Lum's Down and Dirty Winemaking Thread

[Lumenari]

I like to make my own homebrew.  It's always kits what I've used in the past. Made a mexican cerveza which was nice but didn't have much patience and drank it to early lol. Also made stout which was nice. Added a little vanilla essence to the bottles while I was carving them. Also left them for around 5 months. I've made a wine kit which was nice too. Only ever made cider from scratch with own apples etc. Might give this method a try. I always use water in the airlock but will try vodka next time. Thanks for posting this

I let my wine sit without straining sometimes for a month or two to get more flavor from the must.

Once there is no positive pressure in the airlock there is a chance of bacterial bleed-through with water.

Found that out the hard way!


So better safe then sorry.