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 …
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MRM ~ HeadHunters Blackberry
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 …
MRM ~ Coleman’s Cinnamon Cider
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. …
J.T. Ellison ~ A Very Bad Thing
Started this book on 10/14 and finished on 11/27/24. It’s not that it wasn’t a good book, it was super long. 499 pages. It’s the first time I’ve read the author. Chapters were on the long side. The move was going on and we were very busy a lot. When it came time to read, …
Yasmin Angoe ~ Not What She Seems
Amazon First read. I started this book on 9/16/24 and finished on 10/13/24. Right during the move. The book was just ok for me. Chapters were long, story was good and characters were well written. Jacinda (Jac) Brodie a college student has an affair with her prof. It didn’t go well and has to return …
Lucinda Berry ~ If You Tell a Lie
Well, it’s Lucinda so of course I’m going to read it. I started it on 9/1/24. Finished on 9/15/24 (14 Days) The book was just OK for me. Lucinda has written some bangers and this one just isn’t one of them. It revolves around 4 girls who go to camp every year. They’re outcast kids …
MRM ~ Cannonballs are made of Bananas
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 …
Lauren Thoman ~ You Shouldn’t Be Here
This is an Amazon First Read. Starting the book on 8/16/26. Never read the author before. Finished on 8/31/24. I liked it. There were lots of characters. Chapters were kind of long. Rent a house from a slum lord and see what “ghosts” you can conjure up. A dead body in the wall behind the …
Steven Konkoly ~ Deep Sleep (Devin Grey Book 1)
I found this author and just finished 1 book. I’m starting this book in the Devin Grey series on 7/19/24. I’ll let you know how it goes. I just finished this book on 8/16/24. That’s the longest it’s taken me to read a book. I mean it was OK but not that great. Lots of …
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MRM ~ Jump on the “Pyment” Trane
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. …