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Wildflower isn't bad. What is bad is that I bought it under the pretense that it was blueberry/raspberry - BIG difference. Since I received it, found it not to be the same, I have no idea what variety it was. I was so mad that I didn't say anything to my friend who bought it for me until much...

I'm looking for some recipe ideas for a blackberry mead that isn't just blackberries and honey. I just realized I have already made 25 gallons (5 carboys) of blackberry + honey and, well, I need to branch out. Please let me know what ideas you have for my new batch of mead. I have 3lb of...

I have done quit a bit of reading on cork choices which made my brain hurt :P I would prefer natural cork for the environment but my understanding is that they dry up if you don't insert them into wine bottles within a certain amount of time (what is that time, btw?). I started with synthetic...

I am looking for suggestions for corkers that I can buy in bags of 100 (for price and convenience), that will work with my Italian floor corker, and will not dry out if I don't use them within a few months. I bottle sporadically because I'm busy with life :P I have been using some synthetic...

Ground cinnamon will have more carbs than the stick. You can see this if you make a strong hot tea of each. The ground cinnamon will be a little glumpy and sweet, while the stick will be fluid and not as sweet. That's merely because the ground herb has more surface area. By the way, stick...

Azure Standard sells honey in 1 & 5 gallon sizes. They have clover $30/1gal & $135/5gal, wildflower/berry $39/1gal & $174/5gal, and orange blossom $38/1gal & $178/5gal, quoted prices are as shipped to Seattle. The company is this kinda co-op dropshipment kinda thing. It's great if you live off...