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Finally got around to tasting and bottling. Pictured here is the cranberry-perry-mead along side a plain strawberry wine and a blackberry wine. Tastings and lessons learned: For the 4 perry-meads - the additions really do shine through as aromatics in these very dry wines. My favorite is...

I forgot to say, the primary ferment in buckets was 2 weeks. Then racked to the gallon jugs above. Another 10 days passed before we could add the amendments. Added 1 pound of BeeBlessed wildflower honey per gallon perry. 1. Cranberry (12oz) 2. Rhubarb (1 cup dehydrated) 3. Chamomile (1/2 cup...

Opted to use 1116 in the primary. December 22nd. The blackberry is to the right. From the pear mash, we ended up with 4 x 1 gallon and one quart. I cant thank you all enough for the help!

Last year, beginner brewers we made 6 one gallon batches of various pear wines with apple (the best) and honey (we are bee keepers). All batches were uninspiring. Bland. This year, weve got 1 gallon batches of strawberry, blackberries and aronia going. Due to a freezer malfunction, we find...