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Quick update: it has been months and my JACK tastes awesome. The apple is comming back out. I dont know if the methanol is concentrated but it messes you up quickly. I added some cherry bounce i had made a year earlier to it and it tastes sooooo good

How did this turn out? I am making a strong ginger mead to make dark and stormys. If the bottles aged, it would be interesting to see if the flavors develop like the brandy addition in a port wine

Wow, 2.5 lbs of ginger. Was that comparable to a spicey ginger beer like goslings?

Dark and stormy Anybody drink dark and stormys? It's a boater drink, dark rum and ginger beer - very tasty. Anywho, I was thinking that a sparkling ginger mead would make an excellent substitute for the ginger beer, adding an additional alcoholic kick and an additional level of flavor...

Anybody drink dark and stormys? It's a boater drink, dark rum and ginger beer - very tasty. Anywho, I was thinking that a sparkling ginger mead would make an excellent substitute for the ginger beer, adding an additional alcoholic kick and an additional level of flavor. Here's the...

I make meads and beer but a friend makes his own maple syrup. Expense will not be a problem. Has anybody ever made a maple syrup "mead" or m.s. wine? Any tips, hints, recipes (proven)? I realize that most maple flavor will go away. But will it come back like honey notes do after a mead...

I can pic next week if you still have it. Would love for my mead making

I have a question and i know you guys here are always able to help. I had a beer up in Frankenmuth Michigan at Zenders (famous for their chicken dinners). They had a wonderful golden pilsner named Cowpath. The best i can describe it is "buttery". Has anybody ever heard of this? I cant...

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So i accidentally left a high gravity apple wine i had made his fall outside during this blistering minus 30(f) weather. "What was I thinking".? Recipe: 3 gallons high quality michigan cider. OG 1.05 Lalvin D47 (i knew i would need it) Honey/costco I pitched the lalvin in and let...

Thanks, i did some digging and there is a specialty store nearby. I've been calling everywhere w no luck, until now

I just popped a couple of bottles of MY version of JAOM + stark raven mead+ burnt bouchet. It is a keeper. Wont bore with details about the honey boil, read Stark Ravens account. It is super in depth. Used clover honey and burnt to basically black. Added water cooled and pitched...

I am wanting to make a prickly pear mead. Michigan is not conducive to cacti growth. Is there a reputable online vendor, i.e. the bean guy on eBay is great for vanilla beans. Also, i have seen prickly pear powder. Ay thoughts on this? Thx.

Yep, save the xpensive stuff for backsweetening. Safale can chew through a lot of sugar-up to 13%+. You actually made a cyser and you should probably be able to taste a little bit of the honey flavor. If you age it appropriately more mead flavor will come through. You made a good choice on...