[Sca-cooks] Stefan finally succeeds in making cider

[Micheal]

 I have to agree depends on where you are and who you hang with as to the 
amount, and type  of brewing going on. Legal or not the Sca has very little 
influence on this area of interest
 Da

Making wine and beer at home for personal consumption is legal, but
>> few people do it.
>
>
> Waitaminnit..... last time I checked the American Home-Brewers Association 
> stats, there were an
> estimated 450,000 + homebrewers in the U.S., and that was about 8 years 
> ago.  450K is just a
> little bit more than 'few' :)  (notice the smiley....)
>
>
> The SCA encourages home brewing, so there may be
>> more people giving it a try in the SCA than in the general
>> population.
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>
> I don't think so.  I think the reverse is probably true.
>
>
>> However, in my experience, which is limited, and therefore not
>> necessarily exemplary, most folks in the SCA just make what we call
>> "cordial" - liqueur (vodka or brandy, occasionally rum or something
>> else) with fruit and sometimes spices macerated in it for a long time
>> to flavor it, sweetened most often with simple sugar syrup, aged for
>> several months, and usually strained before serving.
>
>
> Depends on where you are, I think, and what you consider 'brewing'.  The 
> cordial crowd has it's
> merits, but there are real 'brewers' out there who go the whole nine 
> yards, and I'd wager they are
> rapidly approaching the 'mixers' in number.  Just a gut feeling, though, 
> based on the turnout at
> the last Taste of Caid...
>
>
>> Anyway, most folks in the US have a fear of bacteria and yeasts, so
>> most folks edge way from brewing and vintning - plus it's a fair bit
>> of work.
>
>
> Not so fast... both of these statements are very broad generalizations. 
> 'Some' folks in the US
> have a fear of bacteria and yeasts, to be sure, but nowhere near 'most'. 
> And, home brewing is
> really one of the easiest hobbies you can enjoy, if you stick to extract 
> brewing.
>
>
> William de Grandfort
>>
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> me.
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