Category Archives: Making Wine/Beer

De-Gassing Homemade Wine Before Bottling

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Jerry

If you are making still wine (non-sparkling) you do not want CO2 to be in solution when you bottle.  Some home wine makers have a piece of plastic rod that is bent at one end and the other end they … Continue reading →

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Trying Home Brewing

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Jerry

A friend of mine who knows I make wine told me about a new home brew shop that opened in our area called Adventures in Homebrewing.  Last night I did my first batch of extract brewing of what is reported to be … Continue reading →

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Making Wine – This Year Sangiovese

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Jerry

This is my 4th year making wine and I decided to go with Sangiovese grapes, the main grape in Chianti, a wine we like.  I got 6 “lugs” from California Wine Grape Co, a place in Detroit that brings grapes … Continue reading →

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