How about asking him if he’d refer you make some wine?
Paw Paw’s “Doing it Cheap” makes wine several different ways.
Warning, Ladies, Paw Paw was once enlisted (in the Navy IIRC-he was a cook/chef) and does tend to use ‘colorful’ language from time to time.
Making wine with Frozen grape juice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylq5GZITYCM
Making wine with Bottled grape drink
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8sVCfGTTjA
Making wine with Kool-Aid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CaQq8Nk7XA
Making wine with exotic fruit drinks (ie pomegranate, mango, etc)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsMXVx3hmQA
He has videos featuring different yeasts, fruit flavors, and allowing the wine to ferment.
Remember my dad making homemade wine, placing the bottle in his closet with the water/tube method to allow the gases to escape. Sounded like you were in a sub. Memories (sigh)
Anyway, perhaps this will bring out the little old winemaker in some who might be interested.
BTW, in his library is also a method for making Bailey’s
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I have made wine before. Never a fully finished wine though. Just a primary & anaerobic ferment, then a siphon down of everything but the sediment and yeast, but never racked it. Good stuff, but not clear, and not strong at all. Made cider that way too. It’s quite easy and very inexpensive.
I’m going to evap down maple sap this weekend and make syrup. I’m thinking about stopping some sap at the right sugar levels (not as concentrated as syrup) for fermenting. I’ve never had maple wine before. Never really even heard of it as being possible until I googled it. Apparently it’s supposed to be very good. I will follow up in a few months when it’s done.