A note about beer making

If you have all the kit mentioned in my earlier post, then you also are able to make extract based beers. All you have to do is buy a capper, or some plastic bottles with screw tops. This is an especially good thing to do during the summer time. I've been able to make very nice beer for lest than 25 cents per glass. It can also help your wine age by giving you something else to drink. If you're interested, I will post my next recipe with some pictures.

Cheers

Cranberry Wine

My young assistants adding the sugar.

Checking the temperature

I used frozen cranberries, and squished them in the bag after thawing. They don't look very squished here because of the boiling water poured on them; all the skins are broken though.

10 lbs cranberries
10 lbs sugar
2 tbsp pectic enzyme
2 tbsp yeast nutrient
1/2 tsp grape tannin

1 packet wine yeast - I used EC 1118

Pinot Grigio and Mead

While most of my wines are looking the same as when I left, my kit wine and my mead have cleared noticeably in the 2 weeks I have been away. They look wonderful, and I wish it was closer to racking time so I would be able to taste them!

Next Post

My apologies for the two-week delay in posting. I have been on the road. Stay tuned, as next week, you'll get to see pictures of the making of our cranberry wine. Also, hopefully Brad will come out of the woodwork and finally write something for us.

PS I hope you all enjoyed a tasty beverage on Canada Day.