I figured that for my first attempt I would go the way of a kit. This way I can walk through the process with something that is supposed to give decent results. Hopefully I won’t screw it up too bad.

If all goes well, I think I will try one of the recipes over on The Winemaking Home Page.

Marv let me take charge while he guided me in brewing a honey amber beer. Which is surprisingly easy to do. It just takes a lot of prep, organization and cleanliness. I learned a lot and am anxious to give brewing a try on my own but that will have to wait because I doubt Guy will let me be for a whole day.

So instead of beer, I am going to give wine a try first. Marv was gracious enough to give me enough equipment to get started and is going to help me pick out the ingredients that I need tomorrow night after work. And if all goes well, I will start making a merlot wine this Saturday.