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Good thing about a Steam Juicer

I had a bad year this year when it comes to picking. Bad year for Apples, Blackberries, and Grapes. Good thing is I have some steamed juices from last year so I’ll be able to finally get around to them. … Continue reading

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Blackberry (high sugar method)

I’ve been watching online where a guy made some Concord Grape Wine using Welch’s Grape Concentrate with a lot of sugar and a lower alcohol yeast.  I figured I’d try this with some blackberry wine.  What I used: 1 1/2 … Continue reading

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Been a Busy Summer –

– Been having a good summer when it come to collecting fruit. I stared the summer picking black cap raspberries. I used half (5 pounds) to make a Raspberry Lime summer time wine, the other half is still in the … Continue reading

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Sarsaparilla Brew

Well it’s the middle of winter, a slow time for me, so I’m experimenting again.  I’ll call this a brew because it’s somewhere between a beer and a wine.  I started with 3+ gallons of tap water and added 4+ … Continue reading

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What’s going on this winter…

It’s been awhile sense I’ve done any updates, so I figured it’s about time. My newest adventure is Peach Perfection a Orchard Breezin’ Mist kit from RJS. I’ve found kits are a easy way to have wine on hand while … Continue reading

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2012 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The new Boeing 787 Dreamliner can carry about 250 passengers. This blog was viewed about 1,600 times in 2012. If it were a Dreamliner, … Continue reading

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Lucky Lady Port Style Wine (3 gal)

In Primary add Bentonite per directions to 1 inch of hot tap water and swirl until dissolved. Then add: 1 96 oz can VH Black Current 2 qts Steamed Blackberry Juice 2 qts Steamed Blueberry Juice 1 cup Extra Light … Continue reading

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My SO2 tester

I built this to test the free SO2 in my wine. It is a Aeration Oxidation set up. It seems to do a good job.

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