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Winsome, I bought some tapered corks that you just tap in with a mallet. My understanding is that these are fine for short term storage which is what I intend.

Funk, Yeah, the raisins in my bottles fattened up too. I have had 6 different people sample my first batch of JAOM so far and the heads are nodding. It's great stuff. I cannot drink very much of it myself as it seems to go right to the head, no kidding. Unusual kick to it. I have read...

Bogus. I have only found one store in my area that sells mead. It is made by Honey Run Winery in Chico, California. I think it is excellent, but then again I have nothing to compare it to, other than what I am making! Best of brewing!

Jez, I am new to this also. I currently have six "experiments" going. Each one reacts differently. Patience is the thing here. I would suggest using a bit more honey in your mixes. I am having good results with one gallon jugs-40 oz. of honey, fruit of your choice. You can use...

Agree with Medsen on the clove. My first batch of JAOM I used 3 drops of clove extract in a gallon and even that amount was a little too much. Guess it's all about your tastes but it can be overpowering.

Tinga, That makes perfect sense! While I did not see this action occur in the second bottle I made up, the first one I should call "Dancing Raisin Mead". Best of brewing!

Funk, I see the line there. Normal for the situation. I had a blowout night before last with some blueberry I put together in a one gallon mix. Made a bit of a mess!. Plus, I dropped a little spoon into the bottle that I was cleaning the neck out with!. So, had to put it all in...

Funk, Looks good! Keep a close eye on it while it starts up you can get a whole lot of foam going.

Rowing, I am just now tasting the apricot mead I got going a month ago. I am very happy with the way it is going. Just 2 mashed apricots, 40 oz. honey, 1 cinnamon stick, a few raisins, Lalvin EC-1118 yeast. This is a one gallon mix.

Black. I am currently brewing in one gallon and three gallon primaries. I started a one gallon mix of blueberry this afternoon and even though I was watching it closely it blew the airlock out and made decent mess. I kinda expected this as my last batch came close to this action. I wish...

Joshua, Don't know if you can find it in your area but some really great stuff is "Honey Run" Meadery. Their blackberry mead, or melomel is superb. They make four or five kinds. After I drank some I was inspired to try my hand at the process. So, go for it and have fun! All the best.

Fellow Meadiators, I started two gallons of strawberry melomel on Wednesday. It is going very actively and I'm looking forward to this for Christmas. I threw in around 50 raisins, used good old Fleischmann's yeast and 12 ozs. of strawberries that I mashed into a jam. Best of brewing to...

Brew, Sounds like a good recipe. I have four mixes going right now. From my experience so far you will be longer in primary for the full fermentation to take place, depending upon your yeast and mix. I have had two bottles go six weeks of pretty strong fermentation before settling down...

Fellow Meadiators, While I am on a roll here, bought a lb. of frozen strawberries, two kiwis, 40 oz. of clove honey. Threw it together this afternoon in a gallon jug with one teaspoon of Fleischmann's. I mashed the strawberries and kiwi up pretty good. The neck of the bottle filled up...

Pappers, Thanks for your response. Since I haven't before used this combination I was staring at it this evening thinking, "There's not enough sugar in the mix". I went to the cupboard and measured out a cup of white sugar and poured it in. Voila! Ten minutes later I have krausen and...

Well, this has not happened to me before. Friday I started a gallon of Hansen's Apple-Strawberry using Red Star Montrachet yeast. After around six hours I saw no activity so I threw in some yeast nutrient. Yesterday I had some pretty strong activity and now it has almost completely died out...

Witch, Sorry but I cannot tell you. Guess I am a seat of the pants vintner. Today I was going to make some Honey Dew melon mead. However, the melons were five bucks a piece, so I figured nah! I'll make some more JAOM instead. I substituted a nice tangelo for the orange. It started...

Witch, My JAOM finally quit fermenting yesterday. I racked it off and got 3/4 gallon. I got a taste of it last night-very sweet, strong clove taste with orangey background. I kinda reminds me of Grand Marnier a little! I put three drops of clove extract in this which I think is a...

Med, Whelp, I was just about to secondary it off and the damn thing kicks off with fermentation again. We have 100 plus heat here last two days so I guess it brought it back from the dead. I will wait now and see how the bubbles act. Thanks for your advice.

Medsen, It is completely clear now. The orange and raisins are still on top though.