Any homebrewers?

[exileinsc]

Originally Posted by lhendri479

While everyone is on this subject of making wine, etc - can anyone give me a good site to learn how to make wine and/or fruit cordials?

Thank - Linda in NC

A good place to start: The Winemaking Home Page

Another good place in NC, Maybe near you: Winemaking kits, equipment, supplies, advice, and tutorials by grapestompers

A better place to start might be with kit wines if you haven't made wine before. You are more likely to get good results the first time (which is encouraging).

[patttt]

This store doesn't seem to have a lot of wine info - a few kits and some basic supplies, but they have a LOT of stuff for brewing and for cheese making. They demo cheese making on Saturday afternoons.

[beachdiver]

Epicurean Outpost looks like a nice place - the owners are very friendly & helpful. they have the cultures & stuff for cheese; was thinking of trying my hand at that & stopped in. Maybe I'll make some mozzarella next week!

Jabogitlu - the mediterranean market in Paul's Mall has meats (frozen), baklava too!, some refrigerated items and lots of canned items. Mostly Persian type ingredients. I stopped in there looking for Greek style yogurt, til I learned how to make my own.

[sethmctenn]

I went today because I knew they were doing a cheesemaking demo. Both owners, a lovely couple, were generous with information. The store had a pretty good selection of supplies. I think they are expanding their offerings as they go. I went in thinking I'd observe the cheesemaking.
I was so excited by the time I left that I'm making butter, ghee, and ricotta today. I also got some supplies to make wine. They had a lot of info up about supporting local foods. I recommend stopping by their shop highly.

[jabogitlu]

Another source for some possibly hard to find meats/foods is the Celtic Cupboard in Jonesborough. Last time I was in there I noticed they had a fridge/freezer with Shepard's pie etc.