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1 Gallon Blueberry Mead 558

I'd self-report restarting the hobby during pandemic. I'd been living in tiny apartments where I just didn't have the space, but when my apartment building went up for sale during the housing boom/bubble/whatever I ended up having to leave. Thankfully I had been saving cash and found a nice...

1580.25 + 5 gallons Amber Ale = 1585.25 gallons.

152 gallons + 1 gallon of Orange Blossom Metheglin = 153 gallons.

Bout halfway through War & Peace, just about to finish Stardust by Neil Gaiman, and about halfway through Leaders Eat Last. Glad to see so many readers!

Just bottled gallon #1 for me this year. Pasteurized Local Cider and Nottingham Yeast. Bottle Carb'd. 81.5 + 1 gallon Basic Hard Cider = 82.5 gallons

Currently about 50 pages into War & Peace

My apologies, I missed that detail. Thanks for the correction!

5 gal of honey wheat beer, and 1 gal of cider so far, put me down for: = 6 gal

I haven't fact-checked this too hard, but my local beekeeper explained to me that raw honey tends to be a blend of the available varieties at an apiary.

Late to the party, but hello from Mid Coast as well! I hope the welding has been going well!

Thanks everyone for the great feedback, it is very much appreciated. :D

@UpstateMike - I used a measured amount of water, but I'll certainly keep this information in mind.

I might try it, but I think Jacob's explination sounds spot on. It might be worth just trying again. Thanks for the idea though.

@Jacob Marley - I'm really assuming it was just a lemon batch. I did not take grav readings as my hydrometer broke, and I know this is pretty taboo. The bung was nice and snug in the top of the vessel, and the air lock was also snug, so I doubt it was that. It bubbled pretty intensely for...

@ HopHead209 - Topped off to a gallon so roughly 1/4th of a gallon. The gentleman I got the recipe had a lot of success with his recipe, but this could certainly be the culprit. @ MarkKE - I made sure to try the juice before hand, and it certainly tasted pretty sweet. But I don't really drink...

Hello HBT, this is my first post. I attempted my first hard cider in the early part of November. I used: 3/4ths of a gallon of unfiltered, pasteurized apple juice (I have lost the label so I'm not 100% on the brand) 1 pound Maine blueberry blossom honey 1 table spoon brown sugar Safale -...