ShortFuse Posted September 27, 2009 Share Posted September 27, 2009 I finally decided after many years of much talk about it Im making my own wine. My parents place in GA has two lines of vines that the guy before them used to make wine from. I visited last weekend and after some research the Reds were called Muscadine and the whites are called Scuppernongs, both in the same family. I guess its a popular wine made along the eastern side of the US. Of course nothing as popular as the usually seen varietals. So being that the grapes were free I harvested about 35 pounds and got about a hair more than a gallon of juice. Got my supplies and Im a week into the fermentation process. Im excited and definitely going to continue after this batch whether it be a failure or success. Anyone else have this as a hobby whether it be beer or wine? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morton Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 I just drink it. Have a buddy who makes it and from his stories I can say to be careful with large glass containers and keep everything super sterile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XJONATHONX Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Couple of beer brewers on the board. Casek and clue notably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 i make women whine "why didnt you do this, why didnt you do that" i see what i did there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crocodile Tears Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 jamaican chick wine-en Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 im not so certain that humping the air should be considered dancing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crocodile Tears Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 i dont make the rules bub 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Props. I always wanted to brew my own beer. But then I got high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acer910 Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 my dad works on an experimental farm so they do nothing with the crops they grow so ive always had access to thousand of pounds of various muscadine grapes (seedless wont grow down here, but they are working on a variety that can) but ive never felt like making wine out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Wait..."experimental farm"? Enlighten us please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 trying different ways of growing things, seeing what happens? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acer910 Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 research farm. they breed plants together to make insect repellant, drought resistant higher nutritional etc crops. every type of blueberry madein the usa was most likely developed on this farm or its sister farm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_gacy Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 I got some pruno going in a plastic bag behind my toilet.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogg_slayer Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 yeah i made abunch in prison. wasnt to bad, and i got pretty buzzed. more sugar the better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsallafarce Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 research farm. they breed plants together to make insect repellant, drought resistant higher nutritional etc crops. every type of blueberry madein the usa was most likely developed on this farm or its sister farm. so they are genetically modifying the crops? bleh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opentop Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 in high school me and my friend made shed wine. water, yeast and super in gallon jugs with some koolaid.....tasted like shit but got you drunk i guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slept_on Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 everyone who has been to prison knows how to make wine...its not that hard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydoses Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 the only thing wine does is remind me of crazy drunk ex girlfriends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOU Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 everyone who has been to prison knows how to make wine...its not that hard Sterno..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_gacy Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Pruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acer910 Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 so they are genetically modifying the crops? bleh. its better then a hicktown hog farm i suppose. you need quite a few years of college to do anything other then mow the grass there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slept_on Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Sterno..? we just used water, fruit juice, raisins and some moldy bread...yeast isnt allowed don't forget a tube to let air out...shit will explode if you don't this is what happens when you drink sterno 3:10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acer910 Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 anyone got a link to a good tutorial? im getting 2 5gallon buckets full of some kind of muscadine this weekend. also, a kinda unrelated topic but freeze your grapes. thats a insanely tasty snack... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cory Feldman Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 yeah i made abunch in prison. wasnt to bad, and i got pretty buzzed. more sugar the better! prison huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortFuse Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 So resurrecting a month or two old thread.... Being tha my first batch is now gone (except for one bottle to keep for keeps sake) I had an extremely good turn out being my first. Now I gots some pinapple wine in the works with some oak, bourbon, and clove. Some interest was shown on the first run....anyone finish up on some homebrews? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xoXox Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 good Merlot is good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ephect Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 cheese water yeast and cranberries mix in some garlic salt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwel Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 I have two batches of beer going right now.. just bottled the brown and will bottle the ESB next week. Each batch spent 3 weeks in primary and secondary and will spend about a month conditioning in the bottle... so I still have a ways to go before tasting them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shai Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Did you get hamboned off your wine or what? How much alcohol did it have in it? I don't care how it tasted, I want to know THE IMPORTANT FACTS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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