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Fast and Cheap wine?



 
 
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Old 24-01-2005, 06:53 PM
Dick Adams
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Default Fast and Cheap wine?

Johnny Mc wrote:

Well, I bought the Kool-aid and all to try this exquisite
wine recipe. I bought strawberry kool-aid. I am going for
"Chateau Trailer Park de Strawberry Hill"


One of my beer brewing friends is married to a French lady.
She loves good wine, but she also has a taste for Boones
Farm Strawberry Hill. She will be the one whom I test it
on, hehehehe But, with no warning about the recipe.
I hope to get it going tonight.


If you are seriously going to brew this stuff, be aware that
without the Kool-Aid you are brewing up mash that would be
the input to a moonshine sill as described in amazingstill.com.

When I was in the Navy about 40 years ago, some good ole boys
from Tennessee brewed this in the barracks because there was
no fire needed and it was reasonably odorous. They used a
plastic-lined garbage can with a hole in the lid and a piece
of fine mesh coving the hole. They used pop rivets to fasten
the mesh to the lid. They used bakers' yeast because that was
all they had available and they added yeast daily until a yeast
smell was barely noticeable. My recollection is that it took
at least two weeks. The Kool-Aid was my idea because I found
the yeast taste to be repugnant.

If Mad Dog 20/20 comes in Strawberry, you may want them to taste
that first so the Chateau Trail Park does not overwhelm them.

Dick
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Old 24-01-2005, 07:17 PM
Johnny Mc
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If you are seriously going to brew this stuff, be aware that
without the Kool-Aid you are brewing up mash that would be
the input to a moonshine sill as described in amazingstill.com.

When I was in the Navy about 40 years ago, some good ole boys
from Tennessee brewed this in the barracks because there was
no fire needed and it was reasonably odorous. They used a
plastic-lined garbage can with a hole in the lid and a piece
of fine mesh coving the hole. They used pop rivets to fasten
the mesh to the lid. They used bakers' yeast because that was
all they had available and they added yeast daily until a yeast
smell was barely noticeable. My recollection is that it took
at least two weeks. The Kool-Aid was my idea because I found
the yeast taste to be repugnant.

If Mad Dog 20/20 comes in Strawberry, you may want them to taste
that first so the Chateau Trail Park does not overwhelm them.

Dick


Oh no! The main I deal is to overwhelm the little French lady with the
repugnant Chateau Trailer Park! She is very straight forward and exercises
no tact when telling you what she thinks. I am looking forward to her
comments, hehehehe

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Just Brew It!
Johnny Mc

To E-mail me, just cut the "CRAP"!
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Old 24-01-2005, 07:38 PM
Johnny Mc
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I may use a Champaign yeast so it ferments out dry and high in alcohol. I
can add a little honey if fermentation slows or stops. My brewing friend is
a commercial beekeeper, so I get honey for $1.50 per pound ;o)
Then I can add Sweet-n-Low to sweeten it to taste, then bottle and force CO2
to add the tiny bubbles.

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Just Brew It!
Johnny Mc

To E-mail me, just cut the "CRAP"!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Dick Adams" wrote in message
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Johnny Mc wrote:

Well, I bought the Kool-aid and all to try this exquisite
wine recipe. I bought strawberry kool-aid. I am going for
"Chateau Trailer Park de Strawberry Hill"


One of my beer brewing friends is married to a French lady.
She loves good wine, but she also has a taste for Boones
Farm Strawberry Hill. She will be the one whom I test it
on, hehehehe But, with no warning about the recipe.
I hope to get it going tonight.


If you are seriously going to brew this stuff, be aware that
without the Kool-Aid you are brewing up mash that would be
the input to a moonshine sill as described in amazingstill.com.

When I was in the Navy about 40 years ago, some good ole boys
from Tennessee brewed this in the barracks because there was
no fire needed and it was reasonably odorous. They used a
plastic-lined garbage can with a hole in the lid and a piece
of fine mesh coving the hole. They used pop rivets to fasten
the mesh to the lid. They used bakers' yeast because that was
all they had available and they added yeast daily until a yeast
smell was barely noticeable. My recollection is that it took
at least two weeks. The Kool-Aid was my idea because I found
the yeast taste to be repugnant.

If Mad Dog 20/20 comes in Strawberry, you may want them to taste
that first so the Chateau Trail Park does not overwhelm them.

Dick



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Old 24-01-2005, 07:43 PM
Dick Adams
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Johnny Mc wrote:

I may use a Champaign yeast so it ferments out dry and high
in alcohol. I can add a little honey if fermentation slows
or stops. My brewing friend is a commercial beekeeper, so I
get honey for $1.50 per pound ;o) Then I can add Sweet-n-Low
to sweeten it to taste, then bottle and force CO2 to add the
tiny bubbles.


I get honey for $1.50 a pound if I buy 60 lbs and I drive to
Dutch Gold Honey in Lancaster, PA. But putting honey in this
like putting a three piece suit on a skid row bum.

E-mail me at telling me where you live, etc.

Dick
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Old 24-01-2005, 08:42 PM
Johnny Mc
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I get honey for $1.50 a pound if I buy 60 lbs and I drive to
Dutch Gold Honey in Lancaster, PA. But putting honey in this
like putting a three piece suit on a skid row bum.

E-mail me at telling me where you live, etc.

Dick


I may add 50 cents worth, hehehe

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Just Brew It!
Johnny Mc

To E-mail me, just cut the "CRAP"!
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