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A24 - Sunday, February 26, 1984 - North Shore News

Toby Taylor
North Shore Hobby Brews
Brewmaster |

SHAMROCK SPECIALS

Shamrock Sale starts Mon. Feb. 27
(while stocks last — North Shore
Hobby Brews only)

e STARTER EQUIPMENT KIT
e All Beer-Art Posters
¢ Crystal Ice Bucket $8.95 (Reg $12.95)
« Wine Pump $79.95 (Reg. 129.95)
e Glass Carboy (4.2 Imp. Gal.)

— bung & air lock included $16.69 (Reg $18.69)

$39.95 (Reg. $45.50)
$1.99 (Reg $2.99)

e Plum Wine Base

$7.69 (Reg. $9.69)
e Blackberry Wine Base

$11.69 (Reg $13 69)

e John Bull American or Pilsner Beer Kit
1.5 kg. (to make 5% doz. bottles)
$7.49 (Reg $9 99)

« Condessa Irish Type Stout $9.99 (Reg $11 99)

Do-It-Yourself
BEER KIT

This kit comes with everything
you need to brew your 52
dozen beer Includes equipment
& ingredients

(reg 59 95)

$54‘

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As the dog. days of winter’: s end bring | us news of the 7 hew federal and provincial
taxes, hints of Xmas past arrive with the monthly bills, and auto insurance weighs
heavy-on-our straining budgets — our thoughts turn more and more toward personal
economies. It takes real wizardry to make our dollars stretch to cover all fronts.

We at North Shore Hobby Brews are devoted to helping you discover real savings
in the preparation of your own beers. and wines. With a minimum of fuss and expense

in your own kitchen, it is quite feasible to make palate-pleasing beers for $2.50/doz.
or wine for $1.00/bottle — or less!

This issue of the HOBBY BREWS CHRONICLE will look at producing a ‘‘quickie’’ °
table wine using fresh or home-canned fruit. We will go through the procedure
including equipment, ingredients and method used to. achieve surprising results.

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“QUICKIE” TABLE WINE

Easy - cheap - tastes great!!

Equipment necessary

1 gal (4L.) fermenting jug & funnel
Hydrometer & testing jar

Air lock & adapter

Cheese cloth

Syphon tube & clamp

Sterilizing (sulfite) solution

Household blender or food processor

ingredients:

500 gms. fruit —- fresh or home-canned (15 02.)

250 gms. raisins (for red wine, OR sultanas (for white or rose wine)
1 Kg. white granulated sugar

1 tsp. pectic enzyme

1 pkg. wine yeast —

Ye tsp. nutrient

1-2 tsp. acid blend (type & amount depend on fruit used — please ask us for the correct blend)
0-2 tsp. grape tannin

Method:

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FREE: with a purchase of $10 of more, one dozen
“U.K. PUB BEER COASTERS’ (your choice of brands)

regular value 89*/dozen

Dissolve sugar in 1% pints water by boiling. Allow to cool.

Liquify fruit & juice in blender. Pour into sterilized jug.

Liquify raisins or sultanas in blender (use a little water). t

Pour sugar syrup into a sterilized wine bottle until half fut! and place to one side. Pour the rest of the cooled
syrup into jug with fruit.

Add 1 tsp. pectic enzyme to jug with fruit. Swirl to blend. Attach airlock and leave in a warm place for the
next 4 hours (or overnight).

Make a ‘‘yeast starter’ by adding “2 tsp. Nutrient, required acid blend and tannin, plus 1 tsp. of yeast to the
wine bottle (half full of sugar syrup). Plug top of bottle with a clean piece of paper towel. Swirl to blend.
Leave bottle in a warm place for the next four hours (or overnight)

After 4 hours or so, add yeast starter to the gallon jug and top up if necessary to two-thirds full only Attach
air lock Allow to ferment in a warm place for 4-5 days

Strain out the bulk of the solids through a piece of cheesecioth into a clean gation jug. Top up this new
galion to 4” below the air-lock and let stand for two to three weeks During this time. top up with water until
full this time Attach air lock

When wine 1s clear and inactive. syphon into clean sterlzed wine bottles and seal

Vield: Six 750 mi bottles of light dry table wine

CHEERS!

FREE CLASSES

To help you achieve 100% success with your favorite beer or wine kit. we offer free

demonstration and instruction classes under the direction of our Brewmaster

Classes (2 hours) are held Thurs or Fri evenings from 700 10 900 pm Pre registration ts

required

Reservation tee $500 -—— refundable on attendance

BEGINNER CLASSES WEEKLY — BEER & WINE MAKING
INTERMEDIATE BEER CLASSES — RESERVE NOW FOR MARCH 1st OR 2nd!!

North Shore

HOBBY BREWS

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