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SECOND BATCH AT MSR!
10/20/24

1 16.7 oz “Dryck Lingon” from Ikea (lingonberry drink mix)
1.37 lbs Rekeweg honey (This one is from Decatur)
1 packet 71B yeast
10 Grams Fermaid-O
1 gallon filtered water

S.G. = 1.080 (10% ABV possible)

I was surprised at the gravity reading with only 1.37 lbs of honey.  The drink mix must be very sugary.
I will probably add tannin and some other flavor at the end of this depending on how it turns out once it’s done fermenting.

11/3/24
S.G. = .994 (He’s Done!) 11.3% ABV!!!!!
Racked and stabilized
Added Mexican Hibiscus (about 1 oz)

12/3/24
Racked off hibiscus.  It’s way to much.  Can’t taste lingonberry at all.  It’s all hibiscus.
Back sweetened to 1.036 and added 1/8 tsp vanilla.  It’s still hot and way to much hibiscus flavor.  I may try to grab another bottle of lingonberry or try to add something else to this.  The hibiscus is just way to much.

12/19/24
I had a small glass of this (still bulk aging) and it actually wasn’t bad.  Going to bottle and let set for a while.

1/4/25
Bottled this today.  The labels are wrong.  They say it was bottled in 2024.  It’s good.  I got 4 bottles out of it.

 

10/20/24 FIRST BACTCH AT MSR!!!!
(10/19/24) Thawed 5 lbs of blackberries in a Kilwins bucket

10/20/24
5 lbs blackberries
5 lbs McComb Bees Honey (From Decatur)
2 gallons Crystal Geyser water
10 grams Fermaid-O
Mangrove Jacks Yeast
S.G. = 1.082 (10% ABV possible)

Mixed all ingredients.  The bucket is full and the airlock is getting a little cramped.  It’s going (I lifted the lid once).

11/3/24
S.G. = 1.000 (He’s Done!!)
racked and stabilized.  Tart but flavorful.
Added small amount of sage.

12/3/24
Tasted both the dregs and the good stuff.  I threw out the dregs.  It was bad.  The good stuff tasted great.

1/4/25
1 Gallon for me.  Back sweetened to 1.020 and it tastes amazing!
1 Gallon for Grace.  No sweetening.

Bottled and labeled 1/4/25

 

11/21/24
96 oz G.V. apple juice
1/2 gallon Kekionga Cider
1/4 lb honey
2 cinnamon sticks
S.G. 1.064 (about 8%)
71B yeast pitched dry

12/3/24
S.G. = 1.010
Nothing added and Nothing racked.  I think it’s still going.  I have another half gallon of cider to mix in to give it a really good flavor.
Going to keg this one though.

12/23/24
He’s done!  Kegged with a backsweetened (Eurithritol) cider.  The cinnamon doesn’t really “shine” on this one.  It was only 2 sticks.  The flavor is really good and can’t wait to see how it taste carbonated!  Final gravity was 1.000 so this is about 8% ABV.  A little less because I diluted it with a little more cider for flavor.

1/5/25
Drinking this now and boy oh boy is it good.  A little sweet, a little tart.  Apple flavor really comes through.  Cinnamon shines but isn’t overly done.
I will make this again for sure.

6/19/24 (Day 1)
6 lbs Golden Lake Honey
1.5 lbs very ripe bananas
2 Gallons spring water
1 tsp pectic enzyme
Mangrove Jacks yeast

Boiled the bananas (peel and all) in about 1/2 gallon of the spring water.  Used the other half to help warm the honey for easier pour.  It worked!
Boiled bananas for 20 minutes.  Added the bananas to a bag while straining the hot water into the bucket.  Added the warm honey.  Added the rest of the water.  Mixed well and let cool.  Don’t want to kill the yeasts.
S.G. = 1.080 but the water was very warm.  Gonna take another reading after it cools a bit. (10.6% potential ABV)
I used all of my Golden Lake honey so I won’t have any for back sweetening.  I’ll have to use another for that.

6/21/24 (Day 3)
Added 1 tsp DAP

6/24/24/ (Day 5)
Added 2 tsp Fermaid-O

7/5/24
S.G. = 1.000.  Removed bananas.  Still setting on yeast.

7/19/24 (Day 30)
Racked off yeast into new bucket and Stabilized with 1 tsp metabisulphite and sorbate.
Leave it for 24 hours.

7/24/24 (Day 35)
Added 3 lbs of frozen bananas, 6 full graham crackers, 1/4 lb brown sugar and 1 tsp vanilla extract.  Will back sweeten in a week or two.

8/12/24 (Day 55)
Removed the bananas and graham crackers.  Added another 1/2 cup brown sugar and 1/2 tsp vanilla.  Let clear and bottle.

9/4/24 (Day very long time)
Bottled today.  The labels are dated wrong for the bottle but by only a few days.  It’s clear and nice today.  Let’s see what it looks like in a month.

Final bottling gravity was 1.018.  It still tastes sweet even though it isn’t.

 

 

5/21/24
2 Gallon Recipe
4 lbs Honey.  I used a mixed batch of honey for this one
2 96 oz Great Value White Grape Juice
Lalvin 71B yeast
8 Grams Fermaid – O
.5 Grams tannin
Mixed all ingredients.  Added yeast.  S.G. = 1.118 (15.5% potential ABV)

6/19/24 (Day 30)
Racked into big glass carboy.
Added 1 tsp Sorbate and 1/4 tsp metabisulphite.
It’s STABILE!!
Added 2 campden tablets.
S.G. = 1.004 (15.2% ABV)
Going to give it a week to clear.

7/5/24
Back sweetened to 1.035.  Added 1oz Dark toasted American Oak chips in cheesecloth bag.

7/19/24 (Day 60)
Bottled and labeled this beast!  It’s gonna be good!!!!