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  • jwb267
    "Sometimes when I reflect back on all the wine I drink
    I feel shame, then I look into the glass and think
    about the workers in the vineyards and all of their hopes
    and dreams . If I didn't drink this wine, they might be out
    of work and their dreams would be shattered.
    Then I say to myself, "It is better that I drink this wine and let their
    dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver."
    ~ Jack Handy
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  • jwb267
    just set a barrel of apples to work through the winter. come spring time i should have about 25 gallon of tasty apple wine
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  • jwb267
    what is a good wine with turkey?
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  • goldeneagle76
    let me know when you want my address for shipment.
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  • The Dutchman
    Do you add anything to it now or when it is ready? A little molasses or even some cloves can spice it up.
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  • jwb267
    quote:Originally posted by goldeneagle76
    let me know when you want my address for shipment.

    very simple to make. rule of thumb, two quarts fruit, two pound sugar +or - 1 gallon water 1/4 oz yeast. let set till fermation is complete, strain and drink
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  • The Dutchman
    I even threw some ginger into apple wine. After about eight months it was awesome. Your mix sounds great. Have one for me.
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  • theboogeyman
    *POUTS* Sad_014.gif Out of curiosity, how do you know when the fermentation is complete?
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  • allen griggs
    jwb267: Have you ever had a batch go bad on you? Turn to vinegar?
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  • abcguns2
    I'll take a bottle of this when its done ...will spring for s&h ....
    Thanks !!!
    d.a.stearns
    Gunsmith / LEO
    Niota , Tn
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  • slipgate
    quote:Originally posted by jwb267
    just set a barrel of apples to work through the winter. come spring time i should have about 25 gallon of tasty apple wine


    Nice - I am making a batch of port next week.
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  • jwb267
    quote:Originally posted by theboogeyman
    *POUTS* Sad_014.gif Out of curiosity, how do you know when the fermentation is complete?

    i put a large clean garbage bag over the barrel. when it starts to work the bag will rise like a balloon.i then take a straight pin and poke several holes in the bag to let the gas escape slowly. when the bag deflates i check it about every other week by placing the mash in a jar and shaking it. if i hear a lot of fizz when i loosen the lid i let it set for another week. i usually strain and bottle the wine while it is still working EVER SO SLIGHTLY. this gives the wine some bubbles when you pour it. i still have a bottle or two i made in 1994that when you open it it comes out like champange
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  • jwb267
    quote:Originally posted by allen griggs
    jwb267: Have you ever had a batch go bad on you? Turn to vinegar?

    no, i can say that i have never lost a batch of wine. i have been making wine since i was about 18 or 19. i have made wine out of locust blossom,dandelion, rose petals,elder berry,wild cherry,water mellon,white clover, red clover, pear, plum,tomato, raspberry,blackberry,peach,sweet and sour cherries and apple
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  • allen griggs
    Well you are a quite accomplished home wine maker. I have made wine from peaches, scuppernongs and muskedines, plus many batches from kits.
    Oh yeah, I did make a five gallon batch of watermelon wine one time. The damn stuff tasted like dish soap! Well, I figured I must have not rinsed out my primary fermenter properly. So I made another batch. It tasted like dish soap too. Dumped that batch out, that was it for me an the watermelon wine.
    My buddy loved to make the five gallon batches of orange wine! Oranges ferment like hell for some reason. Make crappy wine, though.

    Which type is your favorite wine? What type of barrel do you make it in?
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  • oldemagics
    thanks a lot jim!!!
    every other wine process i have seen called for lots of fancy crap, but this sounds like the way my g-dad did it
    have been trying to find this "simple" process for years since his mix was all in his head and went with him...
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  • jwb267
    quote:Originally posted by allen griggs
    Well you are a quite accomplished home wine maker. I have made wine from peaches, scuppernongs and muskedines, plus many batches from kits.
    Oh yeah, I did make a five gallon batch of watermelon wine one time. The damn stuff tasted like dish soap! Well, I figured I must have not rinsed out my primary fermenter properly. So I made another batch. It tasted like dish soap too. Dumped that batch out, that was it for me an the watermelon wine.
    My buddy loved to make the five gallon batches of orange wine! Oranges ferment like hell for some reason. Make crappy wine, though.

    Which type is your favorite wine? What type of barrel do you make it in?

    my favorite is grape which i think i forgot to list. i use a plastic barrel i bought from southern states feed store that contained apple juice
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  • theboogeyman
    quote:Originally posted by jwb267
    quote:Originally posted by theboogeyman
    *POUTS* Sad_014.gif Out of curiosity, how do you know when the fermentation is complete?

    i put a large clean garbage bag over the barrel. when it starts to work the bag will rise like a balloon.i then take a straight pin and poke several holes in the bag to let the gas escape slowly. when the bag deflates i check it about every other week by placing the mash in a jar and shaking it. if i hear a lot of fizz when i loosen the lid i let it set for another week. i usually strain and bottle the wine while it is still working EVER SO SLIGHTLY. this gives the wine some bubbles when you pour it. i still have a bottle or two i made in 1994that when you open it it comes out like champange


    Good deal. I'll have to give that a try sometime [;)]
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