so suddenly i have decided to take up my old hobby of making my own alcohol. i stick to simple, wine and cider. grain and beer, too complicated. the first time i ever tried to make my own, i did well, i made 3 gallons of hard cider, so i felt confident. but drinking that batch with friends led to me not paying attention to the next couple of gallon bottles fermenting. and one of them exploded (during a party) and hit the ceiling and sprayed anyone standing around in a sticky, stinky yeast mess.
so i had a shitload of grapes (ugh, my aunts and COSTCO) , and decided to start a yeast colony. my mashed grapes, added the sugar and yeast. i only got enough juice for a little over 1/3 of a gallon bottle. so tomorrow i will but some grape juice and add my little starter (that is happily bubbling away under my sink). it wont be the kind of wine i like to enjoy, but rahter the kind i just drink cause it does the job.my cider is doing good though. if i remember clearly, it tastes like even sweeter apple-y Steel Reserve. which is funny because i used to bottle it in old 211 40 bottles.
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