Here's my first mead/melomel started 9/17/13.
Ingredients:
3.5lbs North Dakota/South Dakota clover honey
~1 Gallon tap water
1 Whole clove
Zest of one whole orange
Meat of one orange, excluding most of white pith
25 raisins
5 grams of Lalvin EC-1118
Starting gravity of 1.120
Hi all,
As I was cleaning the kitchen up a bit yesterday I was putting away our Italian cream soda flavorings (Torani brand I think) and wondered if anyone here has tried adding a different flavor to the cider with these? They're sugar-free except for the non-fermentable sucralose.
Wow man, give it a chance! Welcome! I'm new too, and a little patience goes a long way!
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