Do any of you make home brew or wine? Home brew is good stuff,easy to make,and only costs about 25cents a bottle to make.I mostly make stout home brew,very much like Sam Adams cream stout.I know some people don't drink and think it's bad,but I enjoy a couple of bottles of beer or a bit of wine in the evening. White people have drank beer and wine for thousands of years and will continue to do so.Home brewing is something I enjoy doing.I just wondered about anybody else?I never made wine but planing too soon,or maby some hard cider? Any ideas ??

I made some strawberry wine a few years back. Fermented it in a gallon milk jug on which I had nigger rigged an air valve.

After I cooked up the berries, sugar and yeast, I poured it into a clean gallon jug. The top of the jug I had drilled a hole in and ran a rubber tube through it. after I screwed the top on, I melted canning wax over the top to make a good airtight seal. The tube I placed in a glass of water. This allows the gas to escape without letting air into the wine to spoil it. When it stops bubbling for a couple of days, pour the wine off into a clean jug. Let it sit in a cool dark place. You can let it settle and pour off the liquid a few times for a clearer wine.

It was pretty damn tasty stuff. I lived alone at the time and had more strawberries than I could eat, so it seemed like a plan!

I made some strawberry wine a few years back. Fermented it in a gallon milk jug on which I had nigger rigged an air valve.

After I cooked up the berries, sugar and yeast, I poured it into a clean gallon jug. The top of the jug I had drilled a hole in and ran a rubber tube through it. after I screwed the top on, I melted canning wax over the top to make a good airtight seal. The tube I placed in a glass of water. This allows the gas to escape without letting air into the wine to spoil it. When it stops bubbling for a couple of days, pour the wine off into a clean jug. Let it sit in a cool dark place. You can let it settle and pour off the liquid a few times for a clearer wine.

It was pretty damn tasty stuff. I lived alone at the time and had more strawberries than I could eat, so it seemed like a plan!
Sounds good,I want to try it with blackberrys.I got all kinds of brewing equipment.Ever drink much home brew?

Do any of you make home brew or wine? Home brew is good stuff,easy to make,and only costs about 25cents a bottle to make.I mostly make stout home brew,very much like Sam Adams cream stout.I know some people don't drink and think it's bad,but I enjoy a couple of bottles of beer or a bit of wine in the evening. White people have drank beer and wine for thousands of years and will continue to do so.Home brewing is something I enjoy doing.I just wondered about anybody else?I never made wine but planing too soon,or maby some hard cider? Any ideas ??

I've never made homebrew, but I'm planning to start this summer. The thing I don't like about beer is the hops, and finding a commercial beer without hops isn't easy. So I'm going to try to brew my own. I might even go so far as to malt my own grains.

Wine? I'm gonna try that too. Probably not with grapes, though. If I'm going to go through the trouble of making my own wine, I want to produce something that can't be found in stores.

I've been fermenting apple cider for a while. You just leave some apple cider out of the fridge with its cap off for a week or more. If you're going to do this, only use unpasteurized cider without any preservatives.

Personally, I believe drinking fermented beverages in moderation, preferably with meals, carries some health benefits. If you can find beer that hasn't been pasteurized and hasn't had all the yeast filtered out of it (e.g. homebrew), then all the better.

Grandfather would make seasonal wines. Whatever fruit was in season. He used the old glass gallon jugs with the small opening at the top. He had these cork things, don't know their name, but I could look it up. It is a cork with a small shot glass looking cup on top. You put water in it and as the fermenting bubbles rise, the bubbles were released through the water without letting the air in. He then had a rather unique way to turn the wine into brandy (cognac). He would transfer the wine to a plastic jug and put it in the freezer. The water in the wine would freeze, but the alcohol would not. He then transferred this to bottles and capped them. The result being that we had natural flavored brandy of all types. Grandfather also made cheese from goat's milk. He favored sanaan (spelling?), alpine and toggenburgs. Grandfather lived to be 92 years old. He drank mead and cognac everyday. He made his own mead also. Also made his version of German lager beer. We were raised on this stuff. Grandfather did not die a lingering death. He was active until the day he died of a sudden heart attack and he was gone. My own father is 87 and still going strong. There is much to be said for the old ways, contrary to "modern" thought.

Grandfather would make seasonal wines. Whatever fruit was in season. He used the old glass gallon jugs with the small opening at the top. He had these cork things, don't know their name, but I could look it up. It is a cork with a small shot glass looking cup on top. You put water in it and as the fermenting bubbles rise, the bubbles were released through the water without letting the air in. He then had a rather unique way to turn the wine into brandy (cognac). He would transfer the wine to a plastic jug and put it in the freezer. The water in the wine would freeze, but the alcohol would not. He then transferred this to bottles and capped them. The result being that we had natural flavored brandy of all types. Grandfather also made cheese from goat's milk. He favored sanaan (spelling?), alpine and toggenburgs. Grandfather lived to be 92 years old. He drank mead and cognac everyday. He made his own mead also. Also made his version of German lager beer. We were raised on this stuff. Grandfather did not die a lingering death. He was active until the day he died of a sudden heart attack and he was gone. My own father is 87 and still going strong. There is much to be said for the old ways, contrary to "modern" thought.Shirt that was some very good and useful info,i'm going to try the brandy freezer thing.This is the good stuff ,come guys and girls lets make some home brewed refreshments,go fishing,hunting,and all that.This is some positive feedback.This is what white folks are all about.

I never had blackberry wine. We had a lot of blackberry vines around our home when I was a kid, and I always liked the taste of them better than grapes. I'm thinking I'd like that wine better too.

Blackberry vines teach you pretty quick to stop moving and deal with it hahah they're like nature's fish-hooks unless you have some of those hybrids with the tiny thorns.

I've home-brewed my own beer for years. You guys are correct, it's really quite simple. You can get a basic brewery kit for around $100. I suggest getting a glass fermenter (because the plastic ones do tend to stain/impart residual taste) after a while. Get a couple of cases of non-returnable bottles and you are on your way to the best beer you have ever had.

There is a nice, crisp Colonial Copper Lager chilling in the fridge as we speak.

I've made dozens of styles of beer. All easy, all delicious, and all without paying tax to ZOG.

I've home-brewed my own beer for years. You guys are correct, it's really quite simple. You can get a basic brewery kit for around $100. I suggest getting a glass fermenter (because the plastic ones do tend to stain/impart residual taste) after a while. Get a couple of cases of non-returnable bottles and you are on your way to the best beer you have ever had.


Yeah , you said that you were going to take time off from VNN to go for walks in the woods . I can see your nose glow from over the horizon :p

Do any of you make home brew or wine? Home brew is good stuff,easy to make,and only costs about 25cents a bottle to make.I mostly make stout home brew,very much like Sam Adams cream stout.I know some people don't drink and think it's bad,but I enjoy a couple of bottles of beer or a bit of wine in the evening. White people have drank beer and wine for thousands of years and will continue to do so.Home brewing is something I enjoy doing.I just wondered about anybody else?I never made wine but planing too soon,or maby some hard cider? Any ideas ??

If you like alcohol ,and can control yourself , you might as well homebrew . Cut out the jew distributor and the tax man . Who knows , you might develop a skill as a vintner :)

Yeah , you said that you were going to take time off from VNN to go for walks in the woods . I can see your nose glow from over the horizon :p


Well Brother, I am Irish :)

Yea, I have had some very calming and inspirational hikes. Best way I know of to recharge the 'ol hate machine that I be :)

If you like alcohol ,and can control yourself , you might as well homebrew . Cut out the jew distributor and the tax man . Who knows , you might develop a skill as a vintner :)
The main reason I home brew is for the quality of the brew.A good home brew is second to none.I never knew beer could be such a wonderful beverage until I spent time in The Mother Land.The beer flows like water:D Beer is the drink of the white male

I've home-brewed my own beer for years. You guys are correct, it's really quite simple. You can get a basic brewery kit for around $100. I suggest getting a glass fermenter (because the plastic ones do tend to stain/impart residual taste) after a while. Get a couple of cases of non-returnable bottles and you are on your way to the best beer you have ever had.

There is a nice, crisp Colonial Copper Lager chilling in the fridge as we speak.

I've made dozens of styles of beer. All easy, all delicious, and all without paying tax to ZOG.
Do you keg your beer?Corney kegs take a lot of work out of the process.That's what I do.Nothing like drawing off a couple of pints in the evening.I really enjoy setting in my den with a chilled pint when my day is over.Life is good.

He had these cork things, don't know their name, but I could look it up. It is a cork with a small shot glass looking cup on top. You put water in it and as the fermenting bubbles rise, the bubbles were released through the water without letting the air in.

Sounds like an airlock.

He then had a rather unique way to turn the wine into brandy (cognac). He would transfer the wine to a plastic jug and put it in the freezer. The water in the wine would freeze, but the alcohol would not. He then transferred this to bottles and capped them. The result being that we had natural flavored brandy of all types.

That's a great idea! Thanks for sharing it.

A few minutes ago customer dropped by and paid me for some work I did last month.Along with the check I was given several bottles of white merlot.I uncorked one, poured a glass full and DAMN this stuff is very tasty.I don't know if any of you like a glass of wine,but the white merlot is pretty good .I'm not wine drinker so what I say really don't mean shit:D But I like it:D

Do you keg your beer?Corney kegs take a lot of work out of the process.That's what I do.Nothing like drawing off a couple of pints in the evening.I really enjoy setting in my den with a chilled pint when my day is over.Life is good.


I've never tried kegging a batch, not sure why. Yea, the bottling process can be a bit labor intensive, but part of the enjoyment for me :)

http://www.realbeer.com/ all kinds of tips and tricks and… another forum to post on.

It is something I have thought about doing off and on, as I love a good beer now and then. Quality, not quantity.

I've never tried kegging a batch, not sure why. Yea, the bottling process can be a bit labor intensive, but part of the enjoyment for me :)
It's real easy and the c02 bottle carbonates the beer .Try it you will never go back to bottles

http://www.realbeer.com/ all kinds of tips and tricks and… another forum to post on.

It is something I have thought about doing off and on, as I love a good beer now and then. Quality, not quantity.
You really should try it you will love the beer.

As soon as I come up with an extra 100 sheckles or so I will give it a shot. Just got a new Harley so all my coin is going into making that MINE. Not a factory weekend warrior scooter.

Either that or my b-day is coming up and my Dad would love to try some.

From reading in some home brew forums I have decided not to go with a mcbeer junk set for 30 bucks. Everyone says the quality is not there. There is a brew shop just about 50 –60 miles from me, so one day I might have to take a ride over there with dear old dad and see what can be done for me. He is always looking for an excuse to get out and ride with me.

As soon as I come up with an extra 100 sheckles or so I will give it a shot. Just got a new Harley so all my coin is going into making that MINE. Not a factory weekend warrior scooter.

Either that or my b-day is coming up and my Dad would love to try some.

From reading in some home brew forums I have decided not to go with a mcbeer junk set for 30 bucks. Everyone says the quality is not there. There is a brew shop just about 50 –60 miles from me, so one day I might have to take a ride over there with dear old dad and see what can be done for me. He is always looking for an excuse to get out and ride with me.



Yea, stay away from the real cheapo stuff. There is a lot of it out there.

I live in a very rural area, lots of long winding roads so it's perfect bike country but those things scare the hell out of me :)

I get all my supplies from a local brew shop. They should have everything you need to get started up.

I think you will enjoy the hobby. It's great beer, and there is something to be said about the feeling you get tapping into that knowledge that our race has had for so many eons. :cheers: