by DJ Spiess | Oct 7, 2009 | Homebrewing
Is my cider fermenting? Many beer homebrewers panic when first making cider. When you make beer, you see lots of activity in glass carboys. Cider doesn’t do this. Cider does not have the active fermentation you see in beer. If your fermenter isn’t...
by DJ Spiess | Aug 19, 2008 | Lifestyle
We’ve all read the health benefits from drinking red wine. One joke that commonly gets tossed around for any ailment is, “You have x? Red wine cures that!” Distinguishing between myth and science can be very difficult. Everyone has heard that red...
by DJ Spiess | Mar 1, 2008 | Featured, Random
NOTE: This article and website are not affiliated with the Facebook fan page “22 crazy alcohol myths you swore were true”. Someone stole the content and the facebook fan page points to another site who is posting the stolen article. The official...
by DJ Spiess | Dec 28, 2007 | Recent Studies
Unless the wine was treated with hydrogen peroxide (and thus ruined), the quick answer is yes. All wines have sulfite in them. In fact, white wine usually has more sulfites than red wine. Sulfites are created naturally during the fermentation process. After a wine...
by DJ Spiess | Dec 23, 2007 | Recent Studies
Warning: Contains Sulfites Every now and then someone tells me they don’t like red wine and prefer white wine because the sulfites in red wine gives them a headache – commonly known as the Red Wine Headache (RWH). The label “WARNING: Contains Sulfites” seems to...