I started a JAOM batch on the 31st of January and I wanted to have a little taste, so I took a little and it's super strong I let my dad have a taste and he says it taste like the sap from a mesquite tree. I presume it taste like that cause of the clove. Any ideas? I hate how it taste but,dad...
Soo I just emptied a 1/2 gal carboy and I'm ready to start a new batch and instead of buying grapes and mashing them my self can I just het some Welchs and use it instead?
To make wine do I just get some orchard grapes smash them them put them in a bottle of water and maybe sugar then add a pack of yeast and let it sit? Just wondering if it's like making mead
New idea from vahallasbrew sweet potato mead it struck me while I was at walmart conversing with my dad about stupid people like the prez, and the ones that complain about not getting enough food stamps this month when thier getting 800 a month, Any do I was thinking about since honey is sweet...
I just racked my JAOM batch and I took a little taste it's insanely strong like it's nasty strong I don't even want to drink it, my question is will the taste mellow out so I can taste the oranges and cinnamon and other flavors?
It was supposed to be a pun anyways I was just thinking about my brews and I wanna make a mead using peppermint not using peppermint extract i was thinking of using the mint altoids as a substitute could I use this? Like grind them up to a powder and mix them with water, considerably cheaper I...
I wanna drop a cucumber mead just to try it out, base ingredients being cucumbers juiced up and some spear mint grind up in a pestle and mortar, I was thinkin maybe a 1:2 cucumber juice to water and maybe a ounce or 2 of fresh mint for the "cool" part I think it would be pretty good with a light...
I'm thinking about dropping a cucumber mead with some spear mint for the "cool" part so maybe a 1:2 part cucumber juice to water so I get that light taste and maybe about 1oz of fresh spear mint grind up in a mortar and pestle so that flavors come out better
So I just did a old fashion test and tip a swig of my JAOM and it's pretty freaking strong almost undrinkable it's 2 weeks into fermenting and all the yeast seem to be dead I think cause of the alcohol I'm not to sure, but will the taste lighten up and sweeten? cause right it's taste like I'm...
Want to get at least another 9 glass carboys and 1 5 gallon but where I live there are no brewing stores in a 200 miles radius and driving a 94' chevy that gets 10 mpg I don't wanna drive so what's a good website to buy some jugs?
My JOAM is already clearing and all the sediments are falling to the bottom but my mead is only a week and 2 days old so theres no way its aöready done what happened?
Meads or brews made of exotic fruits like buddas hand, kiwano or horned melon, mangosteen, dragons fruits, pomagrants, star fruits, maybe even a durin for the really.risky tastebuds im kinda debting on making something like this what do you think?
I made a regular mead last night and it didnt foam i think, theres residue on the sides of the bottle but there is nothing now could it had foamed and it already whent down? This is my mead that has the jerry rigged airlock with just the lock with some rubber being being used as a seal and...
I made a batch of mead and my last gum bung was chewed by my dog so i have just the airlock with a strip of rubber around it, it fits snug the rubber is being used as a seal it seems to be ok but until i can obtain another plug or ballon it seems pretty sealed but im not to sure the nozzle of...