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Well, talk about beginners luck... My first batch of JAOM sat in the closet for just about a month before the fruit fell. I didn't get a hydrometer reading at the beginning, so I don't know what the ABV is, but it's strong. The flavor and viscosity remind me of Choya, a Japanese plum wine (Ulm...

Well, my first batch of wine from concentrate (Apple-Cherry) stopped burping about two weeks ago. As it is sitting on the floor of the guest shower, it's real hard to tell if it is clear, yet. Perhaps I'll take a flashlight upstairs in the morning and hold it around the backside of the carboy...

If you have the plastic corks and wires, fine. Otherwise I would recommend using beer bottles and crimp caps (or I suppose you could use screwcap wine bottles) to hold the pressure. Whichever type you use, I would check a bottle after about two to three days, then once a day after that, until...

So, from that I'm thinkin' 5 tsp should be fine in 5 gallons. Thanks.

Please advise: My first batch of JAOM tasted so good, I want to make more. If a 1-gal batch uses 1 tsp of Flieshman's yeast, would you use 5 tsp for a 5-gal batch? I could cut the cinnamon and cloves to 3 or 4 of each and maybe 120 raisins, but I used a couple of extra oz. of honey and would...

Back in the 70s my dad noticed that Tang Instent Breakfast Drink had no preservatives, so he made a batch of Sparkling Tang Wine.

This is the problem I had with the Cherry Berry Mead recipe. The next morning after setting the airlock, I found it half way across the room, followed by strawberry slushy. That stains beige carpet, also. Next batch, I'll try the napkin trick.

Thanks again. I bought honey and fruit to make 5 gal. of Cherry Berry Mead two days ago (12 lbs. of honey from 3 five-pound jugs). I had some honey leftover from a previous batch of beer, so last night I bought an orange, bread yeast, and some fresh cinnamon sticks. I had everything else...

Cherry Berry Mead Recipe Type: Extract Yeast: Wyeast 4184 Sweet Mead Batch Size (Gallons): 5 Gallons Original Gravity: Final Gravity: Boiling Time (Minutes): Color: TBA (see photo) D'Oh! I haven't figured out how to add photos, yet. Hi Folks, This is my first attempt at mead and if...

Thanks for the advice. Looking forward to getting started. LondoThePoet writes: There once was a brewer of Mead Who went on this website to read All the posts from the pros And as everyone knows More free time is what he will need

Hi, I'm new to the site and new to making Mead. I like the looks of this recipe and wanting to try it, but I would like to try a two-gal. batch. I know I need to double up on pretty much everything, but would that include the yeast? From my past experience with Mr.Beer (yes, I really am a...