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    Gallons of cider made 2023

    3 gallons started on Saturday 204.25+3 = 207.25
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    Help fixing a JAOM

    Put together a 1 gallon batch of JAOM in August, my wife loved it. She asked me to make a bigger batch. 1 Gallon batch recipe: 3.5 pounds of wildflower honey 1 orange, sliced 1 cinnamon stick 1 clove 20 raisins water to 1 gallon bread yeast Let it ride for 2 months. On January 1st, I made a 4...
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    Maturing mead

    85C is very hot for pasteurization (185 F). You only need it above 140 for 20ish minutes to pasteurize. Going over 170 degrees brings you over the boiling point for ethanol as well which isn't desired. Best practice would be to use a metal wire rack at the bottom of your water pot to keep the...
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    Alabama lady learning to make kombucha.

    Not sure on the first part, I haven't actually grown hops. I just use hops pellets. Either way works. I usually put a batch in a 1/2 gallon mason jar with a wide mouth, add 1/2 ounce of hops, and close it off with a plastic lid. I don't tighten it though, just in case some gas needs to escape.
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    Alabama lady learning to make kombucha.

    Greetings! From NE Alabama, myself. I enjoy hopped kombucha - I let the kombucha ferment to my liking, then dry hop at a ratio of 1 ounce hops per 1 gallon of kombucha for 3 or 4 days. You can scale that ratio easily based on you batch size. After dry hop, I bottle into swing tops and...
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    What I did for/with Mead today

    Racked 3 gallons of JAOM from primary into 1 gallon secondaries. I'll let them sit for a few more weeks and then start cold crashing them.
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    Has anyone had success adding cinnamon sticks to your cider?

    I've added them to secondary. 1 stick per gallon for 1 week. It works well for my taste. You may want more or less time - it's worthwhile to taste test along the way until you find something you like.
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    How many gallons of Mead 2023

    4 gallons of JAOM, 1 gallon hydromel, 1 gallon hopped hydromel. 20.05 + 6 = 26.05
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