Wow. Cheapest honey I can find is Mrs. Crocketts 12 bucks for @4 lbs at sams club or 35 a gallon (which is 12lbs?) for local honey. That's an expensive batch. I only made a gallon a few weeks ago. Thinking of trying to make a ceyser soon. Never had one so I don't know if I will like it.
newbrew77 said:Can I cold crash jaom to help it clear?
luda007 said:I started my batch on 7/28. I only have 2 orange slices left floating, the other sank already.
It appears to be clearing as well.
Is this normal for it to be happening this quickly?
As of today all oranges have fallen to the bottom. There are only a few raisins left floating. Normal? Not normal?
Ideas?
luda007 said:As of today all oranges have fallen to the bottom. There are only a few raisins left floating. Normal? Not normal?
Ideas?
milsman2 said:I just made JAOM and pitched last night with D47 without sticking the oranges in and @ 12 hours I see no signs of life? I also added nutrients and energizer. The pitch was @ 70F. Am I in trouble yet?
Add your oranges and shake it! If nothing by morning, add more yeast!
milsman2 said:Are the oranges really necessary to start the fermentation?
Quick question, how many have tried stormthecastle.coms 1gal version of this? I've had mine going for about a month now, ballon and plastic jug and all. How long did you let it sit before drinking? And when should it palatable?
Hi all, I've started up my 2nd and 3rd batch of this, but I'm curious, how is everyone testing their OG, when there is orange slices/chunks and all in such a small mouthed carboy like a 1G? perhaps I'm just not being creative enough, LOL...thanks for any tips and tricks...p.s. I love me some JAOM...
I don't test my OG as I know how much honey there is in a specific amount of water. So I just use the theoric OG for reference but I do measure FG once the fruits fall to the bottom.
Also, 1G, once ready ... is gone way too fast ... 10G is the answer.
Why not just add more cherries?
BigKahuna said:It is bothered, and, possesses by satin! You have pissed off the brew gods, and this is not safe to drink! Immediately disregard the instructions, bottle in beer bottles and ship to me for proper disposal!
*** this is your only responsible option!***
Just think of the children!
(yeah, I'll delete this later!)
I didn't see this until now.
Too funny!
I did taste just now. It tasted pretty good.
Slightly syrupy in consistency but good. Nice little alcohol burn.
nmacholl said:I used a rather dry yeast (DYW84) for my batch; almost two months in I could probably stand a little sweeter mead. What are my sweetening options? Just curious, I might actually age it as I hear dry meads can be quite good once aged.
jcam91 said:Hey guys. Trying this out for my first mead and scaled up to 3 gallons. Like a noob I pitched 3 packets yeast. Is it okay or am I screwed from the massive amount of yeast.
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