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What's going on in the Meadery. Pics of our batches.

What's going on in the Meadery. Pics of our batches.

What's going on in the Meadery. Pics of our batches.

What's going on in the Meadery. Pics of our batches.

Hi BrewOFin, I make a Cranberry mead this time of year as well. I thought you were a little light on the berries, especially considering the color you ended up with. Then I checked my logs. I use 5.5 pounds in a 5 gallon batch, but I do not cook the berries first. I freeze, thaw and...

45 Gallons Nov 2011

Cranberry in the Secondary

Cranberry Off of Fruit

What's going on in the Meadery. Pics of our batches.

Hi Jeebas, My DB and I use Dutch Gold for our traditional meads, but we do use a 50/50 mixture of Orange Blossom and Clover. We haven't had an issue, but now you have me curious as to what people are saying. I'm gonna have to do some searches myself. As to adding fruit to the secondary, 5...

Fishing, Camping, Leatherwork (just learning), shooting (target, clays) and just cause I needed something girly... I knit. Rebecca

Let me know how this turns out! Hope you like it. :tank:

Hi there. When the gravity hit 1.005 we racked on to metabisulphite and sorbate to still. That was on day 20 for this batch. We let it settle in the secondary for another week then racked again and added Superkleer. This was before we decided to start bulk aging, so we bottled as soon as it...

You should have done what the previous owners of my house did. They just laid a new layer of linoleum or tile over the old. My kitchen has a 1/2 inch step up from the living room. We had to do a custom threshold. There are at least 5 layers going on in there. My bathroom is the kicker...

Hi there. I've only used the no heat/boil method. In the future, you will want to just use a long handled spoon to mix the honey and water prior to pitching your yeast. Recently, we bought one of those carboy mixers that you attach to a drill. That cut the mixing time down immensely. Good...

WOW! Thank you. These are some great ideas. The Raspberry Thyme sounds wonderful. I've made a Dry Strawberry which was one of my favorites and a Chocolate Cherry that aged out very nicely. I used unsweetened cocoa powder instead of cocoa nibs. That was fun. It was like fermenting mud...

Thank you so much! I figure it's going to take some trial and error, but I'll start with the spices as is and add more later if it's even necessary. I'm planning on bulk aging for 6 months to a year before bottling, so I'll have some time to play. I've been intimidated by the whole spice...

I have been interested in making a metheglin using rosemary or lavender. Lavender recipes are pretty easy to find, rosemary... not so much. Well, I found a recipe for a Rosemary Lavender Metheglin, and I really want to try it. My problem is, up to this point, any metheglins we have made have...

That sounds fantastic! Is it a local/state event or a family affair? Don't work too hard! Or at least drink enough that you won't remember working hard!

Hey Cidah, Just wanted to let you know I posted the Cranberry recipe. I haven't been around for a couple of days. Hope all is well!