Archive for March, 2007

Why This Blog Looks This Way

You may be asking yourself, “Why does this blog look this way?” Or, “What’s up with all the different recipes?” It all goes back to one of the biggest mistakes I made in my blogging career.
It all started in October 2006. That is when I signed up for Text Link Ads. […]

Crabapple Wine

6 pounds crabapples (about 6 quarts)
water
2 campden tablets
1/4 teaspoon pectic enzyme
1 package wine yeast
1 teaspoon nutrients
3 pounds granulated sugar (about 6 3/4 cups)
honey

Crush apples — DO NOT cut seeds open. Place in
primary fermentor. Add enough water to cover apples. Crush and stir in
campden tablets. Add pectic enzyme and stir well. Let sit overnight.
The next day, […]

Maibock

Makes 5 Gallons
10 pounds amber malt extract
1 pound crystal 20L
1/2 pound German pale 2-row malt
1/2 pound choclate malt
1 ounce perle hops
1 ounce hallertauer hops
1 package yeast (Bavarian lager yeast preferred)
Place crushed grains in water and steep at 155 degrees for 30 minutes
Remove grains and add malt extract
Boil 1 hour, adding Perle hops after 15 minutes.
Add […]

Universal Wine Recipes

Here are the steps needed to make wine using the universal wine recipe method. All the recipes are designed to make a 1 gallon batch. These recipes are great whenever you get dumped with a bunch of fruit from a friend or neighbor. I intended to post about 10 more of these […]