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May 17, 2005it might be illegalThanks to one of my commenters, I now know what I'm going to do with all of those blackberries in my yard. I'm going to pick them and make a batch of "home-made wine." I haven't tested by ancient brewing skills in a while, and I think now is the time. I'm going to just throw the berries in a pot, go buy some sugar and yeast and clean up my old fermenting kit. I figure that by the end of next week, I should be ready to cook this stuff and allow it to percolate for a while in the fermenter. When it's through blowing bubbles and hissing like a baby alligator, I'm going to put the finishing touches on it. THAT part just may be illegal. What the hell? I can do it on my back porch and I don't think any of the neighbors will complain. They might WANT SOME, but they won't call the cops. Besides, I calculate that the most I'll get out of this project is about two quarts of QUALITY "home-made wine." That doesn't put my face on a Wanted poster at the Post Office, does it? I'll give away and drink one quart. The other one I'm saving for the next blog-meet. BWHAHAHAHAHAAA!!! Comments
Nah, most states have provisions for home brewing. Just don't try to sell it. Posted by: rightisright on May 17, 2005 09:49 PMSave me a wee swig. Posted by: Jim - PRS on May 17, 2005 10:33 PMBlackberry home brew? Sounds killah, Rob. Enjoy. You reminded me of an old story, which I just had to write up. Heh. I presume you know what you're doing a lot better than I did at the time. Posted by: Elisson on May 17, 2005 10:49 PMDistilling brandy, are you? Posted by: Brett on May 17, 2005 11:56 PMHey, I know this is not realy legal, but put a quart up for sale to your readers, I bet ya get a few bids on, not sure how you would ship it though, call it gut rumbles home remedy.. Sir Knight Posted by: Brian on May 18, 2005 01:11 AMGood luck. You're going to need a HELL of a lot of blackberries to get 2 qts of liquor. Posted by: Arcs on May 18, 2005 10:26 AMARCS, you haven't seen the size of that blackberry patch in my yard. Plus, I can always augment the brew with some fruit juice if I'm a little short on berries. Posted by: Acidman on May 18, 2005 10:43 AMI don't doubt you have access to the amount of berries necessary, friend. I'm just thinking that 5 gallons of mash at 10% alc by volume distilled in something that's 100% efficient would give you 64 ounces of alcohols (plural intended). And while getting the 10% abv might not be too hard with blackberries, some good healthy yeasties and a dash of yeast nutrient, getting the 100% efficient still will be impossible. So, a 75% efficient still means you have to start with about 7 gallons of must, which means you'll probably need 20 gallons or so of berries. It's going to be quite a back porch operation, I'd guess. Posted by: Arcs on May 18, 2005 02:16 PMI've learned to get my mash to 20% alcohol in my 5-gallon fermenter. You do the math from there. I believe that two quarts (once cut with water to hold a 100-proof bead) is reasonable. Posted by: Acidman on May 18, 2005 08:32 PMBesides, if you go much beyond 40% ABV (80 proof) you loose most of the flavor -- I have heard this from other people and don't have any direct experience on this though... Check out these people: A mighty fine Crab Cooker if I say so myself... Freezing would probably be best for a small-scale operation -- again, heresay, not direct experience... Posted by: DaveH on May 19, 2005 01:31 AMI was just wondering if anyone could tell me if Thank you for your time. Posted by: Patrick on August 9, 2006 09:40 AMhome made wine is leagal throughout the united states and canada, most countries have provisions for the home brewer. home distillation is another matter entirely some basic math starting with a 23 litre 30% sugar solution will yield just over 7 litres at 100 proof (50 %) converted to imperialis just over 2 quarts. Posted by: violentblue on July 2, 2007 08:48 PMPost a comment
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