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In march, my wife and I bought a new house. My next door neighbor is a super nice guy and he mentioned that he "needed a hobby" because even with work and family life (we both have 2 small children) he still needed an outlet. In that moment I knew we'd be friends because while having children...

Note: I hope this isn't too off topic but I was afraid if I posted it anywhere but the cider forum that many of the cider enthusiasts might miss it. After brewing another 10g double batch of Graff I decided I needed to explore options besides just drinking it all. This led me to some searching...

I work as a professional horticulturist for a local plant nursery. Yesterday I was walking through our seed room and noticed a pack of radish seeds that states "Popular snack with beer and dip". I've never heard of this before. I tried a google search but didn't find much about what type of beer...

Below are some pictures of my Christmas welding project. In addition to home brewing and wine making I'm an avid cyclist and builder of bike stuff. I decided for my fixed gear/single speed townie bike I wanted a front rack. Rather than build a generic front rack I decided to go a little more...

Maybe I don't hate but I'm certainly mad at all of you guys (and girls). :mad: :confused: "Why?!" you say? Because I know that at least a few of you were aware of the existence of The Thunder Show and not a one of you offered me a link to it. :D I stumbled across it on Hulu and now I'm...

I'm bored. Please amuse me with pictures of your wine or wine making... :ban: This is 6G of [Washington?] Riesling that Mrs. HandsomeRyan and I bottled today. This pic is from a couple months ago but it is amusing so it goes in this thread as well...

I just came across this picture I made using some free design software I downloaded. I painstakingly recreated my office including furniture and computers. I had this hung on the wall of my office* for several years. My clients always got a kick out of seeing it. Do you have a plan for the...

I know this is sort of :off: but... Srsly; How do you pronounce "Gewürztraminer"? :confused: I'm thinking about picking up a kit to make a batch of this as my wife and I eat a lot of spicy food but I need to know how to say it first. If anyone can offer a phonetic spelling or an...

I'm interested in learning more about the in's and out's of amateur wine competitions. I think ti would be a lot of fun to start making a couple of wines to compete in a local event. The trouble I'm having (outside of being a very new wine maker and a likely inability to produce anything good...

I feel sure this has been covered before but my search results were fruitless. My wife and I just moved to a barely 900sqft townhouse here in Maryland. At the same time we have discovered that we really like wine making. I understand that most wines need to age in the bottle for months or...

My wife and I just pre-ordered a kit to make this Chocolate Raspberry Port after trying a sample at a LHBS. It will only be our second attempt at wine making but we are both super-excited to try making something as classy and delicious as what we tried at the shop. (Our first attempt is actualyl...

Before anyone gets all crazy- I know that a true gimlet requires hard liquor and we aren't supposed to talk about that here. Keeping that in mind, I'm wondering if anyone has ever attempted to make some sort of home brew "lime wine" that might taste something like a gimlet? It seems like...

My ciders remind me of the Goofus and Gallant cartoon strip from Highlights Magazine. I guess many of the folks in here would be a little old to have been avid Highlights subscribers but I figured at least a few people would recognize the reference I'm trying to make. :mug:

Howdy, I just started rocking the car-free [technically car-light since the wife has a brand new whip] lifestyle. I've experienced mixed emotions about it so far. Pros: • It's nice to get exercise riding a bike everywhere. • Saves money on gas • "green" is the new black. Cons: •...

Howdy everyone, I just relocated to Laurel, MD from Knoxville, TN and in a moment of boredom since I'm not currently employed I began to look at home brewing. I went to the local homebrew store and picked up a few things: • A basic beer making kit complete with capper, buckets, cleaner...