Recent content by Deadrasputin

So the rye bread works, but you need at least 2 lbs per gallon of brew to do it. Not sure why it works since it is not sprouted? My guess is maybe Rye bread is made from sprouted rye grass, or there is enough sugar in the bread to ferment. I just noticed in the bread section of Safeway...

So I was able to finally solve this using only products from a grocery store. The secret to it is Kvass.... A Russian drink thats traditionally made with Rye bread and only about 1% ABV... However after some alterations to the original recipe, mine comes out at 5%..... Tastes like a flat root...

Seems to me that this would work 1 Gallon of OB honey 4 Gallons of water 4 Oranges 1 cup Grape nuts wort or 100 Raisins 1 package of Bread yeast No heat method Pour honey and water into one plastic buck then stir. Next pour into a second bucket, then back into the first. Repeat...

Bottling Day! Finally moved the Poor Man's Table Mead from the secondary to the bottle today. Smells like Mead....... Looks like Mead....... Tastes............Well.......Almost like Mead. Or perhaps it tastes exactly like Mead and we have been brewing Wine like Meads for years. I...

I have been researching for a good short mead recipe. After much reading I have come to this conclusion. Any Mead can be a short mead if consumed before six months. Most of the recipes call for a basic show mead with the addition of a cup of strong tea to a five gallon batch. Taste the mead...

do you know if this can be done with lemon juice instead of orange? Substitution of orange juice with lemon juice would work. What we are after here is an acidity level that is unfriendly to some weaker strands of bacteria and wild yeast Why is a sweet mead with a low abv considered a bust...

Fermentation has started. I pitched the wild yeast into the must on Saturday the 25th. Fermentation started Sunday afternoon. So far it is too early to tell how it is going. I read someplace that Hydrogen Peroxide can kill bacteria but not Yeast. Since that is something that can be purchased...

First part of this project is done. I was able to capture some yeast frome the grape smash on Friday. By Sunday the grape and sugar mixture was fermenting nicely. A one inch white foam developed on top of it all. I poured 2 cups of grape juice into a old drinking plastic bottle with a half cup...

For my next GAP Ale project I used a slightly different recipe then I did in post # 300. I wanted a thicker wort then before. Grain Bill 2 pounds of corn meal 2 pounds of rolled oats 1 box Grape nuts cereal. seasoning 2 ounces rosemary 2 cups Foldger's black coffee sugars 2 pounds molasses 1...

I am going to kick this brew off tomorrow. Instead of 5 gallons though, I am going to scale it down to 1 gallon as a test run. Poor man’s Mead 3 pounds of clover honey 1 Gallons Spring water ½ cup of Grape nuts wort. This serves as a yeast nutrient 1 cup of homemade wine yeast. For...

I have done this myself before. I have made several one gallon batches in one gallon plastic water containers. You may want to reconsider not using a secondary though. Clarity suffers a great deal going full term in the primary plastic water jug. Why not ferment a basic Mead in each jug for...

I bet the toast works just the same as the Grape nuts. They both have very similar ingredients with them. I wonder then if toasted Raisin bread would not be the holy grail of yeast nutrient........ They probably use toast rather than fresh bread for clarity. The toast if hard enough might sink...

Grape nut Wort, Take one cup of grape nuts to one cup of water in a sauce pan. Bring to a boil and wait five minutes. Strain and add just the liquid to your Mead must. Instead of Fleischmann’s dry yeast, you could also make your own yeast. Homemade wine yeast, Take 2 cups of grapes...

Yes, better yeast would help but I am trying to limit this recipe to what can be found at a grocery or produce store.