Archive for May, 2007

Making Your Own Wine - Part 2 (Vacation Reprint)

This is the second part of a 4 post series on making your own wine.
In the first part we dealt with figuring out which wine to make and getting your must ready to be tested. This post will deal with testing your must before adding the yeast to ferment it. At this stage, it is […]

Making Your Own Wine - Part 1 (Vacation Reprint)

This is the first part of a 4 post series on how to make your own wine.
So, you want to make your first wine? How do you get started and what equipment do you need? Hopefully over the next 4 posts I’ll be able to guide you through the process. This part will take you […]

Wine Equipment - Vacation Reprint

Everybody needs some basic equipment to get started in making their own wine. So here is a list of the 10 things you must have.
Racking Cane - You need to be able to get it from point a to point b
Airlock - Helps to prevent fermenters from exploding and bad bacteria from spoiling your creation
Hydrometer […]

Golden Pils

6th in the Series
The addition of brown sugar to the pilsner style produces a beer that is less dry than the classic pilsner. Light brown sugar is recommended to maintain the correct color for the pilsner style.
8 pounds Alexander’s pale malt
1/2 pounds crystal malt (20L)
1 pound light or dark brown sugar
1 ounce Hallertauer hops […]