FOOD BUZZ: The latest trend in home booze-making. Like most DIY projects, all it takes is some time on your hands, a little spare cash and a dream . And, if you’re patient and skillful and just plain lucky, you’ll create something that won’t make your guests vomit.

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1. You May Need to Subscribe to WineMaker Magazine
2. Making Wine, Not As Hard As You Thought. Making GOOD Wine, However…
3. Start At the Beginning: Grow Your Own Vines
4. Learn to Make Summery Wild Berry Wine
5. How To: Make Your Own Wine
6. “My name is Terry Garey and I’ll be your home winemaker for this site.”

STYLE BUZZ: An Illinois man has had a custom Pabst Blue Ribbon coffin made for himself. Despite his love of PBR, he’s in no immediate danger of dying, so is currently using the custom rig as a cooler. It’s like another, darker take on the multi-use idea behind those coffin couches .

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1. “For now, he uses it as a cooler”
2. The Bottles in the Background of This Photo Are Worrisome
3. He’s Already Broken It in With a Party

FOOD BUZZ: Drink connoisseurs who want the ice option with the least surface area are turning to ice balls as the solution. From cheap plastic ice molds to pricey ice presses, there are a variety of ways to make your ice round (and here’s how to make it totally clear, if that’s important to you).

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The Best Links:

1. A New Way to Make Ice Balls
2. Ice Ball!
3. Attack of the Ice Balls
4. How to Make Crystal Clear Ice
5. Various Ice Molds, Including the Ice Mug! (In Japanese)