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RE: It's all in the name of mad hobo science.
February 14, 2012 at 6:43 pm
My wife likes wine so this is one hobby she encourages.
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RE: It's all in the name of mad hobo science.
February 15, 2012 at 2:46 am
It's a great way for wine swillers lovers to get plastered enjoy their favorite hooch beverage and save some serious dough.
I've developed a serious taste for mead (honey wine), at $14+ dollars for the cheap swill affordable labels, I can scarcely afford to guzzle it like it was Kool-aid drink it as often as I'd like. When it costs less than $2 per bottle to make myself, I can afford to drink it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner enjoy a glass or two whenever I like.
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RE: It's all in the name of mad hobo science.
February 17, 2012 at 2:30 pm
Surprisingly, after only two days (!!!) of frantic fermentation, and one in the refer for clearing, this stuff is actually drinkable. The hydrometer indicates 5.9% alcohol by volume, quite a bit higher than I wanted.
I think I'm going to have to try a bit harder to make something nasty - maybe ferment it in an old boot or something.
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RE: It's all in the name of mad hobo science.
February 17, 2012 at 6:17 pm
The other night in an episode of "Restaurant Impossible," they were making wine racks for this restaurant out of 4" PVC pipe. Cut the pipe in lengths of the bottle, then stack on top of each other. I think this might be the way I go for my wine rack. I'm not really that worried about aesthetics since it will be down in our cellar and I basically really just want something to hold a bunch of wine bottles on their sides like they should be for long term storage. I'm thinking of building a wooden frame to hold all the cut pieces of pipe in, then find some good way to secure the pipes, like industrial strength glue or epoxy. Or even PVC glue.
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