Refrigerator ice tea concentrate is easy and almost always makes clear ice tea. Below are the steps to make this easy beverage. Step One Clean a 1-quart wide mouth canning…
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Hard water is high in minerals, usually calcium and magnesium. These minerals leave behind deposits that can clog drains, stain glass and tile, prevent soap from sudsing, and leave a…
Whether you are concerned about chlorine in your drinking water, fish tank, or swimming pool, you may be interested in learning how to dechlorinate water. Chlorine is a poisonous gas…
Mead is an alcoholic drink, (yes, alcoholic! – ranging from 8% to 20% ANV – Alcohol By Volume). Mead is made by fermenting honey with water. It is sometimes called…
Sweet, citrus-flavored and strong, orange liqueur can be sipped alone or added to cocktails. Orange liqueur gets most of its intense flavor from the peels of oranges. The alcohol dissolves…
In order to make homemade brandy you first must choose the fruit you want to use for the wine. Pears, apples, grapes, peaches and plums are all great fruits which…
Making fruit-flavoured alcoholic spirits is one of mankind’s oldest hobbies. The process is not difficult, but it requires patience while the brandy ferments. The only ingredients needed to make this…
Infusing vodka with the flavor from lemon peels imparts the flavor of lemon’s essential oils into the alcohol without the addition of lemon juice. The recipe below makes a large…
A combination of tart fresh apricots and sweet dried apricots make for the tasty and complex homemade apricot liqueur. I found this was better with much less sweetener than other…
While many people brew their own beer and experiment with wine making, far fewer tackle the challenge of making their own hard liquor. Distilling vodka requires only simple ingredients but…