Anyone make their own wine?

[MadMechanic]

My roommates and I just finished off the bottling of 5 gallons of Apple Wine. Tastes pretty good now, and I haven't gone blind yet! Of course, I haven't tried drinking more then an ounce of it - it sort of scares us all, the prospect of home made wine. Anyways, it still needs to age some more before we can drink a bottle, as we like our wine carbonated!

So, has anyone else here attempted to ferment their own beverages?

[beerman]

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My grandfather made wine out of (muskadine) Not real sure how you spell it, type of grape that grows on a vine. It was real sweet. I plan to by a beer making kit in the next month or two. It evn shows you how to fill a small keg , just what i need to ease the troubles of the day. Me and my wife use to drink alot of beer , but we have cut back alot. The stuff just costs too much, i would guess we would spend $200-300 a month on beer. That is a good kitcar allowance.

[KitMan]

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i have done it before i used to make beer out the you know what for my dad wine wiskey we made apple brandy once man now thats the stuff, how did you guys do it i had a just brew it system it works very good i might say and it gives the beer a nice smooth taste...

[MADMIKE]

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100 proof cianti,we call it italion moonshine!!
MIKE

[William]

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Whats that Mike, is it like GRAPA?

[GTFiero]

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i would if i had any idea on how to

[MADMIKE]

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BOSSMAN BE ON SITE,ARI WANT ME TO SEND YOU SOME CIANTI?I THINK IT CAN BE SHIPPED U.P.S. GROUND MARKED HAZ.WASTE CAUTION,BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT TO ADD TO A '
"PURPLE JESUS" PARTY.[you gotta know what that is]
MIKE

[Bosuch]

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I got started making it when I was in Saudi during the war. Start with a bunch of packages of "Mixed Fruit" (basically freeze-dried fruit cocktail from the MRE rations), add some water and yeast, build a fermentation lock from some surgical tubing and a tang jar, and let it age a week or two. Strain through mosquito netting and drink!

In the years after that I've refined the technique just a bit, with legitimate brewing supplies...

- Bill