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longearedfriend
anyone else enjoy this hobby ?
I recently started
I recently started
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e4ian
never done it m8.i nearly started making homebrew lager once.
i had a grape vine recently but i didnt care for it properly so it died. it was called vitis seyvall.
i had a grape vine recently but i didnt care for it properly so it died. it was called vitis seyvall.
no but i am good at wine drinking LOL i have brewed beer but not wine yet. a friend makes wine and mead . maybe someday i will too
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longearedfriend
googling mead -) honey wine
I was thinking of getting into beer brewing
how was it superman
I was thinking of getting into beer brewing
how was it superman
Making wine is easy. Making good wine is a bit more complicated. Not hard, but certainly a bit more involved.
I'm getting into making beer. Most people drink whatever swill is on the shelf at 7-11 or the grocery store. I started expanding my palette by trying micro brews and imports and discovered I like a well made Porter or Stout. The problem is, I hate paying $10-12 for a sixer.
So, I'm going to start brewing my own, that way I control the taste and alcohol content. Kinda like growing. I get what I want, not whatever is available.
Plus, CO2 is a byproduct of fermentation
I'm getting into making beer. Most people drink whatever swill is on the shelf at 7-11 or the grocery store. I started expanding my palette by trying micro brews and imports and discovered I like a well made Porter or Stout. The problem is, I hate paying $10-12 for a sixer.
So, I'm going to start brewing my own, that way I control the taste and alcohol content. Kinda like growing. I get what I want, not whatever is available.
Plus, CO2 is a byproduct of fermentation
Duplicate
Member
Indeed. This is the only wine I've made. http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Kool-Aid-Wine
It works as advertised.
my friend makes excellent wine and mead he has won awards. i had never had mead before he gave me a bunch. i like dark beers for sure . got to find a new brew store and get back too it. when i made beer last a put a hose on each airlock lid at the top and pumped it into my veg area. you can watch the bubbles in the airlock to know its still putting out co2. did it help i ant sure but it didnt hurt and my veg area grew like weeds LOL
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Rysam
My growing mentor makes his own vino occasionally. It is some good stuff. I'm gonna hafta prod him into another batch soon.
I've been contemplating brewing beer for a long time, but with the Sierra Nevada brewery 20 minutes away I really haven't gone past the thought about it stage.
Now moonshine is a different story. Thats where the fun is. Im going to make up a batch soon for tincture from this seasons trim. Homemade hooch is stupid easy to make.
I've been contemplating brewing beer for a long time, but with the Sierra Nevada brewery 20 minutes away I really haven't gone past the thought about it stage.
Now moonshine is a different story. Thats where the fun is. Im going to make up a batch soon for tincture from this seasons trim. Homemade hooch is stupid easy to make.
ozman
Member
I used to make wine years ago,loved it was better then most u bought.I was trying for some boones farm kountry kwencher.I wonder how one would make wine with a marijuana extract or something?Get stoned and a buzz from the wine all in one lol.After the move I may have to make some wine again.Its been a while so will havta get more equipment again,thank you internet.
Connoisseur
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I made a few terrible batches of bum wines in high school as a way of getting merrily pissed on the cheap. Haven't done any homebrewing since then, always found buying to be easier -- but I've retained an interest in the hobby. Drank quite a few bottles of homemade mead from one friend, as well as homebrewed beer from another.
Gonna homebrew an amber lager with said friend soon, should be a tasty beverage for autumn.
Gonna homebrew an amber lager with said friend soon, should be a tasty beverage for autumn.
Ive been in the wine business for 15 years. We supply grapes to a well known vintner of our variety. Our wines have been rated by both Parker review and wine spectator and received as high as a 96. I'm a farmer don't care to drink wine (mary janes my thing). but ive got a 1500+ collection of various Cali wines all from trades to include flights of Screaming Eagle, De Valle, Silver Oak, Groth, even have a couple private bottle from Mr Mondovi before he died. but the wine business is tuff right now.
Corn is good if you sold futures back before june when it was $250 a ton. Just 3 years ago we're getting under $70 a ton
We're estimating we'll get 4-5 tons an acre this year, we grow 4 very successful french cultivars grafted to older root stock. we're starting our Brix testing next week till we find the right level.
Corn is good if you sold futures back before june when it was $250 a ton. Just 3 years ago we're getting under $70 a ton
We're estimating we'll get 4-5 tons an acre this year, we grow 4 very successful french cultivars grafted to older root stock. we're starting our Brix testing next week till we find the right level.
Connoisseur
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^ Awesome. Have any pictures of the vineyards, or bottle collection that you'd be comfortable sharing?
Gone Green
Member
yo vintner, wanna chime in on this one m8?
You know, this is something I am very interested in. My grandfather has a vineyard in Sicily, and has been growing grapes and making wine forever. Maybe it is time for me to pick his brain for a little to get some good methods going.
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A chef friend of mine and myself are about to start producing muscadine wine for personal consumption. Its gonna take some work and experimentation, but its well worth it....
Bump up for the wine makers on here
I make about 100 bottles a year. Mostly non grape wines. Berry, flower, vegetable, and mead. One of my favs is a online recipe called skeeter pee. Just look it up its very easy and cheap.
