Recent content by WY_Not

It may not follow the protocol of other meads to the letter but it does let someone new to making get their feet wet as it were to see if doing this is something they actually have enough interest in (and patience) to continue. It covers the same basic steps; sanitizing, preparing the must, and...

Yeah. What @RPh_Guy said. I'm quite pleased with how it turned out. There is residual sweetness (if I wanted syrup I'd drink a dessert wine), the pithiness is almost non-existent, the flavors of the orange, spices, and honey blend nicely. I'll definitely be doing it again and in larger batches...

Been lurking a while now. Figured I should probably introduce myself. This is actually my 2nd post. First post is over in the JAOM thread awaiting moderation. Mostly into the ciders. Started in 2016 with 3g of cider that was bottled in January 2017. Then 10g of regular cider started in October...

13 Nov. 2017 Have done ciders last year (approx 3g) and this year (approx 11g so far). Had the supplies on hand so I decided to try a mead. Followed the recipe for Joe's Ancient Orange Mead here on Homebrewtalk.com. Only change was I changed out the bread yeast for some US-05. Added a couple of...