Recent content by jake_up

Yeah, I was just referring to the origin - a way to distinguish them if you aren't into Latin names. Thanks for the clarification. Vinifera is grown everywhere possible, not just in Europe.

The juice, yeast and additives are meant to produce a certain style of wine. The bulk of the $80 is probably in the juice. Certain grapes make really good wine, they are called European grapes, or more formally, vitis vinifera. Typically juices in the US are made from American grapes - vitis...

Good to hear! There is nothing scarier than ruining 5 gallons of the good stuff.

I bought a pilsener kit not realizing what kind of beast a lager is. Long story short: My brewing setup is in my apartment bedroom(read: temperature woes). I have been working on some work-arounds. My question is will I ruin the beer if I follow this schedule: Primary: 2 weeks @ 57F...