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This summer I was able to find mustang grapes at my local fruit stand. I ended up buying @ 20 lbs of them. I froze them for about a month then ran them through my steam juicer. They yielded two gallons of juice. The color was very, very dark when I put them into the freezer, but by the time...

I'm not a huge hops fan, but Manthing is so I'd like to surprise him with a lower ABV hopped mead for his birthday in March. With a lower ABV, I'm assuming this will be ready to drink much sooner than most of my meads. I bought some Williamette and German Hallertau (1 oz each) hops awhile back...

The Woodsman: 2 quarts maple syrup 1 quart hickory syrup Yaupon Holly (think christmas shrub) honey water to just above 3 gallons Started this one on 01-11-16, SG @ 1.12. Racked this in February, then again on 03-27-16.

I pitched the yeast on this 3 gallon batch yesterday. 10 lbs strawberries 2 lbs rhubarb 1 stick lemongrass 1 campden tablet, crushed 3 T french oak powder 1.5 tsp pectic enzyme @ 9 lbs honey (SG to 1.09) 3 gallons of water D47 yeast Thaw fruit and add to primary with 1 gallon of...

This isn't a brewing issue per se, but a cursory google search didn't yield much information. Back in December, I decided I wanted to make homemade vanilla, let it age for a number of months, then give out as gifts for Christmas 2014. I bought a large bottle of Everclear (1.75 liter I...

I had it all planned out. I bought ten lbs of cheap honey from Sam's Club and was going to make a 1 gallon batch of BOMM. I've never tasted mead before and wanted to try it out before committing to a large batch. (If I like it, I'll use my tax return to drop serious money on several...