Greetings to all!

[tech-ninja]

Just thought I'd take a sec and say hey to everyone!

I'm big on diy, roasting coffee, building things, etc. I had thought about getting into brewing beer (a few friends do), but am not a huge beer fan. So I thought about wine and stumbled onto Mead. I wanted to try it and bought some of the Chaucer's mead and enjoyed it. So I figured I would give it a try.

I have been reading around here for a month or two and decided it was time to get in gear and make some JAO.

I kicked off my JAO (two batches) yesterday and am seeing some bubbles in my airlock!

My dad gave me my grandfather's carboy earlier this year. He would make Scuppernong wine and later in the year, after some practice, I plan to make some in his carboy as a tribute.

I am interested in doing some other fruit wines as well.

Thanks to all for all the information that is posted so far, and I am excited to be a part of the group!

Salut!
tech-ninja

 

[fatbloke]

Just thought I'd take a sec and say hey to everyone!

I'm big on diy, roasting coffee, building things, etc. I had thought about getting into brewing beer (a few friends do), but am not a huge beer fan. So I thought about wine and stumbled onto Mead. I wanted to try it and bought some of the Chaucer's mead and enjoyed it. So I figured I would give it a try.

I have been reading around here for a month or two and decided it was time to get in gear and make some JAO.

I kicked off my JAO (two batches) yesterday and am seeing some bubbles in my airlock!

My dad gave me my grandfather's carboy earlier this year. He would make Scuppernong wine and later in the year, after some practice, I plan to make some in his carboy as a tribute.

I am interested in doing some other fruit wines as well.

Thanks to all for all the information that is posted so far, and I am excited to be a part of the group!

Salut!
tech-ninja

Welcome to Gotmead.

You've picked a good choice for a start recipe, especially if you stick to the recipe (yes, patience isn't the easiest thing to learn.....)

A lot just don't seem to "get it". It's a guess, but there does seem to be good reason for the way Joe wrote the recipe, despite a few things that are normally "no-no's". Just stick with it. It's often drinkable once it's cleared and racked off the debris, but if you can get it bottled and leave it for 6 months, it improves a hell of a lot.

If you haven't already, then I urge you to read the "NewBee guide". There's a lot of stuff there that's worth noting. Sure there's also things that will prompt questions as well.

Plus while you're waiting, check around locally to see if you have a decent home brew shop, and maybe a local honey dealer, or bee keeping group, where you can get good, raw and unprocessed honey.

regards

fatbloke

 

[tech-ninja]

Welcome to Gotmead.

You've picked a good choice for a start recipe, especially if you stick to the recipe (yes, patience isn't the easiest thing to learn.....)

A lot just don't seem to "get it". It's a guess, but there does seem to be good reason for the way Joe wrote the recipe, despite a few things that are normally "no-no's". Just stick with it. It's often drinkable once it's cleared and racked off the debris, but if you can get it bottled and leave it for 6 months, it improves a hell of a lot.

If you haven't already, then I urge you to read the "NewBee guide". There's a lot of stuff there that's worth noting. Sure there's also things that will prompt questions as well.

Plus while you're waiting, check around locally to see if you have a decent home brew shop, and maybe a local honey dealer, or bee keeping group, where you can get good, raw and unprocessed honey.

regards

fatbloke

Thanks!

You are right, patience is the hardest part. I started it yesterday and already can't wait to try it! LOL! I can already forsee I'll need some sort of rotation...

I am very lucky to have two great places near me-
Thomas Creek Brewery has a great homebrew shop and that is where I got a lot of my tools
Bee Well Honey and Natural Market is only about 6 miles from the house! $9 for a quart and a dollar off if I bring the jar back for refill. That didn't seem to bad...

Thanks again for the welcome!

 

[TheAlchemist]

Welcome to the mazer's world...
You'll be a junkie before you know it.

 

[Chevette Girl]

Welcome to the addiction!! Joe's Ancient Orange is awesome and a great start, even though you get to break all the rules.

And nice to see someone else interested in fruit wines too, you don't always HAVE to use honey...

I foretell that soon, you're going to be walking through the produce aisle, looking at everything through new eyes... "Ooh, I bet I could ferment that!" "How would that taste in a mead?" ... just like the rest of us...

 

[Tiwas]

Welcome to the addiction!! Joe's Ancient Orange is awesome and a great start, even though you get to break all the rules.

I really need to try that some time. Maybe it's a good regression

you don't always HAVE to use honey...

I'm having a hard time believing that

I foretell that soon, you're going to be walking through the produce aisle, looking at everything through new eyes... "Ooh, I bet I could ferment that!" "How would that taste in a mead?" ... just like the rest of us...

Cough syrup melomel?

 

[K5MOW]

Welcome to gotmead.

Roger

 

[tech-ninja]

Welcome to the addiction!! Joe's Ancient Orange is awesome and a great start, even though you get to break all the rules.

And nice to see someone else interested in fruit wines too, you don't always HAVE to use honey...

I foretell that soon, you're going to be walking through the produce aisle, looking at everything through new eyes... "Ooh, I bet I could ferment that!" "How would that taste in a mead?" ... just like the rest of us...

I have read some of your brewlogs about fruit wine, so don't be surprised when I try some of your recipes.

We have a great place nearby called The Happy Berry. It's a pick your own fruit farm and I'm sure as the harvesting season hits, I'll be trying a bunch of new stuff.