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Melomel I believe because it has fruit in it.

From my limited experience, looks like a worthy recipe to me. I'll give it a go.

My current projects. Meads & Ciders.

You should wait until the 2 months like the instructions say. I wouldn't touch it until it clears. Might be several months or more. My JAOM was started on 12/31/14, fruit dropped on schedule, but its very slow in clearing, still very cloudy.

It should be marked "sample". I know mead makers have been instructed to use that when sending their bottles in for the Mazer Cup.

What was your recipe? I have about 20 oz of frozen raspberries and was looking to do a mead with them.

Started on the 22nd at 1.110 SG 2-23-15 Stirred 3 times, fed ½ tsp nutrient 2-24-15 Stirred 3 times, fed ½ tsp nutrient 2-25-15 Stirred 3 times, fed ½ tsp nutrient, 1.054, pH 3.1 2-26-15 Stirred in AM, added ¾ tsp Potassium Carb, pH 3.6, fed ½ tsp nutrient 3-1-15 Stirred PM, 1.018, pH 3.6...

One 5 gallon Orange Mead one 3 gallon Blackberry Cherry mead one 2 gallon Spiced Orange mead one 1 gallon Blueberry Cherry mead one 1 gallon Blueberry Orange mead one 1 gallon Apricot mead one 1 gallon JAOM one 1 gallon Joe's Grape one 1/2 gallon JAOM. All either fermenting or aging.

I like unconventional.

There ya go! Show everyone how much you drink! I do...LOL Nice table decor!

I'm having good luck with mine, stir 3 times a day plus dap and nutrients. 4184 works best at low temps and the stated abv is only 11% according to their website. They also say it needs nutrients.

Got mine started on the 22nd, with small variations as I heard 4184 could be a bit finicky and may crap out too early; Wyeast 4184 Sweet Mead yeast 6 pounds honey zest 3 oranges 3 sticks cinnamon 3 allspice berries 1 tsp superfood SG: 1.110 ABV: 14.4% pH - 4.6 (monitored daily, and...

The instructions on the bag say to soak them in boiling water for 30 seconds, I'm thinking this is to maybe sterilize them. Then it says to just add them to your mead/wine. I'm thinking of adding them to a small amount of bourbon and keeping an eye so they won't go dry with the absorption, and...

I can lend you some of my trained bees if you need, just make sure they don't get rough with the queen, they've been locked up in the coral as punishment for a while.

Has anyone soaked the wood chips in bourbon to get the "bourbon" effect? I am considering doing that with a batch of mead.

I used to have a trained flock of bees. Or is it a herd? Can't remember. But them trained bees, why they'd bring that honey right to a quart mason jar I had a settin' right there on the porch. And right next to that jar, I had a little thank you waitin' for 'em with a little somethin' extree in...

Dude, you got the perfect place to age wines, temps shouldn't vary a whole lot, I'm bringin' all my stuff to your place...LOL

Who said accurate?...LOL

Yes. As am I. I don't think anyone younger than us even knows what the consumption meant a hundred years ago...LOL But dirty diapers?...LOL