I'm interested in making some home-made booze this year and am searching for a person or two to do it with. I don't want a big batch of one type of alcohol - better if two or three of us make a batch each and share the results.

Very important: I've not made home-made wine before, although I've seen it done. Am currently researching online of course too.

Doing it in a group would hopefully also mean that we could share the cost of the equipment, and also the storage. I don't think it costs much to buy the equipment but it could be VERY hard to find in Istanbul.

If anyone has any experience with home-brewing please PM me. And if you can point me to a place where I can get the equipment I need (for a reasonable price) you'll get paid in full bottles - home-made stuff if it turns out well, bought stuff if not!

I'm most interested in making mead, wine from a fruit other than grapes (don't care, just want to be different), and port (though that'll be difficult, I believe).

Yours is the greatest idea I've heard in weeks when you consider the alcoholic beverage prices in Turkey!
I've been trying the same on liqueurs and the last peach liqueur I managed wasn't bad at all!

Contact me at my nick plus hotmail if you wanna share ideas...

Attila