Posted: 12/23/2009 3:01:41 PM EDT
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Alas the current jug is still working and will not be ready for "green" tasting on Christmas. This batch will be a Blush but when I started it the hydrometer showed a high sugar content in the jucie 6 weeks ago. I come from a old family of German home wine makers, nothing fancy. I will say that the grapes are from vines that are over 80 years old and lovingly cared for over the years, large dark concords. And added whites that I got from a farm market. I wish I could say that this is "organic" but not sure of the whites.
Interested in others wine makers out there. Nothing fancy just nice home made wine. |
| I'm more of a beer guy but I've made a few batches of wine. My first attempt was a dandelion wine. That took forever and I only got 4 bottles out of it in the end. Now I just buy 5 gallon buckets of juice from California when it's in season. There's nothing to it that way. |
| My parents have a couple concord vines, so I've done batches from that. Turns out alright, but what I've found is that I can make *the best* vinegar from that wine. They've got a persimmon orchard that I've done a batch or two out of as well. Same deal, the wine is alright, but the vinegar is AWESOME. |
