fla-gypsy
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Kittykath wrote:To actually answer your question fla-gypsy, my wines are comparable to Crane Lake and Barefoot brands.
Thank you. I do not consider myself a wine drinker (any kind of drinker actually) but I have on occassion sipped some wine that I enjoyed. Sounds like a great pastime with a benefit at the end.
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Artum Snowbird
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I've been making my own for about 32 years now. Pretty much do it from fruit, berries and rhubarb at home.
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I am a wine drinker (cheap wine that is!) Is this fruit wines, ie. blackberry, cherry or is it made from grapes? I've never thought about making my own, but it is an interesting idea.
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D.E.Bishop
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It's homemade Two Buck Chuck which by the way will stand up to the sloshing.
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Kittykath
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All of the above. So far I've made a gewurtztraminer and a beaujolais (both grapes) and also a white cranberry pinot gris and a black raspberry merlot (both fruit + grapes). The fruit + grape wine KITS tend to be sweet with low alcohol. The other two are very store bought comparable.
I grew up with a paring knife in my hand cutting up a pile of strawberries or rhubarb when my dad made wine. I would like to try that someday too, perhaps during the non-camping season when life slows down.
For now, I'm very satisfied with the juice kits. They contain balanced juice and the other additives you need for a complete batch (6 gallons). I have plenty of coworkers and friends who supply me with empty bottles. Add a $5 bag of corks and you're ready to go!
Here's what I started with:
http://www.midwestsupplies.com/winemaking-equipment/equipment-kits/6-gallon-concentrate/starter-winemaking-equipment-kit.html
And this:
http://www.midwestsupplies.com/winemaking-ingredients/wine-recipe-kits/vintner-s-reserve/gewurztraminer-vintner-s-reserve.html
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As a slight highjack to the thread. I remember years ago in the Italian section of the city you'd see tanker trucks around September. They'd haul in grape juice for the older generation to make their homemade wine. We're not talking about a gallon or two. Some of these folks would run batches in the 100-500 gallon range.
Some were delicious and other were down right nasty. I had an uncle that used to make what he called "sneaky pete". Great and easy drinking, but you haad to watch how much you drank as it would put you under the table almost without knowing it. 
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We've been growing grapes and making wine for 30 years. Except for the time we were full timing.
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Been making wine for about 40 years. We had a group that for 10 years made 500 to 600 gallons from grapes. Good wine and good fun. That drifted apart with people changing and moving. I now buy juice concentrate kits from Costco. They make a decent wine and the cost is about a buck a bottle. As with all kits, the Costco kits are a little low on sugar which will result in a thin, low alcohol wine. One needs to have a hydrometre and check the sugar content of the must. Needs to be at least 1.08. Sugar level is adjusted by simply adding granulated sugar and stiring vigourously.
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skipnchar
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 Just what I look for in an alcoholic drink...."not too bad"
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sh410
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skipnchar wrote: Just what I look for in an alcoholic drink...."not too bad"
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