Recent content by ghost2vp

I forgot to add!!! The smell is intoxicating! Very strong sweet smelling. I believe I will have to let this one age for a while! I just purchased a bourbon oak barrel. That way the must can age in the oak and maybe acquire some of that "acutissimin A" which is sometimes generated from the wine...

Ok guys!!! Just set up a 3 gallon batch, just waiting for it to cool down so I can pitch my yeast. Here is what I used: 5 kg of Buck Wheat honey 1.125 kg of Black Currants Grape Tannin Yeast Nutrition EC-1118 yeast I let you all know how it goes!!! Total cost to make the must = $55.00...

Good day to you all. This is my first post and to inform you all, I am very new to mead making but I do have a few years experience in standard wine making (non-honey wine). I have only made 2 batches now, and both were a sweet mead. I now have caught the mead bug and have fallen in love...