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First time hard-cider bottling - any tips? 4 Replies

Hey everyone!Thanks again to Katie for hosting the apple crushing event last fall. I brought my backyard Cortlands, and came home with 4 gallons of gorgeous cider. After waiting several months for my…Continue

Tags: apple, crushing, fall, bottling, cider

Started by Shoshi. Last reply by Shoshi Mar 22, 2012.

Got any spare wine bottles? 4 Replies

OK, we hit it big on available grapes this year-- Gamay, Cab Franc AND Reisling.  Am wondering if anybody has stashed away too many wine bottles in anticipation of some home winemaking that just is…Continue

Started by Krys Cail. Last reply by Rachel Firak Nov 1, 2011.

Hop and barely brew 5 Replies

I am starting my third batch of brew and I am looking for some ideas. I have malted my own barely so that I now have "pale malted barley". I also have some hops. I am looking for a recipe that does…Continue

Started by Catherine VanVleet. Last reply by Catherine VanVleet Mar 14, 2011.

Hard cider recipes and tips? 6 Replies

So, we have the new motor on our apple crusher, and are rapidly zipping through all those apples we got from our neighbors' trees. And, there is a LOT of cider starting to fill the crocks. Am…Continue

Started by Krys Cail. Last reply by Krys Cail Jan 13, 2011.

Wine making 2010? 3 Replies

I just joined and wanted to see if anyone else is gearing up for the grape harvest this year? From the vineyards I have talked to it seems like 2010 will be a great year for grapes. So far I am…Continue

Started by Matthew Minnig. Last reply by Krys Cail Sep 2, 2010.

Want to enter the NY State Fair?!

I've never even made my own home brew, so I certainly won't be entering the state fair.  But I did see that the entry deadline is May 31, so I thought I'd pass along the info.  Is it possible that…Continue

Started by Alison F Apr 22, 2010.

Where to get malt? 7 Replies

Ed and I have been lamenting that we can't find a more local source to buy malt. The stuff I bought last batch came from Florida - weighs a ton, costs lots to send, and certainly is not a very green…Continue

Started by Carlyn Buckler. Last reply by Chuck Raniewicz Mar 12, 2010.

Finger Lake Distillery visit 1 Reply

Hi brewing (etc.) folks,Please check out the visit to Finger Lakes Distillery on the "Events" page.Continue

Started by persephone doliner. Last reply by persephone doliner Jan 20, 2010.

Elderberry Mead Take Two 2 Replies

Hi All,If anyone is still interested in making elderberry mead, I have a friend coming to town in November who had been making it for years. Unfortunately, I didn't gather enough elderberries for…Continue

Started by Shannon Haskins. Last reply by Shannon Haskins Oct 13, 2009.

Wine Graps Available at Cornell Orchards!

For those of you who haven't seen this, I received this in the mail yesterday:*** Now at Cornell Orchards ***Are you a home winemaker,or would you like to be?We have a good crop of wine grapes…Continue

Tags: grapes, wine

Started by Carlyn Buckler Oct 4, 2009.