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Cheerwine is pretty similar to cola. I was once taken with the fantasy of having Cheerwine mead. So, I took two 2L bottles of Cheerwine and shook them and burped the cap over and over until the fizz was gone. (No boiling) I added honey equivalent to 5% alcohol after fermentation (about 10 fluid...

Yeah, those are my thoughts. Although, I think there must be some nutrients the O. oeni needs that the juice alone doesn't have. Maybe aminos in dead yeast cells or the like.

One thing I've noticed. It seems like the longer I let my primed bottles age, the more substantial the head. Of course, the yeast will consume all of your sweetness unless you use an un-fermentable sweetener. I could be way off base here. I've never tested it, and there are a lot of factors...

"Bottles are firm. How can I tell if it's done?" Firm bottles, I assume they're standard plastic commercial soda bottles you used, is a good indication that the soda is carbonated and ready to drink.

I made one last year. I did a boil like a regular beer and added along with the multitude of roots, barks, and berries, hops and malt, too. Primed the bottles with honey and molasses. I think the roots and barks were a bit harsh for the yeast at the end of fermentation, because the bottles...

I hope this is the best place for this thread. I'm relatively new here. Been searching and reading for a while but this is only my second post. If a moderator knows a better forum, I'm not at all opposed to my post being moved to where it belongs. Thanks in advance for that consideration...

What do you call a mead made with a particular variety of honey? Like a mead with herbs is a metheglin or with fruit, a melomel. I'm making some labels for a mead I made with orange blossom honey. The only thing I've found is show mead, but that's more a descriptor, not a name. I would...

Hi. I've been trolling this sight for a little over a year now. I don't think I've made a post yet. There's so much info available most of my questions get answered with a little light reading. Also, I had been getting Internet on a phone that's nowhere near smart. I could really only...