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Up to now, I've been brewing mead so I have supplies from that to start with. I am reading the FAQ thread and the How to Brew site to learn technique and find what else I need to have equiptment-wise. My thought is that some of the more experienced brewers could recommend a good recipe to start...

I've got about 2 gallons of JOA resting in my basement. Joe's Ancient Orange was the very first recipe I made. I did not like them when I bottled them and I've left them alone since. But I did open one over the weekend. Still tastes pithy to me. They are still meads, we don't do sparkles. Could...

I made a 6 gal. Caramel mead, split amongst two primary pails. They were in the same place, so same temps, heat, light, etc. Same everything, inc. yeast. I always rehydrate my yeasts first before pitching. I opened bucket no. 1 and it looked beautiful. Racked it into the secondary without...

A local Aldi's was selling bags of chopped dates for 49 cents a bag. I probably should of bought more. But I am thinking in my next batch of welches wine, to add like one or two bags like you would raisins. Does this sound too weird?

Once they arrived it will be time to rack mead onto buckwheat honey and vanilla beans. I've got this divided into two primary buckets, apx. 3 galls. each. Should I go ahead and combine these into one 5 gal. jug with airlock when I rack this onto the beans? I made 6 gal. to end up with 5...

I have a good local source for some 5 gallon food grade buckets, so I purchased three, with lids, to use as primary fermentors. I started two Welches wines over the weekend. I could actually plan for bigger batches because of the size of the buckets, so I went for 2 gals. each. The first one is...

Made my kids very happy. Made Ginger Ale and Lime Sodas over the weekend. I can definitely say they are a hit. Here's my recipe for Ginger Ale: GINGER SODA 1 Pc. Ginger, big as your hand ¾ cup Sugar 2 cups water Peel and cut ginger into small pieces. Boil water, add sugar and stir till...

And, used my hydrometer for the first time. I hope I read it right. Sweet Mead 1 c water 3 Jasmine Green Tea Bags Boil water, add tea bags, steep. Measured off 1 cup tea. 4 c water 5 lbs. clover honey Heated water, dissolved the honey. acid blend = 1 oz. lemon juice, 2 oz...

Greetings to all. I found this site from GotMead.com. I have spent the last two months reading and reading and trying stuff out. I've been slowly purchasing honey, chemicals, yeasts, equipment, a little this check and a little that one. I decided it would be good to join here as well as there...