Recent content by AggieBrandon

I am debating whether or not to add cacao nibs or not...AZ_IPA's recipe is so good on its own I don't want to chance messing it up haha. I kept it in the secondary to really get a cherry flavor (started 10-8-12 in secondary) and racked 1-24-13. It's clearing nicely, has beautiful color, and is...

Update: Just transferred to secondary with 8lbs of dark cherries on 10/7/12. Topped off with slow mead to lessen head space/ loss due to siphoning. It was in fact fermenting, just at a very slow rate. By the alcohol smell it's apparent that the yeast are doing their job haha. Besides the alcohol...

I know this is an old post, but given the season I thought it was appropriate to revive it. I am looking to do a Saint Arnold's Pumpkinator (essentially the exact same as DR#9, now its seasonal) clone with fresh pumpkin from a nearby nursery. Please anyone with experience making a clone of this...

Looks like I may have a stuck fermentation or perhaps the fermentation has completed? It was very active up until two days ago it had slowed significantly, and now it is at a stand still. Should I rack to a secondary with the addition of the second round of cherries, and pitch another batch of...

Thank you so much for posting and for your recipe! I've been fermenting at room temps around 75-78 degrees. I know you fermented around 65 if I recall correctly. I got concerned because it smelled heavenly the first few days, now the hair salon thing sounds pretty accurate haha. I look forward...

Thank you everyone for your suggestions, I really do appreciate your input. The orange blossom honey is from Walker Honey in Rodgers, Tx. I highly recommend it. My parents have an orange tree and the honey tastes like the sweet smell of a blossoming orange tree. Okay so I have a...

Well I started my Melomel today. I decided to follow a recipe found here on HomeBrewTalk: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f80/oaked-cherry-melomel-339957/ This will be my base. I changed a few things. I made the recipe for 4 gallons and and a 1 gallon top off later on of simply a show Meade. I...

I am the best man in my cousin's wedding and I am really wanting a great mead/melomel to gift to the bride and groom. I have researched for several months about mead making and have just decided to go with a cherry chocolate melomel. I have found a few recipes, but little to no results/critiques...

I would like to trade DR12 for other DR series, especially a DR9 or Pumpkinator. May be interested in others.