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Archives for April, 2010

20 Apr by Blaine in Wine Kits, Wine Making, Wine Recipes

Cool Down this Summer with Island Mist (RECIPE COLLECTION)

Cool Down this Summer with Island Mist (RECIPE COLLECTION)
Black Raspberry Merlot The trendy Merlot’s fruit forward style accented by luscious black raspberries. Serve with opened faced prime rib sandwiches.   Raspberry Melon Mixer ...more»
20 Apr by Blaine in Wine Making, Wine Recipes

Dandelion Wine Recipe Collection

Dandelion Wine Recipe Collection
Dandelion Wines Special Recipe CollectionWine Making Supplies http://store.homebrew4less.comDandelion wine is one of my favorite white wines, bar none. Dandelion is from the Old French dens leonis, or lion's tooth (from the sharply indented leaves) and Middle English dent de lion. I don't know ...more»
20 Apr by Blaine in Fermentation, Spirits and Liqueurs

Still Spirits – Technical Centre

Still Spirits – Technical Centre
Note: Still Spirts products can be purchased herehttp://www.store.homebrew4less.com/Spirits-and-Liqueurs/departments/872/Direct From New Zealand Website - Distilling Instructions You will need Acrobat Reader installed to read the instructions. This can be downloaded free by clicking on this link. Air Still System Still Spirits Turbo Air ...more»
18 Apr by Blaine in Yeast

Beer Yeast, Fermentation, and Home Brewing

Beer Yeast, Fermentation, and Home Brewing
I started brewing in the 1980’s, which was the modern equivalent of the wild west days of home brewing. We simply did not have either the technical knowledge or access to the high quality ingredients that brewers have today. Yeast, in particular, was one ingredient ...more»
17 Apr by Blaine in Wine Kits, Wine Making, Winexpert, Yeast

Rehydration of wine yeast

Rehydration of wine  yeast
If you look at the instructions in your wine kit (and please, do), they will likely instruct you to sprinkle your packet of yeast directly on to the must. Yet if you read the yeast package (and many winemaking textbooks) they recommend rehydrating the yeast. If the objective is to ...more»

Seasonal Beer Brewing

Seasonal Beer Brewing
For many years, I’ve wanted to do a better job of matching my beer brewing with seasons and major holidays.  But I always found myself behind.  When October rolled around it was too late to brew that Oktoberfest, and my green beer was always a bit too late for St ...more»
15 Apr by Blaine in Wine Kits, Wine Making, Winexpert

You can avoid wine making disasters by avoiding these common mistakes

You can avoid wine making disasters by avoiding these common mistakes
 1. Inadequate Equipment      Winemaking equipment, such as pails, carboys, air locks and spoons are often similar to items around the home. However, in many cases, proper winemaking equipment and utensils are made of special materials, and this can influence your finished product.     Re-using plastic pails from other sources, like ...more»
14 Apr by Blaine in HOPS

Growing Your Own HOPS for your homebrew

Growing Your Own HOPS for your homebrew
Planting and Propagating! Hops are typically propagated in one of two ways: the planting of rhizomes which are pieces of root, and the "starting" of cuttings. Cuttings to be started must have at least one set of leaf buds to be successful. My ...more»