Recent content by luda007

I thought about it and did start by straining it. My screen is too fine. It was clogging it. I figured id put some more bananas in after racking to get the taste if it isn't tasting like I want. Still haven't decided. Thinking about trying the real nuts but also have extract in case.

So I started mine tonight and the og was 1.130. I mashed 3 bananas and threw them in the pan with 1 cup light brown sugar and 3# mesquite honey. Also have 1/2 a vanilla bean that I split. I put it all in the carboy.

Thanks! Did you wait for the bananas to brown slightly? I bought some and am waiting for that but if you didn't and it worked out I might just freeze them and go for it.

I was contemplating an extract. Was even thinking of a butter extract towards the end as well. Thanks!

I'm contemplating a banana bread mead. Probably a 1 gallon batch to start off with. I have a few questions. 1. I've heard that the brown sugar taste doesn't transfer after fermentation. What would work? Back sweeten with it instead of primary? 2. What yeast? I've only ever used lavlin d-47 or...

I just started my honningbrew a week ago today. My buddy and I found a recipe online from a guy that also plays and scoped the location out.

So we should let the meads age in their carboys another 6 months after they become clear? I always just bottled it once I could read the paper through it. But, it looks tasty. What is it? Recipe?

As I was walking through the store I took a quick glance here and read that very thing. Did you use fruit in yours? I was hoping to get a little sweet citrusy mango taste before the burn. How would I introduce the oak? I mean at what stage? I have a little 50ml bottle of oak essence is that a...

On a whim yesterday, I decided to give this a shot. I didn't really have anything to off of so I went with. 1 gallon batch 2.5# clover honey 1 mango sliced (as well as I could) 1 lemon 1 habanero sliced into 4 1 packet of d-47 Then I topped it off with water In the secondary I plan to add more...

Could you put it in a plastic tub with ice?

I started a version of this last night. Really the only variation was that I put a lb of strawberries and 2 lbs of rhubarb in the primary. I did something similar with a blueberry that I made and it came out really dark. I'm hoping for a dark pinkish product.

I mean like a peppermint schnapps cold. Mmmmmmm! I'm still relatively a noob to mead making. I need more "sugar" to raise the OG right? I just got mine started but its only at 1.062. That's at 70 degrees though, haven't corrected for 60 degrees yet. I l ow ill stay be way short...

I'd like to join! In going with a "White walker" theme. Mine will be a White Pyment. I'm going to use white grape juice concentrate and in going to try to incorporate mint of some sort. Any ideas how to give it a "cold" flavor? *forgot to mention that I thought I will try to get blue wine...

There are times when certain words are used to describe meads. I don't exactly know what they mean and I'd guess there are fellow mead noobs such as my self who wonder what they mean. I suppose I could google it but I thought why not get a list going here? I've heard hot and mouthfeel...

The Carboy is a bubbling! I added a pound of frozen corn to it.