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In response to "Which is easier to make yourself - a decent beer, or decent wine?" by kelly

i would think beer

Posted by jingoist pixie (aka chris) Mar 1 '10, 19:40

by far

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there's a lot more wiggle room in the brewing process to still get something drinkable, yeah. -- nm - Reagen Mar 1, 19:41 19
- If you screw up the wine you can still use the vinegar. -- nm - Redmond Mar 1, 19:42 18
  - Although, if I try making wine, at least there's a chance both of us will drink it. I'm the only beer drinker in the house. - kelly Mar 1, 19:49 11
    - It's easy to make wine. It's hard to make wine that tastes good. - Redmond Mar 1, 19:50 10
      - Oh, yeah. Will's brother made some wine over the holidays. - kelly Mar 1, 19:53 8
        
        however bad, it can't be as bad as my friend's first attempt at making mead. -- nm - znufrii Mar 1, 20:44
        
        one thing about it is that even the kit wines will improve with time. - Reagen Mar 1, 19:58 6
        
        Good point. -- nm - kelly Mar 1, 20:01
        
        The age factor is always hard to guess. I hate opening a bottle of wine and thinking, "this is pretty good, but in another year it would have been - Redmond Mar 1, 20:00 4
        
        which is why I love the fact that my favorite winery puts a spreadsheet on their website listing every release and vintage, telling you what's good to - znufrii Mar 1, 20:39 2
        
        we keep spreadsheets on the beer. although, I want more data. -- nm - loosilu Mar 1, 20:41
        
        here -- (link) - znufrii Mar 1, 20:40
        
        I have heard that beer gets better over time, but we wouldn't know. - loosilu Mar 1, 20:39
      - I can believe it. I have no idea how hard it is to make beer since I am not the brewmeister. They are seriously anal. - loosilu Mar 1, 19:52
  - I feel like I should get into one or the other now that I have a cold storage room - Reagen Mar 1, 19:44 5
    - Hey, I'm an ex-ChemE too. Never knew you were too. - Fuzzy Mar 1, 19:48 3
      - Welcome to the ST scientist cabal! -- nm - loosilu Mar 1, 19:50
      - Heh. What chased you out? - Reagen Mar 1, 19:50 1
        
        I moved into IT after a few years. It seemed to be a faster career path. - Fuzzy Mar 1, 19:54
    - You'll be busy whipping up a mean formula. -- nm - kelly Mar 1, 19:47

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