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I'm a sucker for punishment and did a few modifications anyway. My mead will be two months old on the 24th. This is after it's second racking. I was trying to be very cautious about leaving lees and and fruit pulp behind so i've lost more than I originally intended. I tested a sample of the...

Here's my batch after one month. Those yeast are working hard.

Cool. I got impatient and decided to mix mine up for the heck of it, since it had only been closed a day I don't think re-aerating would hurt.

This is my JAOM variant, which has been frothing and bubbling since last night. I'm happy that the honey/water border is already becoming less sharply defined. I did use hot water to extract the last little bit of honey out of each bottle. That stuff is expensive, and I didn't want to waste...

I just made put the airlock on a not-so-ancient variant of this recipe. 6 gallon batch. Did not take a gravity measurement, because the honey and water didn't mix completely. 20 lbs of clover honey 5 Large oranges, cut in eights 5 Small handfuls of raisins 5 Cinnamon sticks 2 Whole cloves 2...