Any Home-Brewers on here!?

[Wolverine .303]

Anyone like a good glass/bottle here and there? I am trying a new one later this eve with the Ms. and it sounds tasty..

Dreaming Tree Crush ( recommended by our purchaser Gail )

Deep ruby; the red fruit aromas are moderated by smoky, spice notes; medium body and dry the palate shows flavours of juicy blackberry fruit, raspberry and spice with approachable tannins.



Also we make our own by the $@!* tonne, along with Mead, hobo wines, you name it. If we can make it we try it!

There is actually quite a few of us here at Wolverine that dabble in the art of spirits. Myself, I like making wines ( generally the fruitier ones ) as the Ms. enjoys them. Occasionally I make myself a nicer Red for myself, so far my favourite is Diablo Rojo. I have been using that one for quite some time. Then in the Mead market it is anything and everything under the sun really, whatever we are feeling that batch. Yuri makes a wicked mead, Mr. Wolverine can kick all of our butts at it as he has some thats been aging for 10+ years he like to cheat with........ don't tell him I said that.

If anyone has ever been to our Wolverine Days event you will know it is a super busy day filled with lots of firearms, busy crowds, and a heck of a lot of fun on the range.. but the real fun comes in the evening! Every year the group of us that produces our own brings a few select bottles for our own tasting after the first day has been completed, kind of as a reward to ourselves. Over the years more and more people have been contributing now we actually have a full Wolverine Nights event for the staff! There is a panel of judges, guest appearances, it has been a hoot. Every year it gets bigger just like Wolverine Days, and I am certain the competition will be fierce this year as well for the prize of best bottle.

Does any one else dabble? What do you make, let us know!

[Yuri_Wolverine]

Anyone like a good glass/bottle here and there? I am trying a new one later this eve with the Ms. and it sounds tasty..

Dreaming Tree Crush ( recommended by our purchaser Gail )

Deep ruby; the red fruit aromas are moderated by smoky, spice notes; medium body and dry the palate shows flavours of juicy blackberry fruit, raspberry and spice with approachable tannins.



Also we make our own by the $@!* tonne, along with Mead, hobo wines, you name it. If we can make it we try it!

There is actually quite a few of us here at Wolverine that dabble in the art of spirits. Myself, I like making wines ( generally the fruitier ones ) as the Ms. enjoys them. Occasionally I make myself a nicer Red for myself, so far my favourite is Diablo Rojo. I have been using that one for quite some time. Then in the Mead market it is anything and everything under the sun really, whatever we are feeling that batch. Yuri makes a wicked mead, Mr. Wolverine can kick all of our butts at it as he has some thats been aging for 10+ years he like to cheat with........ don't tell him I said that.

If anyone has ever been to our Wolverine Days event you will know it is a super busy day filled with lots of firearms, busy crowds, and a heck of a lot of fun on the range.. but the real fun comes in the evening! Every year the group of us that produces our own brings a few select bottles for our own tasting after the first day has been completed, kind of as a reward to ourselves. Over the years more and more people have been contributing now we actually have a full Wolverine Nights event for the staff! There is a panel of judges, guest appearances, it has been a hoot. Every year it gets bigger just like Wolverine Days, and I am certain the competition will be fierce this year as well for the prize of best bottle.

Does any one else dabble? What do you make, let us know!

Art of the SPIRITS?!?!

[Frost Cracked]

Don't forget your thump keg.....

I do a bit of home-brewing in the summer with friends, and cider and wine in the fall. It's a lot of fun and a learning experience about what makes something good, and, what's best poured out back and never talked about again....

My favourate home-brews are IPA's and Wheat Beers. Easy enough to make and thy don't require the extra equipment or water-testing for lagers or pilsners. Also refreshing on a hot day.

[Fastxr]

Man! It sure sounds like you guys at Wolverine have a hell of a good thing going on over there. If my current employment ever goes south (and o mean that literally and figuratively) I sure know where I'm gonna apply!

My brother has been sending me some beer that he has brewed and it has been fantastic. He also sent some home made honey mead that he did that's pretty good as well.

[buzzmagoo]

Had mine down in the hollow and the dang dear got in to my mash ! Between them and coons didn't get much of a take last year ! My old man does wine ( has one going allmost all the time ) he drinks all most as fast as he can bottle it LOL !! He has done a maple wine that was quite good but hasn't been able to reproduce it ( doesn't mark down what his recipes are ) . Years a go I did a batch of cherry swish that was the nastiest houch that I ever made ! Brought some to a bon fire and was passing it around , one guy didn't like it so he spit it out in to the fire danged if it didn't burn off part of his eyebrow ! Down east screech is some wild stuff ! In Quebec city at carnival time the drink is Caribou wine its a mix of strong wine and alcohol , you be drinking that out side in the cold and then you go in side it hits you like a truck ! Most end up ,up chucking pretty bad. Insidiously sneeky stuff ! I did beer once it was so gassed up you had to hold a pan between your knees and open the bottle side ways the bottle would shoot off and most of the beer would fall in the pan had many of the bottles explode ( something to do with the yeast ) it happened to some other people to . It can for shure be a fun experience .

[ssapach]

I do my own little thing that is frowned upon to talk about on CGN sometimes.

It's lots of work picking enough chokecherries to make a decent batch of "wine".

I might try saskatoons this summer, if we have a good season for them. Found a good area for picking last summer, so hopefully the bushes produce as well this year.

Everyone has a mature apple tree around here, so apples are easy to get a hold of for home brews. They aren't my favourite tasting though. Good for making the strongest stuff I suppose, since you lose most of the flavour after a couple runs.

And I haven't had a drop of alcohol since new year's eve......

[BattleRife]

I've done some beers from malt extracts + specialty grains, but it is on my to do list to move to build an all grain system. I've had Mt Hood, Perle and Fuggles hops growing on the garage for 4 years now, so they are starting to put out a nice crop each year.

I like the American Pale Ales and ESB, something with a nice hops kick that doesn't go overboard like the modern IPAs. I want to work out a nice Kolsch for the hot days.

[Bassmaster]

I've made some good and really bad wine over the years....not from kits....the best was always fresh picked ripe Strawberry

[rolloverandlaugh]

I just bought a 4 plate reflux still to compliment a pot still-for science of course.

some experiments I've been working on is forced pressure differential wood aging-age 25 years in 1 month based on volume compression and surface area, with some expansion/contraction with heat differential.

played around with corn/wheat/barley, trying to find the perfect blend of fuel....all in the name of science.

[flyinlead]

I've never tried brewing anything before but I just planted a few marquette grape vines last summer. If I can get them to produce in a couple years I will try some wine. I think it would be pretty rewarding to produce something myself, a gift straight from the soil to the glass.