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Happy National………Day

Thought I would salute Robin today, and any other Veterans here that gave a few years of their time willingly or not.
Without Robin’s deft leadership a few years ago, a bunch of us would not be enjoying our daily (weekly ?) dose of canoetripping.net.

Yes, today is National Vietnam War Veterans Day as well as International Mermaid Day. Since the former may be more important to some members here, I've just changed the daily Happy Day notice to the former from the latter. (I usually rotate them in alternate years.)
 
Glenn,

This morning, the heading was “Happy National Stan The Man Musial’s Birthday.” I didn’t know that. At the bakery this morning, in walked an elderly man I had never seen before, wearing a St. Louis Cardinals baseball cap. We’re a long way from St. Louis, baseball fans, and guys wearing ball caps. I rose, and strode nearly six feet (2 m) to his table. “ Are you really a St. Louis Cardinals fan?”

“Yes I am.”

“Did you know it was Stan Musial’s birthday today?”

“Yeah, I did. Best Cardinal of all time.”

Can’t make this stuff up. Well, I probably could. But I didn’t.

Has anyone else experienced a somewhat unlikely relationship between Glenn’s posted National Day, and your actual day itself?
 
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Well, considering that today is "National Drink Wine Day", I don't mind if I do. Let me walk to the basement & I'll be right back.

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Gamma, I think you mentioned in another thread that you make wine but not from grapes. Did I get that wrong? Anyway, could you explain what you will do with all that wine, especially if you keep making more. Do intend to use it all, sell it, give it away?
 
You have an excellent memory, Glenn. Yes, I make wine from just about anything except grapes (like building canoes from anything but Cedar I guess). Most of them are fruits or berries, but I've made some from various flowers too. If it'll rot, it'll ferment.

As for what happens to it... that varies widely. Most of it I give away, but I do a fair amount of damage to the stash myself. I get a kick out of people who try the blueberry wine or the strawberry/chocolate mead for the first time. Everything I make is bone dry, but they sweeten with age (not something a commercial winery has the luxury of waiting for).

I find it interesting that every fruit/flower ferments & ages differently. Black Plum, Apricot & Elderberry are some of my favorites, and if you don't like wine so dry you'll spit sawdust, you'd want to avoid those (which is fine... more for me)

I actually stopped fermenting more a couple of years ago, and the last 40-50 gallons (6-7 types of juice) are sealed and bulk aging in the carboys. I probably should see if I have room for it down there, but sterilizing that many bottles and bottling it is a huge PIA once you get that far behind.
 
True, that's a lot of bottles... Might be time to get a few of the smaller corny kegs. I like the 2.5-3 gallon ones now, opposed to the 5 gallon ones I used to fill regularly. Since they're stainless it can work well for long term aging/drinking. I used to homebrew way more and made lots of "interesting" brews from wildcrafted things as well. Might be time to revisit that hobby, the nettles should be coming out soon and I have a freezer full of local blackberries, raspberries, and elderberries.
 
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