Johnny B's Brewing Co.

Johnny B's Brewing Co. I started brewing in 2008 after my wife gave me the push I needed to pursue a long time interest of

Just in time for the Holidays! Made some changes this year which produced a much sweeter, much clearer, more stable des...
12/23/2021

Just in time for the Holidays! Made some changes this year which produced a much sweeter, much clearer, more stable dessert wine. Cheers my friends!

I learned a few things about wine making since my first attempt last fall; excited to see if this translates to an impro...
10/20/2021

I learned a few things about wine making since my first attempt last fall; excited to see if this translates to an improved final product this second go round.

My first adventure into the world of Winemaking.My in-laws have numerous muscadine vines growing on their property. For...
11/10/2020

My first adventure into the world of Winemaking.

My in-laws have numerous muscadine vines growing on their property. For my Midwestern friends, Muscadines are a very hearty type of grape that is fairly common in the south. I had heard of sweet muscadine wine from various country music song lyrics, but never tasted a muscadine until this fall; jury is still out on whether or not I really like the taste. Knowing I enjoy homebrewing beer, my Father-in-law asked if I had any interest in making wine out of the abundance of grapes he harvested this year; it piqued my curiosity just enough, so here we are.

I am first to admit, I am not a wine person, I don’t drink wine, ever, so I make no guarantees that this tastes at all like it’s supposed to. I can guarantee, from the various hydrometer readings taken throughout the process, that the wine has an ABV of roughly 7%, so if nothing else, at least there’s that. Ha. Despite adding what felt like an insane amount of sugar to the mix, the finished product still doesn’t taste quite sweet enough, I should have added even more. Also, learning from my mistakes, had I added more sugar, the yeast would have had more to break down during the fermentation periods, and that would have likely raised the ABV % closer to 10%, which is average for muscadine wines. So, with less sugar, and an ABV of only 7%, my finished product is more like the Coors Light of vino.

If nothing else, Willow Reserve, has the look and smell of real wine, and I am really happy with how the labels turned out.

This process ended up yielding nearly 20 full-sized bottles of wine! Who's interested in trying some!?!?

(Not sure why these pictures are posting all blurry, but if you click on the actual picture, it becomes clearer, maybe FB had too much wine) 🥴

Taking a piece of the beach home with me!
07/09/2017

Taking a piece of the beach home with me!

Summertime at the Alabama Gulf Coast! Cheers to the holiday weekend!
07/02/2017

Summertime at the Alabama Gulf Coast! Cheers to the holiday weekend!

Yet, we still have to go to work today!?!? Doesn't seem right.
04/07/2017

Yet, we still have to go to work today!?!? Doesn't seem right.

Enjoying a Decemberfest while writing out Christmas Cards by the fire. Doesn't get more Holiday cliché than this. 🍻
12/17/2016

Enjoying a Decemberfest while writing out Christmas Cards by the fire. Doesn't get more Holiday cliché than this. 🍻

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