I've just bottled my first case of wine from scratch. Ask me anything.

tuvor

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Tue Dec-14-04 11:13 PM
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I've just bottled my first case of wine from scratch. Ask me anything.

I've done a lot of kits, but this one was with plums from my backyard.

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nothingshocksmeanymore

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Tue Dec-14-04 11:15 PM
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1. Man that's gotta be stronger than Mad Dog

Is it?

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tuvor

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Tue Dec-14-04 11:18 PM
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3. It seems a little stronger than the kits.

I've never measured alcohol content, though.

Sorry, I'm a dumb Soviet Canuckistani. What is this "Mad Dog" you speak of?

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nothingshocksmeanymore

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Tue Dec-14-04 11:18 PM
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4. Mogen David 20/20 ...80 proof wine

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tuvor

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Tue Dec-14-04 11:21 PM
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6. Well, there's a kick, but it ain't no 80 proof!

That's like vodka content, isn't it?

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Elidor

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Wed Dec-15-04 12:52 AM
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10. Yes, but does it taste better than Boone's Farm?

There's the test.

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Avalux

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Tue Dec-14-04 11:16 PM
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2. Congrats

when I was a kid, my Dad made wine out of just about anything - even tried onions once (not too bad, actually). His plum wine was incredibly good. Now I want some!! :hi:

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tuvor

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Tue Dec-14-04 11:20 PM
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5. Apparently you can make wine out of just about anything.

I even read that it can be done with, uh, a couple of bodily fluids. Thankfully the author of that website didn't go further than naming them. Eesh.

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enigmatic

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Wed Dec-15-04 02:54 AM
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13. Pruno!

Made it myself, just for kicks. And no, not w/ urine, though it probably would have tadted better then what I got. Ugh...

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Erika

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Wed Dec-15-04 12:06 AM
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7. The cheese cloth is the secrect

It must be just right for separation purposes.

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tuvor

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Wed Dec-15-04 12:13 AM
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8. I used a nylon strainer I bought from the u-brew shop.

I think I used cheesecloth for the grape wine I'm currently waiting on.

You're talking about the early stages, right?

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Erika

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Wed Dec-15-04 12:46 AM
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9. Cheesecloth Should be used in the f 2 stages after the strainer.

I cannot remember using a strainer except for the initial stage. I made a fantastic apricot wine.

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tuvor

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Wed Dec-15-04 02:47 AM
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11. Let me know if you have any web references or recipes.

I'd like to try an apricot wine, but I don't think they grow on Vancouver Island. My backyard has apples, pears, plums and grapes. (Thanks, guy who lived here before we did!)

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enigmatic

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Wed Dec-15-04 02:53 AM
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12. Really?

I'm ready to bottle my cherry wine next Sunday; I made it from this kit:

http://www.wonderwine.com/

How long was the process from beginning to end?

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tuvor

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Wed Dec-15-04 10:28 AM
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14. I started August 2, so a little over 4 months.

Plus the aging taking place in the bottles right now. :)

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