4/14/24 (Day 1) 1 Gallon recipe 2 1/2 2 liters of Dr. Pepper (Just filled to the gallon mark) 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 packet Lalvin 71B yeast S.G. = 1.042 Mixed all ingredients and let degas. Pitched yeast dry. 4/15/24 (Day 2) 1 tsp Fermaid-O 5/1/24 (Day 18) Racked into clean vessel. S.G. =.996 …
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Rebecca Kelley ~ No One Knows Us Here
Started this book on 4/17/24. Not sure if I’ve read anything by her yet. Looks interesting. So I finished this book today. 5/1/24. 15 Days. I really enjoyed it. Rosemary is a down and out on her luck woman. She’s got a menial job. Her sister Wendy is living with grandma. Parents died. Rosemary tries …
MRM ~ E.S.T. Smooth Caramel
2/2/24 (Day 1) 1 Gallon Batch 2.8 lbs Kroger Clover honey 25 oz Torani Classic Caramel Syrup 1 tsp Fermaid-O 1/4 tsp wine tannin Lalvin QA23 yeast 1 gallon spring water from dollar tree Mixed all ingredients together and pitched dry yeast. S.G. = 1.110 or about 12% ABV if it goes dry 2/3/24 (Day …
MRM ~ Basie’s Spicy Pumpkin
2 Gallon Recipe 2/2/24 (Day 1) 2.26 oz Great Value 100% pure pumpkin 64 oz Tazo Pumpkin Spice Latte tea mix 2 lbs Great Lakes Golden Clover Honey (I think it’s from Kroger) 1 lbs Honey (other honey from Missy I think) Lalvin D47 yeast Mixed all ingredients together and pitched yeast. Using the new …
Gillian McAllister ~ The Choice
TikTok recommended book. Started on 3/30/24. I’m pretty sure I’ve read another one of her books. OMG I could not wait to finish this book. I didn’t like it at all. She rambled in her head waaaaayyyyy to much for me. Conversations were stupid, crime was unjustly punished and there was no “meat” to this …
MRM ~ E.S.T. Monks “Worth” it
2/2/24 (Day 1) 1 Gallon batch 2.8 lbs Kroger Clover honey 1.5 lbs crushed Worthers candies 1 tsp Fermaid-O 1/4 tsp wine tannin Lalvin QA23 yeast 1 gallon spring water from dollar tree Crushed the candies and added about 1/2 gallon of the spring water to a pan. Added the crushed candies and made a …
MRM ~ Coltrane’s Ascension Currant Blueberry
2/16/24 (Day 1) This is take 2 of the blueberry that was such a hit we almost drank it all quick. Not many changes made to the recipe. Here we go! 6 lbs Golden Lake Honey 6 lbs G.V. frozen blueberries (thawed and mashed) 1 1/2 tsp Pectic Enzyme 1/2 tsp acid blend 8 oz …
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John Marrs ~ Keep It In the Family
I’ve read a book by John before. I’m starting this one on 3/11/24. 3/29/24 and I finished this book. 19 days. Man this book had some twists and turns to it. Mia falls pregnant just as her and her husband purchase a house. The in-laws didn’t want them to have the house. We find out …
MRM ~ Surman’s Cider
2/16/24 (Day 1) 1 1/2 gallon recipe 1 Gallon G.V. Apple Juice 1/2 Gallon G.V. 100% Pure Pear 2 cinnamon sticks 1 lb of White Sugar Lalvin 71B Yeast Mixed in bucket, added yeast. S.G. = 1.064 (8.4% ABV if goes dry) 2/17/24 (Day 2) 1/2 tsp DAP 2/19/24 (Day 3) 1/2 tsp DAP 2/23/24 …
Lucinda Berry ~ Off the Deep End
Started on 2/29/2024 (Yes it’s leap year day!). It’s Lucinda so my hopes are very high that this book is as good as the others she’s written. Amber ~ The saved boy’s mother Jules ~ The mother who lost her child Finished on 3/10/24 (Keaton’s birthday). 11 Days. Wow. The twists and turns in a …