Aquavitae
Well-Known Member
Sooo I started my first batch of JAOM (sort of) on 1/12 and have been lurking on here since. I notice that pretty much all of you are fans of the "shake the piss out of it" method of aerating the must, but I used an electric mixer. Will that do the job well enough?
Either way, it has been sitting in the jug and seems to be doing okay. The balloon fell over and isn't quite as inflated as it was, but i can still see bubbles rising when I look in, so I assume all is well there.
I also fudged the recipe a bit because I didn't want to go back to walmart. I don't have the cinnamon, nutmeg, or allspice in it. Is it going to taste bad without them? I plan on starting a second batch next week, following the recipe precisely. Maybe taste them alongside one another to compare.
Either way, it has been sitting in the jug and seems to be doing okay. The balloon fell over and isn't quite as inflated as it was, but i can still see bubbles rising when I look in, so I assume all is well there.
I also fudged the recipe a bit because I didn't want to go back to walmart. I don't have the cinnamon, nutmeg, or allspice in it. Is it going to taste bad without them? I plan on starting a second batch next week, following the recipe precisely. Maybe taste them alongside one another to compare.