Recent content by Chalfrune

I cannot wait to start this!!!! Due to unforeseen repairs on my car, I've pushed back starting some... But ultimately, my goal is to brew 4 batches.... One after another after another after another.... I have 26 cases of bottles all clean and ready... So I'm anxious to get some mead up and...

Well let me know when you try this!!!!

Just curious, but has anyone ever heard of a buttery mead??? I'm looking for something that has a slight buttery taste??? But I've never heard of anything like this.... If you know of any. Please share!!!

One question... Why/how do u know what a sour dish sponge tastes like???

^^^^^^ What he said, when I started brewing I used canned LME because I thought it was "easier". I was never satisfied with my beers because they all had something "off". Only once I let a more experienced brewer taste my product did he agree and point out that it was a metallic taste from the...

Lol I know I will.... That 1 gallon is just what's used to clean out the honey containers... Lol.... It's gonna make a 5 gallon batch...

Lastly... Added all these ingredients to my shopping list... However, what quantities should I buy? Get the "bulk jug" knowing most of these will hold well for future batches??? Get only what I need now??? And what are some good books to buy? There are hundreds of mead books... What were...

After some more reading, I'm thinking about using this recipe... I know it's not the strawberry banana one, but after asking my fiancé, she doe voted the first one as She doesn't like banana's! Lol 12 Pounds Light Amber Honey 12 Pounds of Frozen Strawberries * 2 Quarts Welch's White...

Sorry, energizer... Not enzyme... (I've been up for 20 hours, and my brain didn't catch the typo... Also, what kinda nutrients??? My local home brew shop is all about beer, and basically told me that mead was a waste of time so they aren't getting any of my business anymore.

I guess I was vague with my original post. I was planning to make a 5 gallon batch since all my beer/wine stuff is for 5 gallon batches. As for asking about "other stuff" I guess what I was referring to was what kind of enzymes, and all that would I want for a typical strawberry honey mead? I...

I'm in the Fort Wayne area, if you still need wine bottles I am your man!!!

Hey all, I'm new here. So I'll start by introducing myself. My name is Josh, and I live in the great state of Indiana!!! Anyways, I have brewed several batches of beer, as well as a couple batches of wine. So I decided to try a batch of mead. I've browsed TONS of pages, and decided I'd like to...