Recent content by DixieHellcat

I wanted to raise a Handsome Johnny to his memory, but i haz no vodka. :( Had to settle for straight ginger ale, until next time I can make a run to the outside world.

I'm told it will likely turn out fairly sweet, which suits me fine. Was a bit worried that it didn't start bubbling right away (impatient hellcat is impatient, what can I say) but this morning it was getting busy!

Cleaning out my pantry and found a 2L bottle of Welch's I bought for my mom (she passed a few months ago) I'm not crazy about drinking it, so thinking I might try making some wine out of it. It's either that or pitch it, and I am thrifty by nature. lol. Stay tuned!

I was sharing my homebrew adventures on another forum and a friend in Moscow asked if I had ever tried kvas (her spelling). I haven't but curiosity is my middle name so now I may have to! (also, I'm a writer and a character in my current project is now interested in trying, also because Russian...

y'all! look, it's bubbly! and clearing. And it tastes pretty darn good!

oh stop, yours looks fine! :D are you wild fermenting? I'm guessing so since the crock is open.

My first batch in progress! Santa Cruz organic juice, with an infusion of cinnamon and other spices. It's only been going about 48 hrs, but it's bubbling happily along.

I can't speak to the final result because my first batch (1 gallon) is in progress, but I was worried just tossing a cinnamon stick into the primary might make it bitter, so here's what I did. I took out about 1/2 cup of juice, put in one stick and some other spices, warmed it in the microwave...

Ha, you were good then. Although people only seem to notice it when I'm outside the south. Around here, people say I have no southern accent at all. :D I'm a speech therapist, so maybe that's why. Anyhow, hello everybody!

hello y'all! Lisa from Nashville here. I've wanted for years to explore homebrewing. This past summer I gave kombucha a try and really liked it. Last week I finally got time to visit our local store. I got some yeast and an airlock and stopper, mixed up some honey and spring water, and started...