UncleWhomper

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• Posted in thread: Iced tea wine on 03-25-2013 at 03:14 PM
  What would you say the equivalent would be in regular tea baggies?Maybe like 20 tea bags a
  gallon. It's supposed to taste like the Arizona brand southern sweat tea before fermentation.

• Posted in thread: Can i re use used wine corks? on 03-25-2013 at 03:12 PM
  Well heck, if you aren't worried about the ramifications of reusing corks, then why ask?It's
  your wine, do what you see fit, I was simply trying to tell you why you do not want to do it.If
  you wanted ...

• Posted in thread: Can i re use used wine corks? on 03-22-2013 at 06:41 AM
  Do Not reuse corks! not only can they harbor bacteria after sitting, and they are full of
  microbes that are impossible to sterilize away and nooks and crannies within. Corks can carry
  molds that, when...

• Posted in thread: Can i re use used wine corks? on 03-22-2013 at 02:26 AM
  So really the biggest threat is air getting in and not a contaminated cork. What if I seal with
  wax on top of the old cork? That would effectively make an air tight seal. I'm not experiencing
  any leak...

• Posted in thread: Can i re use used wine corks? on 03-22-2013 at 01:33 AM
  I have a reputable source for used corks... My restaurant. I have my bartenders save them for
  me. It's not like I'm picking them up off the street or anything. I know they're cheap too but
  the homebre...

• Posted in thread: Can i re use used wine corks? on 03-21-2013 at 11:35 PM
  I guess now that I think about it would be if corks absorb wine? And would said wine soaked
  cork turn into a vinegar soaked cork and act as a starter on the new bottle the second time
  around?

• Posted in thread: Can i re use used wine corks? on 03-21-2013 at 11:30 PM
  I'm trying it on 4 bottles of my home made stuff and if it works I'm gonna keep going. I just
  took used ones and shoved them in the bottles. No soaking, no boiling. I did this three weeks
  ago and ther...

• Posted in thread: Iced tea wine on 03-16-2013 at 06:10 PM
  The ones you find in restaurants for bulk preparation. I think they brew about a gallon each.

• Posted in thread: Iced tea wine on 03-15-2013 at 04:45 AM
  Just finished this wine and am super impressed with the results. It really tastes like iced tea
  with a fairly heavy boozeyness to it... I was expecting that. I was also expecting to make
  Arnold Palmer...

• Posted in thread: Iced tea wine on 03-15-2013 at 04:39 AM
  Iced tea wine:3 large tea bags3 1/2 gal water4# light brown sugar4# white sugar1# dark brown
  sugarJuice and zest of two lemonsLarge piece of ginger smashed in a sachetCortes des Blancs
  yeast1/4 tea sp...