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Old Polish Metheglin Recipes

by | Feb 29, 2008 | Making Mead Articles | 0 comments

by Arkadiusz SzałataPolish Winemakers and Meadmakers AssociationBelow recipies come from polish handbook of meadmaking "Miodosytnictwo. Sztuka przerabiania miodu i owoców na napoje" ("Meadmaking. The art of converting honey and fruits into...

Andy’s First (Apricot Cinnamon)

by | Feb 23, 2008 | Brewblog | 0 comments

Approx 2.7kg (6pound) of Wildflower honey 3 sticks of cinnamon, 6 cloves, 1 small can apricot nectar, pinch of ginger powder,1 vanilla bean  half kg of sugar (1 pound)Approx 15 grams breadmakers yeast  Cold water added to make up to 9 litres...

First Bottle

by | Feb 5, 2008 | Brewblog | 0 comments

Well I could not resist and opened a bottle of the Blackberry I had just bottled a couple weeks ago.  It's over a year old (aged in the carboy) and it tastes…wonderful ahhh!  I guess it was worth the waiting.  Hopfully they will all just...

Why I never write anything down.

by | Jan 18, 2008 | Brewblog | 0 comments

I get wrapped up in the actual "doing" (gathering of materials, preparing, boiling, etc etc) and I always forget to write down my starting gravity, cooking temps and times, etc. <sigh>   I remember that I forgot just about the time I...

Bottling Time

by | Jan 14, 2008 | Brewblog | 0 comments

My first major bottling happend this weekend.  I was finally was able to bottle all except for one gallon (Mystery Mead) of my aging meads 6 1/2 cases worth!  I have 24 bottles of Pomegranite, 24 bottles of Pom/Blk Cherry, 17 bottles of Plum and 13 Bottles...
Makana Meadery: Honey of a hobby

Makana Meadery: Honey of a hobby

by | Jan 2, 2008 | Meadery Stories | 0 comments

Honey of a hobby spinning jobsFrom The Herald, PORT ELIZABETH   Wednesday January 2, 2008Dr Garth Cambray, director of the Makana Meadery in Grahamstown, inspects some of the bees that produce the honey from which a whole list of products are made. Picture:...