Good quest!

My mistake was making two kits, then waiting until they were drinkable
only realize I would run out before I could make and mature the next
wines. I now have a "drinkable dates" plan to map out when each kind of
wine will be ready to drink, so I don't have anymore dry spells. :*)

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DAve
p.s. And I agree about the floor corker, my experience with the hand
corker was just horrible. Love my floor corker.



Ryan Case wrote:
> I have been making beer at home on and off for approx. 10 years. I make
> some beers that I am quite happy with. Recently an older gentleman that
> has been making wine for about three years got involved with beer making
> and has been doing a fair amount of brewing with me. He has two cherry,
> an apple and an apricot trees and a line on Merlot and Gertzwiojgoihag
> (sp) grapes each fall. (we live in Yakima, Wa and wine making is quickly
> becoming the cash crop instead of apples and hops)
>
> We made a cherry wine about a month ago when the bings were ripe. The
> Cots are now ripe and we are going to pick and make some out of those
> tonight.
>
> I plan on doing a Merlot with him this fall, and we will probably do a
> cider with the home brew club this fall too.
>
> Back to the subject line, though. If you knew at your beginning hobby
> what you know now what would you do different?
>
> As an example if I knew then what I now about home brewing I would just
> start right away with all grain.
>
> TIA,
>
> Ryan