My daughter and I made a gallon of JAOM on December 21st, the winter solstice, which could not have hurt. I just bottled it up last night, March 2nd. It yielded four bottles plus one glass. I drank the glass tonight and I have to say that it tasted pretty good! A little rough around the edges, so to speak, but very fit to drink. The other four bottles are going into the dark until summer. They should be great by then. This is going to be a real crowd pleaser.