I've been telling a guy at work to get a batch going and he's done 3 beers now so he's feeling frisky. He grabbed a box of Fanta Orange syrup that expired from the cafeteria and he's fermenting that lol. Who knows what it will taste like but what the heck he's experimenting.
cincybrewer said:I just made a batch of this. However, as easy as it was I still managed to screw up. Probably tried to make it too quickly and wasn't paying attention. For starters I ended up putting only a little over 3 lbs of honey in it. I bought two two-lb jugs of honey and poured in 1 and 1/2 jugs, thinking that was 3 1/2. Duh!! To make matters worse, I forgot how much the honey and oranges would add to the volume of the beer so I diluted the honey in way too much water and it wouldn't fit in my gallon jug so I had to pour some of the honey/water mixture out.....Damn me. I might try this again because I don't want to wait 6 months to a year to realize it's not any good.
Unibrow said:Question for yooper
I did my first 3 gallon batch about 6 weeks ago...spilled some honey so I got about 8 pounds in for nearly 3 gallons of water. Maybe because I used less honey then needed, but my carboy is now very clear and a couple raisins have fallen.
Would it be premature to bottle now? Since the liquid has cleared up according to your instructions. Thanks!
I made a batch of JOAM per instructions about a month and a half ago. All of the oranges have fallen, most of the raisins, and it's golden/clear. I'm wondering if it's okay to bottle/rack or should I just wait the full 2 months.
Ninemill your not going crazy, you are exactly right. All of you who brew this for the first time follow the instructions to a T so you have a base line. We all get the same feeling when we see it clear. We all want to mess with it, but it will turn out the best if you wait the full 2 months or longer.
Unibrow said:This is good advice for sure because yooper knows what's up. I suppose i was curious to know if the timetable changes because I scaled up the recipe to 3 gallons and used a bit less honey than needed. Mine is cleared after 6 weeks but I will just wait a few more weeks if that's what is recommended
can i just throw the whole cinnamon stick in there or do i have to split it?
Throw the whole thing in there. Just follow the recipe as-is.
I dont have a clove yet should i wait to start this?
I dont have a clove yet should i wait to start this?
Looks a LOT prettier than my first effort. Hell... looks prettier than my current efforts... though they taste pretty awesome!
CreamyGoodness said:One can only hope! If not, it would be as sad as seeing a peewee soccer tyke come home with a clean uniform.
Seriously, though, thats a pretty jug o'must.
Made a JAOM variant on leap day. Used a tangelo instead of orange and added 2 vanilla beans, everything else was same as recipe. It cleared pretty quickly, but it is still bubbling strong. Not as vigorously as it was, but steady. I just made a second variation based on a post about a sprite mead. I peeled 1 lemon, 3 limes, and 3 clementines then added the juice and pulp to the carboy. Zested all the peels and added the zest. Grated 2 ears of fresh ginger (about 1 heaping table spoon of very wet ginger pulp) and added that. 5 lbs of wildflower honey and red star yeast. Figured I'd use up all that bread yeast and play around with some JAOM variants. Looking at making one with gin botanicals in it as soon as I get the first one bottled.
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Unibrow said:Holy hell. Please post the results of this....sounds amazing
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