Who wants to learn to make.....

[Vater Araignee]

. . .Who wants to learn to make Cider or beer or mead or wine?

[Fierce Critter]

That would be cool.

We hate beer, but love hard cider. It would be cool to learn how to make our own, though I fear it may cost more than we can swing right now.

Mead, I've seen a recipe for. Damn, complex stuff. LOVE it, though.

[Vater Araignee]

That would be cool.

We hate beer, but love hard cider. It would be cool to learn how to make our own, though I fear it may cost more than we can swing right now.

Mead, I've seen a recipe for. Damn, complex stuff. LOVE it, though.

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Right now I'm working on making a One gallon cider fermentation unit.

So far the cost is still under $10 and you get a gallon of dill pickles with it and 4 ltr. of faygo.

I'm also working on a 5 gallon system.

so far the cost is under $25 but because of the amount involved your now talking about needing real bottles so look at about $40.

Hell that's better than buying woodchuck or an unnecessarily expensive and hard to clean fermentation kit without the ability to bottle.

[Vater Araignee]

Ps. I say "Nobody hates beer, They just haven't tried the right one or mine."

[Fierce Critter]

Believe me - we hate beer. Jon's more open to it than I am, but I absolutely detest the stuff. Tried plenty, from cheap crap to expensive name brands I can't pronounce, and some homebrews. I just can't get past the first swig and the skunk face.

The fermentation unit thing is very intriguing, though. I'd like to hear more.

[Homicidalheathen]

I do! I have freinds who do this and I prefer homemade to commercial anything

[Vater Araignee]

Believe me - we hate beer. Jon's more open to it than I am, but I absolutely detest the stuff. Tried plenty, from cheap crap to expensive name brands I can't pronounce, and some homebrews. I just can't get past the first swig and the skunk face.

The fermentation unit thing is very intriguing, though. I'd like to hear more.

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I just did the math for the cider unit.

its $6.34 if you have a glue gun.

$7.34 if you get a glue gun at the dollor store.

$10.29 if you get it frome mijer.

[Fierce Critter]

I just did the math for the cider unit.

its $6.34 if you have a glue gun.

$7.34 if you get a glue gun at the dollor store.

$10.29 if you get it frome mijer.

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I have a kick-ass MonkeyWards glue gun.

And I'm sure I can scrape up $6.34. :grin

[Vater Araignee]

I have a kick-ass MonkeyWards glue gun.

And I'm sure I can scrape up $6.34. :grin

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I'll work on "An Idiots Fool Proof Cider Making 101 a beginners guide to brewing"

I expect demand a lot of questions.

I'll use DGN as a test bed for a live class.

I also wish to start a guild.

[Fierce Critter]

Qustion #1) Do I have to name my cider after some animal with "wood" in the name, or can I get more creative?

[Vater Araignee]

Qustion #1) Do I have to name my cider after some animal with "wood" in the name, or can I get more creative?

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My lable

[Head Wreck]

a friend in essex who makes some fucking kick ass mead adds a bit of orange peel to the process to controll the acidity.

stuff has a slight hint in its sensation to the alcohol conent (better than nasal lozanges) but is very very drinkable and with a slight hint of orange taste to it.

differant to celtic meade, meade for a differant mood rather. just as desirable.

he was thinking of selling in the UK but i'm sure i can pick his brains.

as to recipies. i have a lot of recipies. i home brew a fair bit

[Vater Araignee]

a friend in essex who makes some fucking kick ass mead adds a bit of orange peel to the process to controll the acidity.

stuff has a slight hint in its sensation to the alcohol conent (better than nasal lozanges) but is very very drinkable and with a slight hint of orange taste to it.

differant to celtic meade, meade for a differant mood rather.  just as desirable.

he was thinking of selling in the UK but i'm sure i can pick his brains.

as to recipies. i have a lot of recipies.  i home brew a fair bit

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I have a Viking recipe I like to use.

it involves 13 - 16 lb. of raw honey and spotted newts tail.

WHAMO!!!

[Head Wreck]

3lb honey,

2 egg whites,

wine yeast

yeast nutrient

1 lemon

1 gallon of water

do you have elderflower tree's stateside

the wine from the flower(white) and berry(extremely fruity red, pure fucking nectar) is yummy

i have 10 gallon of red here going since autum 2000

:D

[Guest Game of Chance]

Believe me - we hate beer. Jon's more open to it than I am, but I absolutely detest the stuff. Tried plenty, from cheap crap to expensive name brands I can't pronounce, and some homebrews. I just can't get past the first swig and the skunk face.

The fermentation unit thing is very intriguing, though. I'd like to hear more.

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I'm going to have to agree with Vater. Have you ever tried a lambic? Its a style of beer brewed in Belgium. Try a Framboise (French for Raspberry) some time. If you like hard cider, you'll probably like lambics just as much if not better.

[Head Wreck]

OOOH

just a thought.

if anyone does get hold of moniac mead recipies lemmie know :D

[Fierce Critter]

I'm going to have to agree with Vater.  Have you ever tried a lambic?  Its a style of beer brewed in Belgium.  Try a Framboise (French for Raspberry) some time.  If you like hard cider, you'll probably like lambics just as much if not better.

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I am open to a taste of anything once.

But don't be surprised if I don't like any beer ever.

I have tried berry-based homebrews and did not like them one bit.

I can't even get past Woodchuck Amber for the most part. I thought I'd like the raspberry flavor - I'm a raspberry freak. Well, I can drink it. But it's still skunky to me.

The Granny Smith flavor is too sour. Add a spoonful of sugar and then it's palatable.

The pear? Waste of time. Ok, but just.

The dark? No thanks. Didn't care for it a bit.

I have horribly unrefined tastes. I can only drink wines like zinfandels or sweet garbage like Boone's Farm. But I draw the line at Manishewitz. That stuff is TOO sweet.

I would LIKE to like beer. It's $6.50 a 12 pack, whereas Woodchuck is, without a sale, $7.99 a 6 pack. I would like to, just once, see a cold bottle in the 'fridge with beads of cool condensation dripping down the side, grab it, pop that sucker open and have it be as good and refreshing as it looks.

But the once a year or so I try that, SKUNKFACE. =(

[TomCat]

I'd be interested, :grin

[Vater Araignee]

OOOH

just a thought.

if anyone does get hold of moniac mead recipies lemmie know :D

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Is it a :

Traditional

Melomel

Metheglin

Pyment

Cyser

Braggot

Sack Mead

Tej

Hydromel

Rhodomel

Hippocras

Morat

Capsicumel

Omphacomel

?

[Vater Araignee]

I am open to a taste of anything once.

But don't be surprised if I don't like any beer ever.

I have tried berry-based homebrews and did not like them one bit.

I can't even get past Woodchuck Amber for the most part. I thought I'd like the raspberry flavor - I'm a raspberry freak. Well, I can drink it. But it's still skunky to me.

The Granny Smith flavor is too sour. Add a spoonful of sugar and then it's palatable.

The pear? Waste of time. Ok, but just.

The dark? No thanks. Didn't care for it a bit.

I have horribly unrefined tastes. I can only drink wines like zinfandels or sweet garbage like Boone's Farm. But I draw the line at Manishewitz. That stuff is TOO sweet.

I would LIKE to like beer. It's $6.50 a 12 pack, whereas Woodchuck is, without a sale, $7.99 a 6 pack. I would like to, just once, see a cold bottle in the 'fridge with beads of cool condensation dripping down the side, grab it, pop that sucker open and have it be as good and refreshing as it looks.

But the once a year or so I try that, SKUNKFACE. =(

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That's why you need to home brew yourself with experimentation you can make a cider that tastes dry or sweet or spicy like a mug of hot cider with cinnamon, nutmeg and clove.

[Guest Game of Chance]

I would LIKE to like beer. It's $6.50 a 12 pack, whereas Woodchuck is, without a sale, $7.99 a 6 pack. I would like to, just once, see a cold bottle in the 'fridge with beads of cool condensation dripping down the side, grab it, pop that sucker open and have it be as good and refreshing as it looks.

But the once a year or so I try that, SKUNKFACE. =(

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Lambics are anything but cheap. And they're not easy to find. You have to go to a specialty liquor store to get them. Or a very, very good pub. Like Ye Olde Tap Room on the east side (Alter & Charlevoix). But they are very, very good.

Next time that once a year comes around, try one. The reaction will be anything but skunkface. Promise. =)

[Vater Araignee]

Oh btw all the $6.34 quote just turned into $5.12

[Vater Araignee]

I'm going to have to agree with Vater.  Have you ever tried a lambic?  Its a style of beer brewed in Belgium.  Try a Framboise (French for Raspberry) some time.  If you like hard cider, you'll probably like lambics just as much if not better.

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I do agree she should try a Faro Lambic first then try a Kriek or Frambozen.

[Fierce Critter]

Lambics are anything but cheap.  And they're not easy to find.  You have to go to a specialty liquor store to get them.  Or a very, very good pub.  Like Ye Olde Tap Room on the east side (Alter & Charlevoix).  But they are very, very good. 

Next time that once a year comes around, try one.  The reaction will be anything but skunkface.  Promise.  =)

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Sometime, I'll check out Merchant in Dearborn to see if they have any. Not soon, though.

[Vater Araignee]

I'm done making the tutorial for the fermentor and all I have to do is adjust the pic and or draw some to clarify.