johnny bushmaster
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hello,
i retired a couple of years ago and moved to the country on 80 acres. i've spent the last year establishing a small vineyard and orchard, so someday i'm gonna have a lot of grapes and fruit. there was a time when i considered goin' full blast with a commercial vineyard, but i just don't think i wanna work that hard, so i planted 30 vines of mixed variety, and several different fruit trees.
what i'm after is information on the old fashioned simple way of makin' what i call 'sweet countertop wine.' just put your fresh juice, sugar, water, and yeast in a gallon jar, set the lid on loosely and sit back a few weeks till it quits workin'. simply go from that same gallon jar to a filter, then into the bottles. i made one batch this way with some sand plum juice i squeezed, and it was damm good, but i'm always lookin' for more ideas and recipes just like it. i have neither the room nor the inclination for the methods that use multiple carbouys, chemicals, etc., i just wanna keep it as simple and easy as possible. if anyone out there can help me, i'll be grateful for any information.
i retired a couple of years ago and moved to the country on 80 acres. i've spent the last year establishing a small vineyard and orchard, so someday i'm gonna have a lot of grapes and fruit. there was a time when i considered goin' full blast with a commercial vineyard, but i just don't think i wanna work that hard, so i planted 30 vines of mixed variety, and several different fruit trees.
what i'm after is information on the old fashioned simple way of makin' what i call 'sweet countertop wine.' just put your fresh juice, sugar, water, and yeast in a gallon jar, set the lid on loosely and sit back a few weeks till it quits workin'. simply go from that same gallon jar to a filter, then into the bottles. i made one batch this way with some sand plum juice i squeezed, and it was damm good, but i'm always lookin' for more ideas and recipes just like it. i have neither the room nor the inclination for the methods that use multiple carbouys, chemicals, etc., i just wanna keep it as simple and easy as possible. if anyone out there can help me, i'll be grateful for any information.