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5 months ago
specifically Dandelion wine
How to make my own wine
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How I did it: I always like to try something new and this was something my ex and I tried. The homemade wine wasn't bad...one friend of ours really liked it he wanted a few bottles for himself.
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At the beginning stages
6 months ago
I don’t know what I really want out of this. Part of me wants to retire to a vineyard. I keep seeing everyone’s 401k disappear, and I know I’ll never be able to count on Social Security – so if I’m going to be working into my retirement years it better be for something rewarding.
sicklittlemonky is 36.
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10 months ago
I bought most of the supplies last year. Now I just need to get on it.
anxiousknitter can't decide if she wants to read or knit...
Wonderful!
16 months ago
I’ve always wanted to make my own wine! I’m looking forward to trying it sometime soon.
Go for it!
18 months ago
I make wine for a living, and just want to let all of you know that it is a great experience and worth the investment. There is great information online on what to do and where to buy supplies. Its not hard and its tons of fun! Good luck!
Jen
wino
20 months ago
I want to make my own wine, and hopefully my dreamhome will have a small little wine celler!! If I am really lucky I want my own vinyard!!
lipglosskiller too many fingers, too many thumbs..something wicked this way comes
wine
21 months ago
it seems relatively easy, and you can make wine from just about anything.
DonelliVanelli is trying to be creative in as many ways as she can.
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2 years ago
I saw this goal on 43 things, and then I thought, I want to do that!
mikemojc2 getting in shape, learning the old ways, becoming worthy
Tough to screw up, if you keep it simple!
2 years ago
I started off making wine in 2 liter bottles from frozen breakfast drink concentrates you can get at any grocery. It’s kinda like cooking, you mix up all your ingredients, but instead of putting it in the oven, you set it aside for a week or 2. Put it in the ‘fridge for a day or 2 to get the left over yeast to drop out, then drink.
Here a link to show how I did it:
http://mikemojc.byethost12.com/Brew2.html
You’ll probably want to get your yeast at a brew shop near you since young lively yeast is the key to a good ferment. It only costs about $1 a package, and a pack will make about a dozen 2 liter bottles worth of wine!
Once you have a taste of success (literally!), it’s easy to play around with different juices (apple, grape, white grape raspberry, cranberry, all kinds of stuff available out there!) and different sweeteners to make delicious drinks. A couple people I know that started out making wine this way have gone on to more sophisticated methods of wine making, but still brew a small batch this way once in a while.
My current favorite recipe is white grape and apple juice with honey and brown sugar added. If you try something and it doesn’t work out, you only have about $1.50 invested in the batch (about 2 regular wine bottles worth), so it’s no great loss and you get a chance to learn what doesn’t work for your taste buds.
With a low start up cost and such a high chance of success, you should try it if you are AT ALL interested. You’ll probably like it! :)
