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One step in the process of making your own wine that a lot of amateur vintners don’t give a lot of thought to is racking. If you’ve just unpacked your first wine making kit, you’re probably eager to get started...

One question that a lot of beginning do-it-yourself wine makers ask is whether it’s best to make wine using juice concentrates or to use fresh grapes. While it used to be that you could almost certainly count on producing better...

Having one of the new, easy-to-use wine making kits or a beer brewing kit is a very exciting thing for anyone who loves beer or wine. Being able to make your own wine and beer at home lets you make...

Whether you’re a novice or an old hand at home brewing, it’s always interesting to make something a little different from the traditional lagers and ales – so why not explore seasonal beers? There’s one (or more) for every season....

One thing you certainly know about wine, even if you don’t know a lot about the subject, is that different wines are of different colors. Obviously, there are the three broad categories of white, red and rose (also known as...

What gives lighter bodied beers such as lagers and pilsners their color? Keep reading to learn more about how these refreshing, lighter colored beers acquire their distinctive color, flavor and body. Malt Is The Key Beers get their color from...

There are beer drinkers who enjoy virtually every kind of brew there is and others who are very loyal to a particular style of beer or even a specific brand of beer. For many beer lovers, this comes down to...

With the proliferation of local craft breweries across the country, more and more people are trying new, tasty beers and becoming aficionados of the beers local to their area. Even if you don’t count yourself as a beer lover, you...

If you get started making your own beer, you’ll probably start off with the ingredients and recipes that came with your kit (many kits include these). However, after your first successful batch of beer, you may start thinking about taking...