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  1. cjokrap

    Welcome!!
  2. cjokrap

    First Beer

    Welcome!! Here is hoping you have as much fun drinking your brew as you did making it!
  3. cjokrap

    Just started! Excited to learn.

    Welcome!!
  4. cjokrap

    How did you find us?

    A friend of mine that homebrews sent me here. I got a Mr. Beer for Christmas, but have a history making wine. Can't wait for my delivery of extract to get here, so I can get started.
  5. cjokrap

    Vintner turned brewer

    bird, since you will be making 30 bottles of wine, it is kind of fun to write down what you think when you drink that first bottle, and then compare notes as the wine ages. That way you can see if the wine gets better with age or not. Usually for me, just as I finish the last bottle, it is...
  6. cjokrap

    Vintner turned brewer

    Yooper is right. The $60-$75 kits are a great way to get started. The juice comes concentrated, just add water. If you get into the more expensive ones, you might see added ingredients like oak chips that give the wine more of an "aged in oak" flavor. I made one that was based on the...
  7. cjokrap

    Vintner turned brewer

    It is actually quite similar. You can buy juice kits similar to getting extract that are ready ti drink right after bottling. It is quite a bit of fun, we (SWMBO and myself) just don't drunk it fast enough to keep making it.
  8. cjokrap

    New guy here.

    Welcome. I am also new, and from the St. Louis area! Hope you have fun brewing your first batch. The kit I have seen the most is a Brewer's Best equipment kit, and they have them on amazon for $65. You can probably find them cheaper locally...
  9. cjokrap

    Vintner turned brewer

    Hello all! My name is Charlie, and I live in the St. Louis area. I have been making wine for a few years now, but I recently came to the realization that I make wine, and then give it all away. I don't drink enough wine to keep making it 6 gallons at a time. However, I do drink quite a bit...
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