A few years ago I took cuttings from my favorite local wild grape vine and grew them in my backyard along the fence around our pool. Two amazing things happened. […]
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Category: Homebrewing
Concord Grape Wine #3
V kindly gave me concord grapes from his backyard on the twelfth of September. The juice measured to slightly more than 5% alcohol potential. I juiced the grapes by mashing […]
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Cider #27: Rosenfeld Hard Cider
A small cider batch made with apples from the Rosenfelds’ tree.
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Cider #28: Indian Ladder Cider
This cider was made with apples from a pick-your-own apples adventure at Indian Ladder Farms.
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Wine #10: Staghorn Sumac Wine
Staghorn sumac wine featuring hen of the wood mushroom.
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Cider #26: Concord Hard Cider
9/11/23 Volker brought over some apples from the trees in his backyard, and at the same time Joe let me know his concord grapes were “definitely ripe” if I wanted […]
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Cider #25: Château J House Cider
7/1/23 I purchased four bags of apples from Devoe’s. The specific gravity suggests cider will have 6% alcohol. I discarded more apples than usual, some were brown and soft. The […]
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Sweet Fern Tea
On a recent cross country skiing trip someone brought some Sweetfern tea made from the wild sweetfern and dried. I tried some and it was miraculously something I’d been looking […]
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Cider #24: A Hero Emerges
2/18/23 I bought 2 bushels of apples at Devoe’s. 1 bag consisted of large yellow apples that I believe were golden delicious. These pressed a little mushy but weren’t too […]
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Cider #21: Evolution Hard Cider
In a world where technology is surpassing human capabilities, it is crucial that we live with intention. Are we destined to become like Krang, the evil leader of the Ninja […]
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