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Oh yeah, it actually went really well! It gives you a somewhat ”full/rounded” mouthfeel, if that makes sense :D I made one each with the following: blueberries, vanilla and lavender. The lavender is my favorite. And I’m definitely happy that I used fresh dairy, straight from the farm, it gives a...

Hahaha, yes it is :D And especially so if you’re into lambic or gueuze! Thanks for the warm welcome ^^

Thanks! I wasn't around back then but I'm sure they were nice people 👴👵 They must've had good beer taste in any case! 🍻

Thanks for taking the time to explain that into detail! Yes, that would be about 800 ml or 1/5 of a gallon of mead. So, if I got that right, what you are talking about is using a new starter to get it back up on its feet and eventually diluting it so there's less unfermentable sugars? I think...

Oh yeah, sorry for the confusion. I guess it shows I'm a beginner 😅 I used the following amounts: 600 ml milk 200 g honey 0.8 g Mangrove Jack's Mead yeast 05

Hi all, I've very eagerly followed the thread on lactomel, which gave me a lot of inspiration. So what I did is the following: - 3/4 of full fat milk right from the farm - 1/4 of honey - 1g/liter mead yeast - servomyces yeast nutrition at 24/48h - Some flavors like vanilla, lavender and...

Thanks so much! Well, I actually just started 4 small (1 liter) batches of lactomel (mead) today. Beer will be a next step 😄 Lots to learn from this forum. Thanks for the warm welcome already.

Surprise surprise, a beer lover from Belgium 🙃 Hi all, my name is Sven and I live in Ghent, arguably one of the most hipster cities in our country. So making all sorts of funky stuff is in the requirements to live here :p Most of my passions in life circle around food and drinks, mainly tea...