Making Homemade Wine and Beer

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BANANA WINE 

4 1/2 lb. bananas
1/2 lb. chopped golden raisins
3 lb. granulated sugar
1 lemon (juice only)
1 orange (juice only)
1 gallon water
wine yeast and nutrient
Peel and chop bananas and their peels, placing both in grain-bag and tie closed.
Place grain-bag in large pan or boiler with water and bring to [...]

Boy, things have really changed in the past few years when it comes to hops.  Seems like just yesterday that if you had hops reaching a 9% alpha acid, you had some really strong stuff.  Most of my brewing books do not mention Simcoe, Warrior, or Yukama-Magnum, all hops that have an alpha content in [...]

 
This is one wine that I have made but did not use fresh blackberries.    For some reason they are difficult to find growing in our area.  I’m not sure if it is because there is a limited market or that they are a pain to grow and harvest.  The only one that I knew of [...]

Summer is just about here and time to make a lighter type of beer. One style that tastes great during those hot, steamy days is a hefe weizen. Sure, it takes a few to get use to the taste (not your typical beer), but during the summer it sure hits the spot.

This [...]