g-men275 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 i'm going to brew my own wine. any suggestions? i really enjoy drinking dry red wines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 never have made wine.... try to choose a varietal that thrives in your climate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 What exactly do you mean when you say you are going to brew your own wine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddy Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 He joined yesterday, so maybe he's just posting b.s. in random forums for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 My fiance's dad made some wine.. well.. moonshine, I guess you should call it... fortified wine...?? Damn, it was strong. I can drink like a fish and one f'in glass made me loopy. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 My brother-in-law tried it. Tasted like crap. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgaddis Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 My brother-in-law tried it. Tasted like crap. Good luck. I bought a kit a year ago...it was a French Merlot...it was really fun to do the whole process and get like 30 bottles out of it but it was subpar...drinkable, but barely... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Cornelius Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 my kids whine a lot if that counts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 My brother-in-law tried it. Tasted like crap. Good luck. I used a kit and made wine once.....to me it tasted comparable to a $15 bottle. Beer ferments faster and is more fun to make and drink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Sacrebleu Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 I have yet to taste, let alone hear about, a succesful venture in small volume wine fabrication. And I'm pretty sure the right word isn't 'brew'. Home made beer: yes Home made spirits: yes, but with some help home made wine: no. remember tasting blueberry wine in maine. GaaaaKKKKK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewer Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 I've brewed a lot of beer. Only wine that I have made from scratch is dandelion wine though. We have made wine at a local winery, but that is cheating. I do have 20 gallons of hard cider fermenting away in the basement though.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 I have yet to taste, let alone hear about, a succesful venture in small volume wine fabrication. And I'm pretty sure the right word isn't 'brew'. Home made beer: yes Home made spirits: yes, but with some help home made wine: no. remember tasting blueberry wine in maine. GaaaaKKKKK My brother in law brought some strawberry wine that he made over to the house the other night and it was the worst tasting crap I've ever had. Brother in law needs to stop making wine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 There are some halfway decent kits out there, but keeping the fermenting wine in a controlled environemnt is key. Unlike beer where the strain of yeast that you use influences the final taste, temperature is the key to the final taste provided by wine yeast. Also, you have no control over the juice used. Want to leave the juice on the lees a couple of days? Tough luck. Good home made wine can be achieved, but there's a lot more to it than beer. I want to try making bourbon, well since I'm not in Kentucky it must be called whiskey, but haven't gotten up the gumption to build a still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgemoe Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 I made three types from juice kits a few years ago. Italian barolo, merlot, and a riesling. About 9 cases worth. Still in the cellar. The merlot was the better of the three. I followed the process to the "T" and all bottles had a bothersome sulfate quality. Decanting helps a bit but not enough. Wife can't stand the smell brewing beer produces so I tried wine. TRIED I said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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