Wine Cooler?

[Thaumaturgist]

OK,

SWMBO finally let me get a beer making kit even though she has never tasted a beer that she likes. She does like wine coolers, and Mikes Hard lemonade/cranberry, etc. But she doesn't like wine. I was just wondering if there was any thing that I could make for her that would be along the same lines? I would just like to get her more on board with the whole thing.

Any help would be greatly appreciated! That way we could both relax and have a home brew

And no EAC answers either...

 

[david_42]

You could try fruit ciders or make low ABV wines by taking a wine kit and diluting it. Most wine kits make 5-6 gallons, but you could make half of the kit at a time.

 

[olllllo]

You could try fruit ciders or make low ABV wines by taking a wine kit and diluting it. Most wine kits make 5-6 gallons, but you could make half of the kit at a time.

Yep. She ain't a purist, so I would add that you can backsweeten or add sprite to suite taste and fizzy content. (don't know whether you bottle or keg)

 

[Thaumaturgist]

Yep. She ain't a purist, so I would add that you can backsweeten or add sprite to suite taste and fizzy content. (don't know whether you bottle or keg)

I bottle (In fact I'm still trying to scrounge up bottles for my first batch) Do you think she'd like something like the applewein recipe found on the forums?

 

[olllllo]

I bottle (In fact I'm still trying to scrounge up bottles for my first batch) Do you think she'd like something like the applewein recipe found on the forums?

It's more dry then sweet, but it's very versitile.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apfelwein

Hot Apfelwein is commonly taken as an old household remedy against colds, or as a warming beverage in the cold season. The Apfelwein is heated (not cooked!) and served with a cinnamon stick, possibly with cloves, and/or a slice of lemon.

Sharp tongues from foreign regions claim that Apfelwein is a beverage that only starts to taste of anything after the seventh glass. This is possibly the reason for the more or less common cocktails with Apfelwein:

• The most common is the Sauergespritzer, which is Apfelwein blended with 10% mineral water. The Tiefgespritzer or Batschnasser are varieties which use more mineral water.
• Also common is the Süssgespritzer, which is Apfelwein blended with lemonade, orange-lemonade or fresh-pressed apple juice (lemonade being the most common).
• Less commonly the Apfelwein is blended with cola. This concoction is referred to as a KE (for Kola-Eppler); in Frankfurt am Main it is known as a Korea, while east of Frankfurt the names Panzer ("tank") or Panzersprit ("tank fuel") are used.
• Rarer still, the Apfelwein can be mixed with beer. This combination is named "Bembelschlabber".

Mixing (in particular with cola) is considered a faux pas by most Apfelwein connesseurs, though this is nevertheless quite common outside of Frankfurt am Main (usually mixed 80:20 with cola).
Some innkeepers and locales refuse to serve Süssgespritzter. If a Süssgespritzter is ordered at one of these locales, the customer will be given the Apfelwein and lemonade separately (for a similar phenomenon, see ketchup on hotdogs), which allows the customer to mix the two without forcing this distasteful task upon the staff of the establishment.
Apfelwein is often made with the addition of the unprocessed juice from the fruit of a small, indigenous apple tree known as Speierling (Sorbus domestica) or Speyerling, an endangered species that is easily confused with the wild apple. Although it is difficult for the non-initiate to detect any difference in the end product, for many Hessians this rare supplement contributes much to the lore and mystique of the beverage.

 

[JohnnyK68]

You can make any of the Island mist kits into a wine cooler. They are really good and come in all sorts of flavors.