3/4/23 Saw a recipe from Man Made Mead for fermenting store bought juices. Here is the recipe. 2 2 liter jugs of Ocean Spray Cran-Pineapple juice 1oz yeast That’s it. Mixed it and added an airlock. SG = 1.048 (possible 6.3% ABV) I will take a final reading on 3/18/23 and bottle (or drink it) …
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Rachel Caine – Bitter Falls Book 4
2/24/23. Started this one right after book 3. Prologue seems interesting. 3/6/23 I finished the book. In true R.C. fashion it was a page turner for sure. Connor and Sam get nabbed by the cult. Lanny, Vee and Gwen (along with Javi, Kez, J.B. and the FBI) raid the compound. Do they get the boys …
Rachel Caine – Wolfhunter River – Book 3
2/16/23 8:54a.m. I just finished book 2. Killman Creek. I’m starting this one today and I hope it’s as good as the last 2. 2/24/23. 8 days. I just finished Wolfhunter River. It was good but not as good as book 2. Gwen, Sam and the kids have to skirt over to Wolfhunter to …
Earl’s Old Lady
2/24/23 Earl’s old lady: 3 lbs honey (from Glenns) 15 Twinings Lady Grey black tea 1 gallon purified water Lalvin D47 (half packet) SG = 1.090 I started by steeping the 15 bags of tea in 4 quarts of the purified water. I added the honey to the carboy and added the warm tea. Pitched …
Rachel Caine – Killman Creek Book 2
Starting on 2/8/23. I literally just finished book 1 and I’m going to read this one again. I think I’ve read it before I started keeping notes. Chapters are written by character. I like that. 2/16/23. I just finished Killman Creek. Wow! This was a page turner. I could not put this book down. I …
Earl’s Great Pineapple Cider:
2-4-23 2 Gallons Great Value 100% apple juice 3 1.4 lb cans Pineapple Chunks in juice 1 tsp Pectic Enzyme 2 tsp Yeast Nutrient 1 package Lalvin 71B yeast I added both gallons of apple juice to the sanitized bucket. I added all three cans of pineapple in a straining bag to the bucket. Including …
Earl’s Pineapple Mead
2-4-23 Earl’s Pineapple Mead: 2 Gallons Purified Drinking water (from Dollar Tree) 2 hand fulls raisins (not measure, not chopped) 2 tspn yeast nutrient 1 tspn pectic enzyme 5 lbs honey (2.5 Walmart honey & 2.5 local honey from Glenn) 15 oz Hot black Earl Grey tea 3 cans of Great Value Pineapple in syrup …
Stella Blu: BlueBerry Mead
https://advancedmixology.com/blogs/art-of-mixology/how-to-make-blueberry-mead#recipe Ingredients 1-gallon Water (non-chlorinated or filtered) 2-3 lbs. Honey (depending on how sweet you want your mead) 1 to 2 lbs. Blueberries (fresh or frozen) ½ packet Champagne yeast or other wine yeast 1/8 cup Raisins or yeast nutrient 1 Vanilla bean sliced lengthwise (optional) 1 Cinnamon stick (optional) Directions Put the blueberries into …
Rachel Caine ~ Stillhouse Lake
I’ve actually read this book before but I’m reading it again to start the series. I have books 1,2,3 and 5 in the series and would like to read them all through. Starting on 1/30/23. Finished on 2/8/23. 9 days. Gina Royal has to go on the run with her kids because of her “demon” …
Someone Else’s Life ~ Lyn Liao Butler
This is an Amazon First Read book. I actually got 2 books in December for some reason. I just finished Billy Boyle today but will start this book later. Starting day 1/18/23. I finished the book last night. I did NOT like this book. The writing was way to frilly for me. There was a …