That guy in your avatar always looks like he's drunk off of home made wine.I got a gallon fermenting in my basement as we speak.Just wondering how it tastes like and if a half gallon of it would get me drunk. Since it only cost me about $2 to make it, it would be a success even if it gave me a buzz. I know alcohol aint no hallucinatory substance but though this would be the best section to post in.
If your wine is from a kit, it'll taste like cheap kit wine and probably give you a headache from the fusel alcohols. Yes, it'll get your drunk but there are cheaper ways to get drunk if your goal is to get drunk for cheap. The point of homebrewing beer or wine is to make something that you like, not just something that will get you wrecked.I got a gallon fermenting in my basement as we speak.Just wondering how it tastes like and if a half gallon of it would get me drunk. Since it only cost me about $2 to make it, it would be a success even if it gave me a buzz. I know alcohol aint no hallucinatory substance but though this would be the best section to post in.
Pfffff I don't need a damn kit to make wine.grape juice concentrate,sugar,water, and yeast simple as that .Plus try and find me something cheaper then 2 bucks a gallon wine. I will admit it kinda tastes shitty but I aint no pussy and after a couple water bottles full of this stuff its all worth it.If your wine is from a kit, it'll taste like cheap kit wine and probably give you a headache from the fusel alcohols. Yes, it'll get your drunk but there are cheaper ways to get drunk if your goal is to get drunk for cheap. The point of homebrewing beer or wine is to make something that you like, not just something that will get you wrecked.
To each their own I suppose but if you put some effort into it (pitching enough yeast, temperature controlled ferments, wood spirals, FRESH ingredients / no kits) then I think you'll be surprised how good it can actually taste AND it'll get you drunk if you want it to.
Oh dear. I'm going to take a wild guess here but I take it that you're under 21 .Pfffff I don't need a damn kit to make wine.grape juice concentrate,sugar,water, and yeast simple as that ..
Hey Brewer,If your wine is from a kit, it'll taste like cheap kit wine and probably give you a headache from the fusel alcohols. Yes, it'll get your drunk but there are cheaper ways to get drunk if your goal is to get drunk for cheap. The point of homebrewing beer or wine is to make something that you like, not just something that will get you wrecked.
To each their own I suppose but if you put some effort into it (pitching enough yeast, temperature controlled ferments, wood spirals, FRESH ingredients / no kits) then I think you'll be surprised how good it can actually taste AND it'll get you drunk if you want it to.
I love Northern Brewer! My thing with homemade wine vs. homebrewed beer is that at best, kit wine tastes like a $10 bottle from the grocery store whereas homebrewed beer can rival the best beers in the world (with the exception being belgian sours, those beers are tough to make).Hey Brewer,
You ever make wine from a kit? I have to disagree with the "tastes like cheap kit wine". I made a kit two years ago from Northern Brewer that I would compare to a $25-30 bottle of wine easy. I think it was called Luna Rosa or something real close. Properly aged of course. Now a "box of wine" is another story. And of course there are shit kits out there.
Tonight I'm brewing up a Sierra Nevada clone. Yehaaa
Happy brewing!
I'm pretty much done with wine, although, my wife wants me to do another run of White Merlot some day. Ya, Northern Brewer is my go to spot for beer stuff. I have always done partial boils with extract kits from NB. Of course always tweeking them up a bit. It's about time to start buying in bulk. Grew some hops one year - that was fun.I love Northern Brewer! My thing with homemade wine vs. homebrewed beer is that at best, kit wine tastes like a $10 bottle from the grocery store whereas homebrewed beer can rival the best beers in the world (with the exception being belgian sours, those beers are tough to make).
If you'd consider your palate to be pretty discerning and you really liked the wine you made, I might have to check that kit out. But thus far, my experience has taught me to brew my own beer and buy wine from the store.
Good luck with that Sierra Nevada clone. If you need a good pale ale recipe, hit me up!
Cheers!