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Chiana:
My great grandmother used to make elderberry and blackberry wine as did my grandmother. I want to find their recipe and give it a try. Has anyone tried their hand at amature wine making like this? If I remember correctly, they stored it in mason jars.
Shecky:
Where I grew up, scuppernong wine was a very common thing; lots of people, my grandparents included, bottled it themselves (in actual bottles). But it was pronounced "scuppanon".
Chiana:
That is so cool. I fear that we are losing our ancestors wonderful creations like that and want to give myself a try in keeping those kinds of things alive.
Compass Rose:
Used to make all sorts of wine, back when we had a bigger house with half basement. Used a five gallon glass carboy (big glass bottle with narrow neck) and a device called a stop cock that let's air out but not in to ferment the wine before bottling. Used old wine and glass soda bottles and kept the bottles in the cool cellar while they aged. Lots of fruit and veggie wines for the most part. Dandelion wine, rice wine, cranberry wine (used to buy lots of bags of cranberry after Christmas was over!) apple wine, watermelon wine... The cranberry and watermelon wines turned out the best. Check amazon for books on home wine making, as well as supplies like stop cocks, wine yeast, and so on.
Chiana:
I will check out some books on it. Thanks!
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