Trenchant
Well-Known Member
I'm not having much luck with cheap beer kits at my local superstore. I plan to buy a few real kits from my local homebrew store.
In the meantime a friend recommended mead. I looked up a few recipes on the internet and gave it a shot today.
2.4 Pounds of #1 Canadian honey(2x500g unpasturized jars)
1/4 Orange sliced twice
Wine Yeast
I'm making a single gallon batch in a small glass container that actually fit a glass carboy fermentation lock. Hopefully this test batch turns out pretty good. I bought a yeast nutrient but noticed that it was an acid. I figured the orange would provide enough acid. It smelled really good while it was cooking and the orange slices tasted really good. Hopefully it turns out just as good.
The wine yeast I used can actually survive up to 18% alcohol. If this recipe works out I could make some pretty potent mead down the road. I plan on pulling this mead out of fermentation a little early and cold crashing it to keep it sweet. My main goal is to figure out what mead tastes like.
If it does end out working good I will be making a few kegs and taking them to Craven this summer(big outdoor country music festival type thing).
In the meantime a friend recommended mead. I looked up a few recipes on the internet and gave it a shot today.
2.4 Pounds of #1 Canadian honey(2x500g unpasturized jars)
1/4 Orange sliced twice
Wine Yeast
I'm making a single gallon batch in a small glass container that actually fit a glass carboy fermentation lock. Hopefully this test batch turns out pretty good. I bought a yeast nutrient but noticed that it was an acid. I figured the orange would provide enough acid. It smelled really good while it was cooking and the orange slices tasted really good. Hopefully it turns out just as good.
The wine yeast I used can actually survive up to 18% alcohol. If this recipe works out I could make some pretty potent mead down the road. I plan on pulling this mead out of fermentation a little early and cold crashing it to keep it sweet. My main goal is to figure out what mead tastes like.
If it does end out working good I will be making a few kegs and taking them to Craven this summer(big outdoor country music festival type thing).