tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post5366238161395550579..comments2024-03-28T16:12:08.205-04:00Comments on Eaton Rapids Joe: Home-brewing beerEaton Rapids Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-26939881301778667852020-04-12T20:57:36.669-04:002020-04-12T20:57:36.669-04:00Do you grow your own hops? I have a bunch growing...Do you grow your own hops? I have a bunch growing here but they are just landscaping on the sides of buildings. I planted them about 10 years ago to make beer but I never did it. Easy to grow. If you can grow quack grass you can grow hops.---kencoyoteken48https://www.blogger.com/profile/06182514695395380561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-42482414551928457172020-04-12T10:30:34.997-04:002020-04-12T10:30:34.997-04:00I weigh in by bragging on how wonderful our last b...I weigh in by bragging on how wonderful our last batch of hard cider turned out. <br />Except that it turned out so awful that we dumped it into the laundry sink.<br />"Failure is always an option!" (Anyone who works in the real world knows that already.)<br /><br />We tinker with wine making and usually produce a very drinkable table wine. Or our taste buds have simply adapted to our wine. <br /><br />John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-59967173613648932042020-04-11T21:59:23.385-04:002020-04-11T21:59:23.385-04:00Darn, I really hate not knowing stuff. I'm not...Darn, I really hate not knowing stuff. I'm not surprised there is an international standard for bitterness(I had always been told it was liberals tears). In fact I kind of like dark beer because it doesn't seem as bitter as most American beers. I'm also somewhat embarrassed to admit I like the pretend wine coolers that are really beer. where on the bitterness scale do they fall? minus 200 or so? lol uninformedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04911420257827074653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-16436323642312140702020-04-11T14:58:33.566-04:002020-04-11T14:58:33.566-04:00Ship me some and I'll taste test it and render...Ship me some and I'll taste test it and render a professional opinion.FredLewershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221076803807309775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-23738919496506580642020-04-11T14:52:48.546-04:002020-04-11T14:52:48.546-04:00If I was closer to you I would propose a trade. My...If I was closer to you I would propose a trade. My wife makes wine, we have a Concord grape wine that came out most excellent. It was aged for 1.5 years in a cask before bottling and might be our best effort yet. ( see what I did there? success = ours, failure = hers). Scruffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16585297474569571832noreply@blogger.com