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Is it hard to make home brewed alcohol that tastes good without the proper equipment? All I would do is ferment something like grapes with yeast, then filter it with something like a coffee filter or paper towel. Would that taste disgusting without using the right stuff? What should I do to make it taste better? What other processes are necessary for this?

YUCK!!!!!!!!!
First use a wine yeast.
Second, your work area must be clean, and all utensils must be clean, you do not want to introduce a natural yeast other than the one you use.


Coffee filters will not filter properly… unless you can pressurize the must (the name for the stuff you are making).

Ferment until it stops producing gas, keep the fermention vessel (carboy) under an airlock, CO2 out, nothing gets in!

Using you hydrometer, you can get the SG of the must and when it reaches your predetermined gravity, you then transfer to another carboy to allow everything to settle and only after the wine is perfectly clear (if you are making a clear wine), then you bottle and cork.

I am looking for home brew supplies in Calgary and can only find the simple beer kits does any one have any suggestions of where i can find malts, specialty grains and hops in Calgary or Alberta or even Canada with out ordering from the states?
does any one know any good home brew supplies stores for beer making in Calgary?


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