Hinermad
Well-Known Member
The title pretty much says it all. If you were going to suggest a book on winemaking to a beginner, which would it be?
Dave
Dave
I started out with the book "The Joy of Home Winemaking" by Terry garey...its a very good read and covers all country wines and grape wines too..
I started out with the book "The Joy of Home Winemaking" by Terry garey...its a very good read and covers all country wines and grape wines too..
Depends on the kind of wine you want to make. Scratch from fresh grapes? Country wines from fruit?
Country wines and wine from juice for now. At the moment I'm doing meads and already plan on getting Ken Schramm's book, but I thought it might be a good idea to flesh out the library a bit.
You can't do much better than Lum Eisenman's, and it'll only cost you a few moments of download (assuming a high speed connection and a pdf reader):
The Home Winemaker's Manual
Downloaded it, and I agree for grape wines. Most of the books are pretty much alike when it comes to grape wines, so why not use one for free! (unless you are into that whole book binding thing)
Ah, I do love checking books out from the library before owning. It has saved me much money.
You can't do much better than Lum Eisenman's, and it'll only cost you a few moments of download (assuming a high speed connection and a pdf reader):
The Home Winemaker's Manual
For a truly endless list of recipes, (albeit obnoxious web design), Jack Keller's site is the place to go.
Of course, if like you said, the OP is looking for something to pass the time on the toilet, this is not a viable solution..... unless of course there's wifi installed!!
I found Jack's site earlier. The site design doesn't bother me - I've been reading ham radio sites like that for years. About the only thing that turns me off to a site is political ranting mixed in among the technical stuff. His remaining collection of recipes is great. I wish I could have seen it before the Geocities collapse ate the rest of it.
Wifi and an iPod Touch, and I'm good to go.
(Ugh, I can't believe I said that. Sorry.)
Dave
And you can feel bad about that last sh**ty comment, but I doubt that you're really sorry!
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