i saw your post,looks like you are close to erie.i am in conneaut ohio
20 miles to the east.i am new at the home wine making.do you no of any good brew stores or classes one could take that are fairly close.any and all help is greatly apreaciated thanksi should have said to the west of the erie area...
look into grape and granary in Akron. too far away for me to go to any classes , but they are good to deal with for supplies and info.
Grape and Granary is good; I'm in Pittsburgh and know that Country Wines does classes. The other larger Pittsburgh store is South Hills Brewing and they probably do classes. (South Hills Brewing thinks you can't make good wine from buckets of juice so I really tend to disagree with them along with the hundreds of people who have had our wines...)
Bob, the winemaker for Presque Isle teaches winemaking or wine appreciation at Mercyhurst; maybe just call Presque Isle; they seem the closest to you.
To be honest this newsgroup will teach you more than you will ever need to know about making good wine, but seeing it done is always a great way to learn.
If you don't mind hitting Canada they have a very active 'brew on premises' chain of stores, everything you need is right there. I'm thinking Grape and Granary does that too, it may be legal in Ohio. I've never seen it done here in PA.
Hope that helps.
Joe
treetoad wrote:
Hey Joe.Been reading your' posts for awhile, and know that when I see a response with your name attached, It's a valid response.Oughta curiousity, and not trying to be too nosey, how long have you been into wine making? What part of Pgh are you from?Belong to any wine making clubs? Ever try beer making? We're from Butler,been into this a couple years, belong to a local club.Always cool to meet people I can carry on a conversation with.Here's to more good wine!!!!!!!!!!
You are too kind. I've been making wine for over 10 years, do make beer and am from the South Hills. I don't belong to any clubs but I work near you, in Cranberry. My background is measurement and control so the geekier the better as far as I am concerned. That said, I know equipment can be dead wrong too so I trust my sense of taste as much as the hardware now...
Best regards, neighbor! Joe
Take an afternoon or evening, drive up to Slippery Rock and go to North Country Brewing. The food is great, and the beer is even better. Purely whole grain, nothing but the best.I'd really like to get to learn the geeky part of wine making, such as getting an acurate total acid reading on a dark red, or reading free SO2 ,but there doesn't seem to be a lot of educational resources out there.Guess I learn better from "show me".Have done a alittle tinkering with Pearsons square........(thanks Jack ) works well.Measurement and Control, huh? electricity,fluids? geeks are cool
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