6/9/25 (Day 1) 2 Gallon batch The goal of this one is a chocolate covered banana flavor. 5lbs frozen bananas that were very ripe going into the freezer. Thaw them today in a clean bucket. 6 lbs honey 2 gallons tap water 1 packet Mangrove Jacks Mead yeast 1 full cup Cocoa nibs toasted 1 …
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MRM ~ Getz/Giberto Blackberry
5/31/25 1 Gallon Recipe 1 lb Blackberries (Frozen and thawed) 3 lb honey 2 cups hot Earl Grey tea (2 tea bags in 2 cups of water) 71B Yeast Mixed all ingredients. Pitched yeast. O.G. = 1.080 (~10%) 6/3/25 1 tsp Fermaid-O 6/25/25 Racked and stabilized today. It’s thin so I added 1/2 tsp tannin. …
MRM ~ Cherry’s Strawberry Cider
1 Gallon recipe 3/8/25 (Day 1) 1 Gallon GV Apple juice 1 1/2 lbs frozen strawberries 1/2 tsp pectic enzyme Lalvin 71-B yeast pitched dry Mixed all ingredients and pitched yeast. S.G. = 1.049 or about 6.4% if goes dry. 3/22/25 (Day 15) Racked and stabilized Kegged and drank. Was good but needed more sweetening.
MRM ~ The Black Saint
4/14/25 2 Gallon Batch 6lbs Honey 1 lbs Briess 2-row Black Malt 2 gallons spring water 1 T yeast nutrient D-47 yeast S.G. = 1.088 (about 10%) 4/21/25 S.G. = 1.042 5/4/25 S.G. = 1.000 Racked and stabilized. 1 t metabisulfite 1/2 t potassium sorbate .75 oz cascade Hops 6/4/25 Labels Created. Bottles prepped. …
MRM ~ Bitches Banana Bochet
1/1/25 (Day 1) First Batch of 2025!!! 1 gallon recipe 2 lbs very ripe frozen and thawed banana 3 lbs very new and unripe banana 2.5 lbs bochet honey (Craig’s honey from the gallon I bought before the move) 8 whole cloves Qa23 Lalvin yeast (whole packet) Boiled the ripe bananas (peel and all) AND …
MRM ~ Montgomery Lingonberry
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 …
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. …
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 …
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. …