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• Posted in thread: Bochet - Caramelizing Honey on 12-11-2012 at 12:14 AM
  I am going to have to try that. It never occurred to me to put it sealed into a pressure
  cooker. Can you do more than one quart at a time if you've got a canning pressure cooker? This
  would be awesome...

• Posted in thread: Recommend a Recipe for a New Beer Brewer on 12-11-2012 at 12:04 AM
  Up to now, I've been brewing mead so I have supplies from that to start with. I am reading the
  FAQ thread and the How to Brew site to learn technique and find what else I need to have
  equiptment-wise....

• Posted in thread: No-Age Sweet Mead Ready in 3 Weeks-J.M. on 12-07-2010 at 07:08 PM
  I followed this recipe, only once and once it will stay. It was just terrible.I've had better
  results from JOAM, sincerely.

• Posted in thread: Any advice on Island Mist kits? on 07-16-2010 at 10:26 PM
  Maybe you should consider doing a Welches wine instead, where you can control the added
  sulfites a bit more. And, they are super simple.

• Posted in thread: A travesty on 07-16-2010 at 10:17 PM
  I just lost a whole 2.5 gallon batch of wine ... it's just soo disappointing!

• Posted in thread: Medieval Burnt Mead! on 07-09-2010 at 09:46 PM
  Last week, my DH purchased enough honey for me to make a 6 gal. batch, which I'll split between
  two primary buckets to begin. He's promised to buy me enough honey the first of each month to
  start a ne...

• Posted in thread: favorite online mead supply store on 07-02-2010 at 07:34 PM
  I've used this place several times. They were easy to use and ship timely, even send you an
  email letting you know your package is in the mail.I'm fortunately, my LBH has several folks
  who brew mead...

• Posted in thread: What's next with JAOM? on 06-03-2010 at 09:52 PM
  Time is your friend.Wow! What a gorgeous picture! I wish my first ones looked half as beautiful
  as that. And, I hope my future ones do too!

• Posted in thread: Okay to bottle w/ screw top? on 06-03-2010 at 09:04 PM
  I have a collection of screw-top wine bottles which I use for bottling. I have had no troubles
  with them. I am sure to sterilize them well. When I fill them, I don't leave a lot of space at
  the top an...

• Posted in thread: Large Batches fermentation help on 06-03-2010 at 09:01 PM
  You could check with local bakeries, restaurants or Subway for buckets. I purchased 3-5 gal
  buckets (formerly housing frostings or fillings) for $2 each with lid. Subway ones were usually
  5 gal ones w...