On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:20:47 -0500, "James Silverton"
> wrote:

> Ken wrote on Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:59:43 -0700:
>
> >> hi!
> >>
> >> i'm new here and i'm really hoping that i could find some
> >> really nice people to help me out.
> >>
> >> Anyway, i just wanted to learn how to make some homemade
> >> wine. I haven't purchased my equipment first since i don't
> >> really know if i have to. I read a blog about wine making
> >> kits that says i can use substitutes. but i think i want to
> >> be safe by asking someone first.
> >>
> >> is it possible to substitute the tools? will that make any
> >> difference?
> >>
> >> oh and those wine making kits? is it advisable for beginners
> >> to ferment the concentrated grape juice sold in the internet
> >> or is it better to start with fruit juices that you juice
> >> yourself?
> >>
> >> thanks guys...
> >>
> >> expect me to ask more questions.. hehe
>
> > Although you might get *some* answers here, you've really come
> > to the wrong place to ask questions about winemaking. This is
> > a wine drinking newsgroup, not a winemaking one.
>
> > You would very likely get much better results if you would ask
> > your questions in rec.crafts.winemaking.
>
> In r.f.wine, you are more likely to get anecdotes from people like me
> concerning my grandfather's experiments and disasters making English
> country wines.


Sorry, I'm not aware of a newsgroup called "r.f.wine." Do you mean
rec.crafts.winemaking? If so and if you are a participant there, I'll
defer to your better knowledge of it than mine. I've actually never
been there myself, and my comment above was based solely on its name.

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Ken Blake
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