Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 05:02:04 GMT From: Harvey White <madynnopsametcom.com> Subject: Re: Wish me luck, year shocks today.
On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 11:22:01 -0000, MeatballTurbo <carl.robsonnopsamcing-czechs.com> wrote: >In article <24cfrvk12ah8njiv9i8s5jh6gbialju6tmnopsamcom>, >madynnopsametcom.com says... >> I (now on hiatus) made wine, but from kits, not from the grapes >> themselves. Surprisingly easy, it was. >> > >I've made beer from a kit (not pale Lagers, but proper dark brown beer). >Was fairly reasonable, and everyone who tried it (from lager to guniness >drinkers) said it was really good. > >Not bad for a first attempt I guess. Not at all bad. I have a personal aversion to hops, so most beers and I don't get along well. Wine is simple, sanitize everything. Open concentrate, put in primary fermenter, dilute as needed, add yeast. 1 week later, rack to secondary. about 30 days later, potassium sorbate to kill the yeast, and something to clarify the wine.. about 7-10 days later, bottle (filtering optional) and wait a bit for bottling shock to settle out, then enjoy. I've made mead by the same kind of process, but it takes far longer due to the incompatibility between the yeast and the honey sugars.. I have some that's about 3-5 years old that's coming along very nicely... slightly cloudy, though. Harvey