campden tabs so the fermentation doesn't start up again once you add more sugar. I've added extra homemade strawberry syrup to my strawberry lemon verbena wine since it...

Ferment what you've got! You won't need to triple the yeast or yeast nutrient; just some for each vessel. When it's finished you might want to kill it with potassium sorbate then campden tablets and if you have fridge space or something chill it down for 48 hours then rack it again into several...

My housemate has been wanting to make a coffee/cocoa nib mead or wine. This is perfect. How was it after 2 years? Is it impossible to drink before that? We ferment in bulk because it's really hard to wait but always put some aside for aging ;)

I've been told in no uncertain terms that it is time for my mulberry and peach wines to go to competition. Any ideas on where I might enter them? Are county fairs still a thing?

Yeah there's plenty of that 'round these parts too.

:) Thank you! I hadn't either until I went to my local nursery. I bought 3 plants since they'll also be screening from the neighboring property. I'm excited to try something new :)

Hello! I'm Tammi from Felton, CA in the Santa Cruz Mountains. I have a sunny patch of land and some fruit trees which means I'm making booze. I'm into fruit wines and fruity meads (cyser, bilbemel, etc). I'm branching out (ha) into using some new fruits, having just planted jostaberries and a...