Home brewing

[b4atf]

A few years ago there was a surplus of cranberrys in MN. I was able to get a bunch of pure cranberry juice for $1 a gallon.

I made 5 gal of a really nice light red wine by adding a lot of sugar and a few cans of frozen white grape juice. It was pretty strong and took a long time to settle but was very worth it. I brought it to family events for several years.

Of interest to some, I don't bother with fancy wine bottles. I just re-use empty liquor bottles with screw on caps. As long as you keep them sealed before using they stay sterile inside from the booze and the trace bit of Jack or whatever will not be detectable in your wine. {I do soak off the labels but don't let any tap water get in} BTW you can only re-use them once. I think the oldest bottles were about 5 years before they began to turn. If you can't drink 5 gallons of wine in 5 years you are on the wrong board, HeeHee!

b4

That trick won't work for beer though. Since it is carbonated beer will go flat.