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What kind of sparkling meads did you make??
Here is my first attempt with a Raspberry Braggot. Very tasty.
Peppers16
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I'm seriously envious. Best deal I've managed so far is 2 for £5 in a charity shop!
Need more homebrewers in Notts, clearly
ursineogre
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First one is my Purple Day Melomel (a modified Schramm Mambo in your mouth) and the second Peach Melomel.
Any risk of keeping these bottles upright (no wet cork this way)?
Any risk of keeping these bottles upright (no wet cork this way)?
ArctosNero
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This is a recipe I started back in early July to give out as Xmas presents.
I called it "Nico's Xmas Carol", it has some cinnamon, vanilla, orange and a couple of extra local herbs. Very sweet as it should.
I just finished bottling this first batch and will add the labels later today. It's not as clear as I'd like, but for something just under 6 months, it's very acceptable.
The labels are smaller versions of the postcard seen on the pic.
I called it "Nico's Xmas Carol", it has some cinnamon, vanilla, orange and a couple of extra local herbs. Very sweet as it should.
I just finished bottling this first batch and will add the labels later today. It's not as clear as I'd like, but for something just under 6 months, it's very acceptable.
The labels are smaller versions of the postcard seen on the pic.
ursineogre
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Wow! Are these empty water jugs? Are they mead-grade safe? What is sapote?
ursineogre
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Wow! Are these empty water jugs? Are they mead-grade safe? What is sapote?
Here is my Raspberry Braggot recipe. Enjoy
Dan6310
Raspberry Braggot
Specialty Beer
Recipe Specs
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Batch Size (G): 5.5
Total Grain (lb): 21.000
Total Hops (oz): 2.50
Original Gravity (OG): 1.119 (°P): 27.8
Final Gravity (FG): 0.998 (°P): -0.5
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 15.83 %
Colour (SRM): 6.6 (EBC): 13.0
Bitterness (IBU): 18.6 (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 75
Boil Time (Minutes): 60
Grain Bill
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9.000 lb Golden Promise Malt (42.86%)
9.000 lb Wildflower Honey (42.86%)
1.000 lb Munich I (4.76%)
1.000 lb Vienna (4.76%)
1.000 lb White Wheat Malt (4.76%)
Hop Bill
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0.50 oz Cascade Pellet (6.2% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (0.1 oz/Gal)
1.00 oz Cascade Pellet (6.6% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (0.2 oz/Gal)
1.00 oz Willamette Pellet (4.8% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (0.2 oz/Gal)
Misc Bill
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0.10 oz Irish Moss @ 15 Minutes (Boil)
0.50 oz Yeast Nutrient @ 15 Minutes (Boil)
48.00 oz Raspberry (Secondary)
Single step Infusion at 151°F for 60 Minutes.
Fermented at 68°F with WLP099 - Super High Gravity Ale
Notes
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3 liter starter of WLP 099
Add honey after boil when wort is between 90-100°F.
Ferment at 68F for 2 weeks in primary. Rack to secondary and add twice
frozen raspberries. Two 3 gallon carboys for secondary.
Leave in secondary at 60F for 2 months.
Bottle with 3/4 cup priming sugar and let sit at 68F for 1 week then
move to basement (60F) for 2-3 months.
Recipe Generated with BrewMate
ZombieWoof72
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Onihige said:Is that coffee in champagne glasses? Nah, it's just some chocolate braggot.
Omfg!
ZombieWoof72
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mooney said:
That's beautiful
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dan6310 said:
Great recipe!
My first braggot was a 5 gallon bottle bomb! Not cool! The next was pretty great, but I think this is going to put it over the top!
saramc
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This is dandelion mead on the day I racked from primary and applied airlock. It is crystal clear now, sunshine yellow, and bulk aging.
What´s the final gravity of this one? BTW looks very beautifull!
mooney
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A glass of sweet sweet raspberry mead, only 3 months young so just trying the dregs from bottling but tasting amazing and my dry plumb bottled but lost almost any plumb flavour. I'll try adding in to secondary next time
huntingohio
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Brobi how do you like those buckets I have the same ones and I'm starting to fall back in love with brewing, much easier than 1 gal jugs
Nasty? No way, I think I could bathe in it. Please PM me the recipe.
saramc
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Brobi593 said:
Brobi...how long did you age this before deciding to bottle? And is this dry; if not, what is the SG upon bottling?
Bradinator
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Nine month mead, finally sampled. Just amazing.
A variant on Yooper's banana wine recipe. Changed it into a melomel. Don't have a picture of the final product but it's still in bulk aging so I can take one tomorrow. Crystal clear, finally getting around to backsweetening with some fresh honey.
Bananas:
Boil:
In the carboy:
If any of you have tried this recipe you will know that it looks similar to water that has been squeezed out of a mop. It has steam rising off it in this picture but was pale grey and I couldn't see through it. I had some serious questions about it clearing at this point.
In secondary:
Has since cleared to a beautiful golden brown colour. Crystal clear and is in a tertiary demijohn of 1 Gal. It has been aging going on two years now simply because I have been flat out finishing uni and finding work. Bottling will be in two weeks and have taken the weekend off specifically for it! :rockin:
Bananas:
Boil:
In the carboy:
If any of you have tried this recipe you will know that it looks similar to water that has been squeezed out of a mop. It has steam rising off it in this picture but was pale grey and I couldn't see through it. I had some serious questions about it clearing at this point.
In secondary:
Has since cleared to a beautiful golden brown colour. Crystal clear and is in a tertiary demijohn of 1 Gal. It has been aging going on two years now simply because I have been flat out finishing uni and finding work. Bottling will be in two weeks and have taken the weekend off specifically for it! :rockin:
TeufelHundenM198
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Not the greatest pic, but the only one I managed to get before we drank it all. 
This is the spiced pumpkin cyser I posted about back in post 253 or so...
INDEED IT WAS drinkable for today! 6 months old, and delicious.
Followed this recipe:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f80/pumpkin-cyser-252197/
I'll definitely be making it again. I might add some pumpkin pie spice though..
This is the spiced pumpkin cyser I posted about back in post 253 or so...
INDEED IT WAS drinkable for today! 6 months old, and delicious.
Followed this recipe:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f80/pumpkin-cyser-252197/
I'll definitely be making it again. I might add some pumpkin pie spice though..
From this:
To this:
To this (Go Huskers!):
Last one is two Jalapeno Mead test batches:
I already have Trippleberry and Strawberry varients in play and will be starting the Blueberry as soon as I get the berries.
Thanks mgayer/flyweed.
To this:
To this (Go Huskers!):
Last one is two Jalapeno Mead test batches:
I already have Trippleberry and Strawberry varients in play and will be starting the Blueberry as soon as I get the berries.
Thanks mgayer/flyweed.
redrider736
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My first try at Mead. I did 3 small 1gallon batches.
Basic Mead-Lavin 71B-1122
Joe's Quick Grape-Lavin-EC-1118
JAOM-Lavin-D47
Basic Mead-Lavin 71B-1122
Joe's Quick Grape-Lavin-EC-1118
JAOM-Lavin-D47
zouthernborne
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Long time lurker here. Been making mead for a couple of years. Here's my Orange Berry Punch. Bottled on 11-7-12, and primed for carbonation. I know I cracked into it early, but my stores of JAOM are gone. Amazingly smooth for being as young as it is. Berry and orange on the nose, then lots of honey with a berry/orange aftertaste. Murky, but I take credit for opening preemptively.
Golddiggie
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2010 (started the day before Thanksgiving that year) traditional mead made with [regional] wildflower honey and using EC-1118. Not carbonated, just beyond words in a glass. Sweet enough that you taste the honey and not 'hot'. At 18%, you might expect more alcohol flavor, but there's none that I could detect.
