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Regarding Chokecherry Wine (Prunus virginiana): Has anyone used Red Star's green-label Côte des Blanc's yeast for chokecherry wine - and, if so, how does it compare to Red Star's red-label Premiere Classic (formerly Montrachet) yeast? Thanks in advance - Ron

Today, 10 March 2018, I started a new batch of Chokecherry Wine, using a recipe that worked great the last time I tried it: At this point, following the method, I have not yet added the pectic enzyme or yeast. One deliberate deviation from the recipe: I always seem to have a little too much...

Lacto-Fermented Pickle Chips Last night I started a new project with my "Kraut Kit" from FarmSteady: http://farmsteady.com/shop/kraut-kit As we've discussed before, the kit is probably a bit over-priced; but to be honest, after looking up the individual components, I don't think it is too...

Cream Cheese Kit from FarmSteady Cheesemaking is something I’ve wanted to do for a long time, probably since childhood, if I think about it. The couple of times that I picked up a book on the craft, however, it seemed like a very esoteric process, involving certain equipment and ingredients...

Beet Wine - My First Attempt No, i'm not crazy ~ My grandfather would make different wines: chokecherry, bullberry, apple, crababbple...and beet. This makes sense, since he was German and Swedish; beets are integral to the foodways of both cultures, not to mention Ukraine, where my German...

From the beautiful Flathead Valley in Montana, not far from Glacier National Park, comes a wonderful local specialty: flathead cherries. It seems that the entire state waits impatiently for mid-summer, when the sweet, heavenly cherries are picked and distributed far and wide. At a local...

Hi - These berries are known by many different names, so I am putting the three most common names that I am aware of in the title. I am going to give this a try, using three pounds of juneberries as my base for a 1-gallon batch of wine. I have been told that juneberries are very similar...

It's that time of year, and I've got a bunch of rhubarb coming up in various corners of the yard. The other day, my youngest son picked seven pounds of it, so I plan on making at least one 1-gallon batch. I got this recipe from Yooper over at the HomeBrew Forums. Those of you who know her...

Smoke 'em, if you want to - they'll be even better! Ron's notes: These were good! The cumin was interesting and the acidity was on point, giving it the Carolina ambiance. I thought the ketchup would be too much, but it worked well, for sure. We used celery seed rather than celery salt...

March 10th is - according to my dad - the best date to plant tomatoes and peppers in our area, so that they are ready to get into the ground on time. I'm missing it by a day or two, but I think things will be alright. Here is what I will be planting this year: Peppers: 1. "Peperone...

A true specialty of Montana, the Dakotas, and other isolated spots in the Midwest and Rocky Mountain states: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepherdia_argentea I apologise for the largish photos - they are the ones that Wikipedia provided for me: I collected enough last year for...

Chokecherry Wine - My First Attempt Those of us who live in “Chokecherry Country” know that we have a great thing going with these wonderful little spheres of purplish-black love, known scientifically as Prunus virginiana. Chokecherries are an integral part of the culture and the people who...