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Try a little poured over some vanilla ice cream like a syrup. Tasty :D

28,383 + 3 = 28,386

JAOM I bottled last May 2014.

Great idea. I'll have to give this a try.

I have the same non-adjustable double lever hand corker and it too makes the dimple. The dimple goes away after about a week.

Great post. You've really condensed the art of mead making into a simplistic article.

5.5 gallons creme ale 6 gallons EdWort’s apfelwein 3 gallons Welch’s grape juice wine 1 gallon banana wine 1 gallon Joe’s Ancient Orange mead

EdWort's Apfelwein

Good question. As far as I know, there is nothing off about it. I followed the recipe exactly, so it was just my taste. In hindsight, I should have made a gallon batch first, just to see if I would like it or not. Edit to add: I'll admit, it kicks a** buzz-wise, even before my doctoring.

3 gallons of blueberry wine 3 gallons Zombie Killer 5 gallons Blue Moon clone 1 gallon Apple Pie Cyser

I made a 3-gallon batch in April 2013 and found this vanilla mead to be barely drinkable, even after 19 months. I tried to like it, but is was a chore to finish a bottle. OG was 1.130; FG was 1.000. I took the remaining 6 bottles today, poured some out into a large glass measuring cup, and...

I made a gallon batch about nine months ago. I have 2 bottles remaining and prefer to drink it chilled. I doubt the remaining bottles will see their 1st birthday.

They look ready to me. I'm on year three cascade vines, and went through four weekends of harvesting just the large cones. Pick & dry the large ones and leave the smaller ones for next week. I see you are in PA. If the weather strays cool, you my be OK. Last year, I waited too long on some of...

Any updates on how this mead turned out, or is turning out? I'm about ready to start a 3-gallon batch.

I just started fermenting 5.5 gal Agave Wheat clone.