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I'm gonna siphon off a bottle and see how the charcoal works on that before trying the whole carboy. Dumb question (or maybe just too lazy to google lol) but how would you go about using the charcoal as a fining agent? Just add it and let it set or stir it?

lol snicklefritz yah that's not legal here :P Brew Dude your just a little bit away from me. I'm down in Cincy. I am going to try some charcoal before deciding if I'm going to pitch it or not. Just can't stand the thought of dumping it w/ out making an effort to save it lol.

Red is the cherry and the yellow/gold is Apple pie.

Nah it was a poke and pull... I'm going to guess my boy got interested in it... *sigh* 5 year olds lol. It wasn't blown out just poked and pulled... although it did look smaller then his finger so idk. Here is the recipe I did... Tart Cherry Melomel 12# Turkish Honey (found at trader...

I want to cry :( So my parents were out over the holidays in December. Decided to make up a batch of Raspberry mead that I have been putting off making for a while. I couldn't find my bungs and air locks (moved in October) so I took one off of my 5+ gallons of Cherry that I started back...

If you wanted to do the vinegar and baking soda I'd put the vinegar in a 1gal bottle, drop in the baking soda and then pop an empty air lock on it with a tube running to the carboy. I would also second the marbles. I'd rinse them with hot water and then sanitize them before tossing them in.

My first batch of mead was 5 gallons of Grandma's Apple Pie (recipe on this site). It is good :) Sent a bottle to my sister and brother in law. Sis said it was spiced mead, b-i-l said it was apple lol. I told them they were both right. Either way they both loved it. I did end up adding 2...

5Gal of Raspberry mead 16+5 = 21 gallons

Thank you guys :) Nibbles how do you make the tincture? I assume chilies in vodka? I do that with herbs and vanilla all the time. I was thinking of doing a dried and smoked chilie. Something sweet and smoky with a little bit of heat. Maybe - Ancho: The name means "wide chile" in Spanish, a...

Hello I've got about 6 gallons of Cherry mead that I am wanting to split down into 1 gallon batches and flavor to see what I like best. I know I want vanilla beans. Would you leave the bean whole, half it or scrape it and throw everything in? What about chiles? I found this and thought it...

1 gallon of Mullberry Mead 431.5+1= 432.5

I know I'm kicking an old thread here but does anyone have any experience using cocoa nibs instead of the powder? I am trying to find information on using NIBS and I am having the hardest time finding anything :confused::confused:

5 gallons apple pie mead (cycer) 5 gallons Cherry mead 1 gallon Bochet 1 gallon Cherry mead 1098.5 + 12 = 1110.5

I just started up 2 1gal batches this past week... a Sweet Cherry Melomel and a Bochet. Next up is a 5gal batch of blueberry (planning to split it into 1gal batches after bulk again for a few months to try different add ins), a 5gal batch of Strawberry Melomel and then finally a 5gal batch of...

Well I started up my bochet Sunday. :D:D Let me tell you the honey goes FAST once it starts to darken/burn. lol I have pics that I will post later. From the start of the honey boiling till I had it to VERY DARK was 12minutes. I could have pulled it at 10 and the slow process of adding the water...

Thank you. I am going to use 71b on a 5gal batch of blueberry that I'm going to start up in the next month.

Headed to the lhbs tomorrow to pick up a bung for my 1gal bottles and going to start the bochet up either tomorrow or Sunday... Monday at the latest as this is a busy weekend. First batch will be clover honey taken to an almost burnt caramel with vanilla beans added in secondary. going to go...

I was talking to my husband last night about starting up a bochet and then I run across this ttopic this morning.... Is it too late to join? I know we would be a few months behind everyone else.

OH NO!!! :smack::eek: Did you ding the carboy on something? How did it break? That is one of my fears when I'm moving stuff around. What mead was that? looks like apple or peach slices on the floor... I think I would want to cry if that happened to me.

http://www.traderjoes.com/fearless-flyer/article.asp?article_id=1869 I was curious if anyone here has used the Trader Joe's Turkish Honey before? It's $6 for a pound and a half. I bought a bottle of it and the taste is amazing imo. :rockin: My m-i-l thinks it tastes like caramel and I say it...