i saw your post,looks like you are close to erie.i am in conneaut ohio
20 miles to the east.i am new at the home wine making.do you no of any
good brew stores or classes one could take that are fairly close.any
and all help is greatly apreaciated thanks

i should have said to the west of the erie area...

look into grape and granary in Akron. too far away for me to go to any
classes , but they are good to deal with for supplies and info.

Grape and Granary is good; I'm in Pittsburgh and know that Country
Wines does classes. The other larger Pittsburgh store is South Hills
Brewing and they probably do classes. (South Hills Brewing thinks you
can't make good wine from buckets of juice so I really tend to disagree
with them along with the hundreds of people who have had our wines...)

Bob, the winemaker for Presque Isle teaches winemaking or wine
appreciation at Mercyhurst; maybe just call Presque Isle; they seem the
closest to you.

To be honest this newsgroup will teach you more than you will ever need
to know about making good wine, but seeing it done is always a great
way to learn.

If you don't mind hitting Canada they have a very active 'brew on
premises' chain of stores, everything you need is right there. I'm
thinking Grape and Granary does that too, it may be legal in Ohio.
I've never seen it done here in PA.

Hope that helps.

Joe

treetoad wrote:
look into grape and granary in Akron. too far away for me to go to any
classes , but they are good to deal with for supplies and info.

Hey Joe.Been reading your' posts for awhile, and know that when I see a
response with your name attached, It's a valid response.Oughta
curiousity, and not trying to be too nosey, how long have you been into
wine making? What part of Pgh are you from?Belong to any wine making
clubs? Ever try beer making? We're from Butler,been into this a couple
years, belong to a local club.Always cool to meet people I can carry on
a conversation with.Here's to more good wine!!!!!!!!!!

You are too kind. I've been making wine for over 10 years, do make
beer and am from the South Hills. I don't belong to any clubs but I
work near you, in Cranberry. My background is measurement and control
so the geekier the better as far as I am concerned. That said, I know
equipment can be dead wrong too so I trust my sense of taste as much as
the hardware now...

Best regards, neighbor!
Joe

Take an afternoon or evening, drive up to Slippery Rock and go to North
Country Brewing. The food is great, and the beer is even better. Purely
whole grain, nothing but the best.I'd really like to get to learn the
geeky part of wine making, such as getting an acurate total acid
reading on a dark red, or reading free SO2 ,but there doesn't seem to
be a lot of educational resources out there.Guess I learn better from
"show me".Have done a alittle tinkering with Pearsons
square........(thanks Jack ) works well.Measurement and Control, huh?
electricity,fluids? geeks are cool