Here is what I did for a batch that came out fantastic. I used banana no-peel. I froze the banana's because I built up my supply by freezing the ripe eaters as I eat a banana or two just about daily. Once I had enough Banana's for a batch I took them all and put them into a crockpot and...
I have done a bit of research on date mead and it is on my list to try soon. From what I have read numerous people have reported that a date wine (dates/sugar/water/yeast) has almost no flavor. I extrapolate from this that for a date mead I am going to want to add dates to both primary for any...
One thing you should check on is the weight capacity of your stove. I know this isn't something that normally you would consider. I found out that many glass top stoves say that you cannot do water bath canning with them because of the weight limits.
For example...