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Batch #3 – JAO

Batch #3 – JAO

I am drinking this one now and its pretty good. the pithy flavor has backed way down and it tastes like honey and oranges now with almost no alcohol bite. it smells almost completely of honey. its been bottled for a while and is sitting in the closet. im really...

Honey and its Uses

by Malcolm T. Sanford2 Honey is one of the oldest sweets known to man. References to it in literature are legion. Israel was described in the bible as a land "flowing with milk and honey". The ancient Romans paid taxes in honey as did the Aztecs of Central...
Cyser (meth/mel)

Cyser (meth/mel)

4 gallons Apple Juice (from Wild Oats Pateurized only)7lbs honey (Sue Bee Clover).7 gallons water (tap)1/5 Cup Rasins regular1/5 Golden Rasins1/8 cup Currants1 Cinnamon  Stick1 Vanilla Bean1/4 cup Crystalized GingerJuice of one lemonPeel of one Lemon2t Acid Blend...

JOA (1st Attempt)

9/9/06 – Today I made JOA following the directions to the letter.  Starting Brix came to 28.5 which, according to promash is ~1.12OG.  I'm not sure if this translates well when dealing with must.  It looked really nice in the gallon jug with...
Batch #3 – JAO

New Years Cyser (1st Attempt)

Well this is my first cyser as well as my first post here on gotmead.com.  I was turned on to cysers from Oskaar.  I met him over at a friends and he was kind enough to let me sample his cyser.  Love at first sip.  It was outstanding and I knew I...

Oh my Gawd, Bragawd! – Brewlog

Oh my Gawd, Bragawd!9/13/061.8 lb Wildflower Honey1.5 lb Muntons Light DME0.25 oz. Northernbrewer Hops (8.4 %) 30 minutes0.25 oz. Willamette (4.9%) 30 minutes0.5 oz. Willamette (4.9%) 2 minutes0.5 tsp Yeast Nutrient0.5 tsp Yeast EnergizerD47 YeastBoiled 1 gallon water...

Brewing Mead Wassail! In Mazers of Mead

by Lt. Col. Robert Gayre and Charlie PapazianBrewers Publication, P.O. Box 287, Boulder, Colorado 80306-0287; 200 pages, softcover. {rawcontent 11} The American Homebrewers Association is a group usually associated with home beer brewing. However, they took a bit...
Batch #3 – JAO

Secret Recipe a Winner

By Pamela J. Spence (reprinted with permission from the Fall 1986 AMA Newsletter) For many years, brothers Ken and Jim Schuchter have been successful truck farmers. Since 1970, however, the family-owned operation has expanded to become the second largest vineyard...