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Re: Noticed an ingredient, and am curious...

You are correct that the k-meta is the same component found in Campden tabs. Just remember that the amount of k-meta that is used as a preservative in the commercial food market is monitored and there is a minimum/maximum that any manufacturer can use. And the prior comment is correct that the amou...
by saramc
Sat Feb 11, 2012 4:48 am
 
Forum: Recipes and questions
Topic: Noticed an ingredient, and am curious...
Replies: 5
Views: 14656

Re: Just not working

I hate to read that you are not having any success with your E-Z Caps. I would like to trouble shoot for you, but need to clarify the size of your batches. Are you using 2L containers? And you added 2 cups of sugar to the fresh pear juice and that went in ONE 2L container? Some of the most difficul...
by saramc
Sat Feb 11, 2012 4:29 am
 
Forum: Wine
Topic: Just not working
Replies: 3
Views: 7749

Re: Any alternate yeast additive for wine making?

Believe it or not one of the best things you can do to help ensure great nutrients for yeast uptake is look at your water . If your tap water is drinkable, then use it. If you are concerned about chlorine--contact your water department and ask which chlorine you have, odds are you have the one that...
by saramc
Sat Feb 11, 2012 3:28 am
 
Forum: Wine
Topic: Any alternate yeast additive for wine making?
Replies: 3
Views: 8400

Re: Floaters in my finished cider/wine

Take a piece of nylon, think clean panty hose, and moisten it with water and then use the nylon like a strainer. You can use a single layer or double/triple it by folding. I would recommend double/triple layer. This will help screen and filter the sediment. But, but aware that yeast will continue to...
by saramc
Sat Feb 11, 2012 2:34 am
 
Forum: Wine
Topic: Floaters in my finished cider/wine
Replies: 2
Views: 6667

Re: Rebottling questions

If you plan on bottling your finished EZ cap wine you need to stabilize it so that the yeast can no longer multiply and this is accomplished with potassium sorbate and Campden tablets/potassium metasulfite(aka k-meta)...common wine making supplies found at local home brew shops (LHBS) for less than...
by saramc
Sat Feb 11, 2012 2:19 am
 
Forum: Recipes and questions
Topic: Rebottling questions
Replies: 2
Views: 11007

Spiked Pineapple WOW WOW WOW

I have a recipe for a pineapple beverage made from the core/skins of a fresh pineapple, and I used that liquid in a EZ caps recipe and WOW is all I can say. I will start with the recipe for the pineapple beverage: Chicha de piña or spiced pineapple drink by laylita.com Ingredients: The skins and cor...
by saramc
Thu Mar 03, 2011 6:11 pm
 
Forum: Wine
Topic: Spiked Pineapple WOW WOW WOW
Replies: 0
Views: 6769

How about Skeeter Pee???

You can recycle the lees from the bottom of your existing E-Z cap creations, or pitch a new yeast...but regardless you need to try SKEETER PEE (from :arrow: www.skeeterpee.com ). The original, inexpensive, quick, easy to make, easy to drink, naturally fermented, lemon, hot-weather, thirst quencher. ...
by saramc
Wed Feb 23, 2011 12:37 am
 
Forum: Other
Topic: Hard lemonade
Replies: 10
Views: 20718

Re: Mango or chocolate flavor wines, ciders, or beer with ez cap

In regard to chocolate fruit wine..... :idea: if you plan on using a powder, you will want to wait at least a good 3 months for the powder to break down and then allow time for aging, etc. You could try a chocolate extract for homebrewing, just visit your LHBS or order online. That way you could use...
by saramc
Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:27 pm
 
Forum: Wine
Topic: Mango or chocolate flavor wines, ciders, or beer with ez cap
Replies: 8
Views: 14693

Re: Need a straight mead recipe

I make that recipe ALL the time, it accounts for about 2/3 of the wine I make. :) The Cinnamon/clove version is great cold in the summer, and room temp/warm in the fall and winter. How does it come out? :) Most people who 'know' says a mead isnt worth a darn until it's been aged at least a year. Th...
by saramc
Sun Feb 06, 2011 10:15 pm
 
Forum: Mead
Topic: Need a straight mead recipe
Replies: 8
Views: 18153

Re: Port-style wine recipe anyone?

Have given my own post some thought and wonder if I follow the steps and use my traditional wine making bucket and follow the primary fermentation steps and then transfer to 2L bottles for the secondary steps? I could then actually play around with the level of sweetness if I wanted to....since I te...
by saramc
Fri Feb 04, 2011 2:46 am
 
Forum: Wine
Topic: Port-style wine recipe anyone?
Replies: 1
Views: 5514
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