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Making Homemade Wine and Beer

Making Homemade Wine and Beer
Tired of massed produced wine and beer? Did you ever want to make your own wine or beer? Then drop by to learn how. Tips, recipes, techniques and my crazy methods can be found on this blog. So grab a drink and stop in.

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Brewing A Revolution
2007-10-26 07:01:00
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10 Things You Might Not Know About Beer
2007-10-19 14:55:00
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5 Tips on Picking Thanksgiving Wines
2007-10-18 13:33:00
I received this in my email in September from Natalie Maclean and it might be a bit early for this article. Of course, your own homemade wine always goes best with whatever your eating.Five Quick Tips for Picking the Ultimate Thanksgiving WineAuthor/Sommelier Natalie MacLean suggests gobbling good wines at www.NatalieMacLean.comNew York (September 13, 2007) - "No other holiday celebrates the giftof wine like Thanksgiving," says Natalie MacLean, author of thebestselling book Red, White and Drunk All Over: A Wine-Soaked Journeyfrom Grape to Glass. "Wine is a taste of the harvest along with all thedelicious dishes on the table. But actually choosing a bottle can feellike a thankless task, especially with so many flavors to match."Relax. Have a drink. And try some of Natalie's suggestions for greatwines to pair with Thanksgiving turkey and all the trimmings. In Red,White and Drunk All Over, which will be published in paperback nextmonth, Natalie discusses wine and food pairing for Tha...
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Hard Apple Cider Recipe
2007-10-16 15:38:00
It's not beer and it's not wine, but making hard apple cider is always fun. You can do it the old fashioned way by pressing the apples or you can purchase the apple cider. If you purchase the cider, just make sure that there are no preservatives in it. Personally, I buy the apple cider from a local fruit market.The recipe I found is from Sallys-Place.com and will make a 5 gallon batch. There is also an interesting history of hard cider on that site that is worth reading.Enjoy the recipe and the reading. Cide rmaking is easy and fun. Here is a basic recipe for a Farmhouse Style cider (ingredients for five gallons): 5 gallons of fresh pressed sweet apple juice (known today as apple cider)5 cups of sugar1 package of Wyeast liquid lager brewers yeast (available at homebrew supply stores) Transfer the juice and sugar using a sanitized funnel or food grade plastic hose into a sanitized glass or stainless-steel container at room temperature. Allow the sugar to dissolve and the...
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Another Reason To Make Your Own Beer - Miller Coors Merger
2007-10-11 07:01:00
Wow, with MolsonCoors and Miller merging it will leave only 2 major breweries selling their crappy swill. Just another reason to make your own beer.Technorati Tags: Beer , Molson, Coors, Miller, Merger My BlogsBeer Recipes â€“ Beer, Wine and Food â€“ Making Homemade Wine and Beer â€“ Wine Recipes
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Soapy Taste In Beer
2007-10-11 07:01:00
What Happens When - I Have a Soapy Taste In My Beer I was at a recent wine club meeting and one of the members was discussing how his beer has a soapy taste to it. A couple of us that make wine and beer tried to fiqure out what his problem was. We first thought it might be from soap residual in his glass. He assured us that it wasn't from that. We were stumped. So, I did a little research and found this.Soapy flavors can caused by not washing your glass very well, but they can also be produced by the fermentation conditions. If you leave the beer in the primary fermentor for a relatively long period of time after primary fermentation is over ("long" depends on the style and other fermentation factors), soapy flavors can result from the breakdown of fatty acids in the trub. Soap is, by definition, the salt of a fatty acid; so you are literally tasting soap.From How to BrewAnd to confirm that it could be caused be leaving your beer too long in the fermenter I found this.You have...

Cheap Way To Make Wine
2007-10-09 12:20:00
Thought that I would experiment with some video and found this series at YouTube.com. I like the way he takes ordinary household items to make his wine. Just goes to show you that you don't need to spend a lot of money to get started. Hope you enjoy.More In The Series:Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5Technorati Tags: Wine ,, Winemaking,, Cheap , Wine,, HomemadeBeer Recipes ? Beer, Wine and Food ? Making Homemade Wine and Beer ? Wine Recipes
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Cheap Way To Make Wine
2007-10-09 12:20:00
Thought that I would experiment with some video and found this series at YouTube.com. I like the way he takes ordinary household items to make his wine. Just goes to show you that you don't need to spend a lot of money to get started. Hope you enjoy.More In The Series:Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5Technorati Tags: Wine ,, Winemaking,, Cheap , Wine,, HomemadeMy BlogsBeer Recipes â€“ Beer, Wine and Food â€“ Making Homemade Wine and Beer â€“ Wine Recipes
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Pour Yourself A Pumpkin
2007-10-05 07:32:00
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Pour Yourself A Pumpkin
2007-10-05 07:32:00
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Wine Recipe Index
2007-10-04 13:17:00
Index of all the wine recipes that have been posted on Making Homemade Wine and Beer. Apple Cider Wine Apple Wine Reci pe Apricot Wine Banana Wine Recipe Basil Wine Blackberry Wine Recipe Blueberry Port Blueberry Wine Burgundy Wine Recipe Canned Cherry Wine Concord Wine Cornmeal Wine Crabapple Wine Cranberry Wine Recipe Dandelion Wine Recipe Garlic Wine Ginger Wine Recipe Gluhwein or "Glow Wine" Grapefruit Wine Jalapeno Wine Lime Wine Mint Wine Oak Leaf Wine Orange Concentrate Wine Recipe Paw Paw Wine Recipe Peach Brandy Recipe Peach Wine Pear Wine Pear Wine Recipe Pineapple-Orange Delight Port Wine Recipe Potato Wine Quince Wine Raisin Wine Recipe Red Clover Wine Sack Mead Sangria Recipe Strawberry Wine Sweet Mead Sweet Potato Wine Sweet Wheat Wine Tomato Wine Tropical Wine Universal Wine Recipes Universal Wine Recipe Steps Watermelon Wine Watermelon Wine Recipe Welch's Grape Juice Wine Welch's Grape Juice Wine Recipe Wine Cooler Recipe Technorati Tags: Wine,, Recipes,, Index
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Beer Recipe Index
2007-10-02 15:05:00
Index of all the beer recipes that have been posted on Making Homemade Wine and Beer .American Pilsner Anchor Steam Reci pe Any Pub in London Bitter Arrogant Bastard Clone Recipe Barley Wine Basic British Brown Ale Basic Pilsner Basic Porter Basic Stout Basic Stout Recipe Bass Ale Clone Recipe Bass Clone Recipe Blonde Ale Bohemian Pilsner Braggot British Bitter Beer Recipe Budweiser Clone Recipe Chimay Trippel Beer Recipe Cherry Ale Corn Meal Beer Dos Equis Clone Recipe Fat Tire Amber Ale Clone Recipe Flying Fish Brewery - Farmhouse Summer Ale Clone Recipe Golden Pils George Washington's Porter George Washington Porter - Revisted Great White North Guinness Clone Guinness Clone Recipe Hefe Weizen Beer Recipe India Pale Ale India Pale Ale Recipe Irish Cream Ale Maibock Newcastle Clone Recipe Noah Body 2008 Presidential Ale Oatmeal Stout Recipe Octoberfest Beer Recipe Organic Red Ale Pete's Wicked Ale Clone Recipe Pilsner Urquell Clone Recipe Pumpkin Ale Saison Sam Adams Clone Recipe ...
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If The Room Stinks, The Wine May Too
2007-09-28 07:01:00
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If The Room Stinks, The Wine May Too
2007-09-28 07:01:00
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How To Make Farmer's Cheese
2007-09-27 13:17:00
INGREDIENTS1 gallon whole milk1 pinch salt1 large lemon, juicedDIRECTIONS Pour the milk into a large pot, and stir in a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally to prevent the milk from scorching on the bottom of the pot. When the milk begins to boil (small bubbles will first appear at the edges or if using a thermometer 190 degrees F ), turn off the heat. Stir lemon juice into the milk, and the milk will curdle. You may need to wait 5 or 10 minutes.Line a sieve or colander with a cheesecloth, and pour the milk through the cloth to catch the curds. What is left in the cheesecloth is the Farmer's Cheese . The liquid is the whey. Some people keep the whey and drink it, but I throw it away. Gather the cloth around the cheese, and squeeze out as much of the whey as you can. Wrap in plastic, or place in an airtight container. Store in the refrigerator. Technorati Tags: Cheese, Cheesemaking, Farmer's
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Beer Myths
2007-09-21 07:44:00
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Beer Myths
2007-09-21 07:44:00
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Tips You Can Use
2007-09-21 07:02:00
Daily Blog Tips recently ran a writing contest that was geared to tips that you can use. I've read a few of these. Because my tastes in reading material are probably different from yours, I've decided to post the entire list for you to peruse. Here is the list of food related tips: Food 4 Tips on Making Your First Wine by Ben EvertA Couple of Coffee Tips and Tricks by AudreyTips to Saving on Food by Pink Elle15 Tips to Help You Dine with the Best by AndrewQuick Meals, Not Fast Food by Geoff Here is the complete list: Blogging 7 Tips for Brand New Wordpress Blogs by Daniel HarissonBlogging Satisfaction by DavidThe Top 10 Four-Letter Word of Real Estate Blogging by Mariana3 Surefire Ways to Run a Totally Radical Blog Contest by Phil5 Ways to Increase Internet Traffic to Your Blog by AseemIs Your Blog Easy to Read? by Pat3 Ways Your Blog Can Get You a Hot Date by PhilHow to Increase Blog Subscriber Number by DeanFour Ways to Encourage Comments on Your Blog by JordanA Simple B...
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How To Make Feta Cheese
2007-09-20 11:54:00
INGREDIENTS AND EQUIPMENT: 1 gallon fresh goat's milk (You can use store-bought cow's milk as well.)1 Tbl fresh yogurt ½ tablet rennet, dissolve in 1/4 cup water1+ gallon pot with lid 1 long bladed knife2 clean sterile handkerchiefsstrainercheese mold: Cut the ends out of a smooth-sided 4 x 5 inch tin can, save one of the cut ends.table saltSTEPS:Warm milk to 30°C (86°F) . Stir regularly so that it does not burn on the bottom. (Less stirring is required if the pot has a thick heat dissipating bottom.) Remove from heat.Mix 1 Tbl yogurt with equal part milk to blend, then stir the blended yogurt and milk into the warmed milk to thoroughly mix. Cover and let inoculated milk sit for one hour at room temperature. While the inoculated milk sits, dissolve 1/2 tablet rennet in fresh cool water. After the inoculated milk has sat for one hour, add dissolved rennet to the inoculated milk, stir to mix thoroughly. Let the inoculated, renneted milk sit covered overnight at room temperature.The...
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How To Make Feta Cheese
2007-09-20 11:54:00
INGREDIENTS AND EQUIPMENT: 1 gallon fresh goat's milk (You can use store-bought cow's milk as well.)1 Tbl fresh yogurt Â½ tablet rennet, dissolve in 1/4 cup water1+ gallon pot with lid 1 long bladed knife2 clean sterile handkerchiefsstrainercheese mold: Cut the ends out of a smooth-sided 4 x 5 inch tin can, save one of the cut ends.table saltSTEPS:Warm milk to 30Â°C (86Â°F) . Stir regularly so that it does not burn on the bottom. (Less stirring is required if the pot has a thick heat dissipating bottom.) Remove from heat.Mix 1 Tbl yogurt with equal part milk to blend, then stir the blended yogurt and milk into the warmed milk to thoroughly mix. Cover and let inoculated milk sit for one hour at room temperature. While the inoculated milk sits, dissolve 1/2 tablet rennet in fresh cool water. After the inoculated milk has sat for one hour, add dissolved rennet to the inoculated milk, stir to mix thoroughly. Let the inoculated, renneted milk sit covered overnight at room temperature....
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Bohemian Pilsner
2007-09-18 11:46:00
Here's a recipe that I got from one of the very first books given to me about brewing beer. The recipe, Bohemia n Pilsner comes from Fearless Brewing by Brian Knuath. This recipe should make a 5 gallon batch with an original gravity of 1.048.IngredientsWyeast #2278 Czech Pils lager yeast1 can Alexander's Pale3 pounds Laaglander Extra Light Dry Malt Extract10 Home Bittering Units of Saaz hops (Consult a HBU chart for this) for bittering1 teaspoon Irish Moss2 ounces Saaz hops1 tablespoon gelatin1/4 cup corn sugar for bottlingStepsPop yeast pack 48 hours before brew dayPrepare yeast starter 24 hours before brew dayBring water to boil. Turn off the heat and stir in the extracts. Return to boil.When boiling starts add the bittering hops. Boil for 60 minutes total.Add Irish moss for the last 30 minutes.Add 1/2 ounce of Saaz hops for the last 15 minutesAdd 1/2 ounce of Saaz hops for the last 5 minutesCool wort quickly and add yeast starterPrimary ferment at 50 degrees F for 10 to 14 days....

4 Tips on Making Your First Wine
2007-09-13 07:02:00
Making your first wine can either be a pleasure or a chore. Here are 4 tips to make your first winemaking experience a pleasure.Use Juice - forget about crushing grapes or any other fruit, buy juice instead. Frozen Welch's works great because it has no preservatives.Start Small - Don't decide to make a large batch of wine at one time. Instead work at making a gallon or two. Small batches are easy to make and clean up. Besides, making a lot of 1 gallon batches gets you more experience instead of 1 large batch.Use Kitchenware - Instead of going out and buying tons of new equipment, use kitchenware instead. A new trash can makes a great fermenter. Just make sure it's new, clean and sanitized. Plastic spoons, measuring cups, and measuring spoons can be easily found in most kitchens and will keep your expenses down.Have Patience - It takes about 4 months before you can even think about drinking your wine. So kick back and wait. Most new wine after a month will taste pretty ra...
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What Happens When
2007-09-11 07:01:00
What Happens When .... Will be a monthly series on how to fix things after things have gone wrong. For example, your fermentation is stuck, so what do you do to fix it?This month's post is about What Happens When your spouse dies and the house you both lived in is sold. Or, in otherwords, why I haven't posted much during the summer months.First, a little background. My wife and I had been married for 13 years and were planning on moving to another part of Pennsylvania. We cleaned out the attic and basement in April of this year. It just so happens that she was also battling cancer during this time. At the end of May, she went home to the Lord. Most of June was spent dealing with funeral, family, and friends. Handling the grieving process and tending to final expenses.Then, at the end of June the house we had lived in was sold and I needed to move by the end of July. First there was the search of finding a place. Then moving from a house to an apartment while working about 40 hours...
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