Recent content by TxRedhead

Is it possible to make suggestions to Winexpert for kits we'd like to see in the future? Last night my best friend and I had a bottle of Casillero del Diablo's Carmenere wine and WOW! I've never sampled this variety before and we were both just blown away. Would love to be able to find this in a...

I'm planning on entering both wine and beer competitions. I think it sounds like great fun.

Oh wow! What a fabulous selection they have. I'll be doing some business with those folks when I have more room.

Before I stopped making wine before, there weren't a lot of different choices as far as corks. Now I see that there are all sorts of choices, including synthetic ones. What are you folks using? Do you use the same cork no matter how long you're planning on aging the wine or do use differnet...

Ah someone after my own heart! The only light colored beers I've found that I actually liked were the hefeweizens I enjoyed in Germany last year.

My log says it ws 1.065.

This recipe is one I found online and was immediately intrigued by the name. So it just had to be my second batch of beer. It was my first batch using specialty grains so I am very anxious to see how it turns out. Racked it yesterday and of course snuck a little taste. WOW! I think we may have a...

That is so cool! Okay, a question... My next toy purchase is going to either be a Wine Whip or Fizz-X. The drill I have is a very simple Black and Decker battery powered model. Doubles as a powered screwdriver. Will these work with that or will I need to purchase a new drill?

They are SO very right. I adore my floor corker. Try it once and I can promise you'll never go back to the handheld one.

By: Staff and wire reports - WASHINGTON ---- Wine shipments to consumers cannot be selectively banned from out-of-state wineries, the Supreme Court ruled Monday. Wineries in North San Diego and Southwest Riverside counties praised the ruling, predicting it will benefit both them and consumers...

Icewine is a most wonderous and happy thing. I have made it from a kit before and it went FAST!

Because seeing your friends' faces light up and then hearing them say "Wow! You really made this?" is such a reward.

I saw that and am very excited about that! I'm going to have to stop in while I'm on vacation and see what all you have.

No, I'm just very picky about the fruit I use for my wines. I've found that strawberries that are weakly scented will not make good wine because the essential oils that give off the scent are also at least in part responsible for the taste. I look for very strongly scented berries that have a...

Excellent!!! I am obviously in good company. I've 5 gallons of nut brown ale that I bottled almost a week ago, and 5 gallons of a chocolate stout that is still in the primary. Next on the list is a cinnamon red ale.