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i have some going right now, and supposedly it takes 6ish months to be drinkable but gets better after a year or more

Hello! just saw these and wondering, has anyone tried them? http://www.homebrewing.org/AIH-Fruit-Wine-Kits_c_172.html looks like they have everything to make 5 gallons of fruit wine, sugar and chemicals included! seems tempting...

Personally I would... its like coffee before work... sure, you'll get the work done... but with coffee... everything is just better

has anyone had success with their cab or merlot (normal grape wine) type kits? i think i may order 1-2 next month! at least the raspberry and blackberry :)

haha well, incase anyone looks at this again and wants to do that. So you do not get a beer shower (i've done this for my beer brewing keggles)... Lay them on their side and use a nail in the ball to the side and hit it a few times to make it stick... if it's quite full, the beer shower will go...

My LHBS has them for $20... not sure what shipping is, but hopefully it helps! :) http://baderbrewing.com/products/wine-bottles-drying-racks/375-ml-claret-bottle-green-24-case

I know it's all up to personal preference. Seeing as they are cheap makes me wonder if they are any good and what to compare them to? I can drink 2 buck chuck just fine... I love country style wines but can't deal with boones farm at all. So i don't know if the fruit versions of these kits are...

One here in portland as well. http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/hsh/3978728305.html

Austin homebrew has cheap shipping as well

i just posted on your facebook wall, looks awesome! i'm super jealous!

hah! that we do :h I've been hearing a few people mention about tasting and getting it fixed that way... while its intriguing, i'm kind of confused a bit by it as fermentation will change flavors (if you're tasting it before fermentation) and i know in some wines (high acid stuff, like...

No TA or PH readings? Are you just going off of tried and true recipes that are posted?

So... being a beer brewer for years, i have most of the basic equipment for country wines and such taken care of (fermentation vessels, hydrometers, refractometer, etc) However, i'm not sure what in the way of other meters and such i need. In order to make country wines, i know i need at...

amazon has them for the same price shipped, incase anyone doesn't have them locally (i don't, so just a heads up :D )

Awesome! If you are ever out this way... I'll take you out for a beer or wine!