Loisontheweb
03-16-2008, 04:11 AM
:lol: Only partly in jest ... I always say every fall: I'm gunta make a "55 GALLON DRUM OF WINE" to last the winter.
I have hundreds of ancient apple trees, apples small & ugly, but not wormy. Well, for generations, they don't go to waste; the deer, bear, etc. clean up every last one I don't get.
I have been saving (plastic) liter bottles; would I be able to use these?
Without spending hardly anything ... can I just invest in some sugar & good yeast to get some wine? I do have a small juicer, but thought I'd see if my son could make me a press to do the juicing.
I did bottle some apple juice in hopes of trying some small batches. This is not really "cooked" ... just heated enough to do the sealing of the mason jars. I even froze some bags of apple chunks.
I did try making some of this juice ... mason jars of wine ... not sure what I got ... it didn't mold, didn't kill me when I drank it. It was "sparkley" on my tongue ... didn't taste bitter or icky.
I have hundreds of ancient apple trees, apples small & ugly, but not wormy. Well, for generations, they don't go to waste; the deer, bear, etc. clean up every last one I don't get.
I have been saving (plastic) liter bottles; would I be able to use these?
Without spending hardly anything ... can I just invest in some sugar & good yeast to get some wine? I do have a small juicer, but thought I'd see if my son could make me a press to do the juicing.
I did bottle some apple juice in hopes of trying some small batches. This is not really "cooked" ... just heated enough to do the sealing of the mason jars. I even froze some bags of apple chunks.
I did try making some of this juice ... mason jars of wine ... not sure what I got ... it didn't mold, didn't kill me when I drank it. It was "sparkley" on my tongue ... didn't taste bitter or icky.