03-14-2010, 02:23 PM
asly, Storing wine hasn't been any problem. I am in upper Puna and the temp is cooler. I keep the wine in a sort of a cellar area under my house. I am fortunate to have access to an area where ohelo berries are plentiful and aren't guarded by the ohelo berry police as in the national park. I got busted by a ranger more than once because he thought I was harvesting for commercial use. He said the limit is one quart of berries per week. No hope for winemaking quantities there. Since then I have found a private area with plenty of fruit.
JWFITZ, I distilled a 5 gallon bottle of waiwi wine once to see what would happen. It was surprisingly easy to do. I ended up with some serious white lightning. I even put some into a generator along with some gas and the engine purred happily.
JWFITZ, I distilled a 5 gallon bottle of waiwi wine once to see what would happen. It was surprisingly easy to do. I ended up with some serious white lightning. I even put some into a generator along with some gas and the engine purred happily.