Original creation day is 10/16/23. This is a split from John Handy Traditional 11/5/23 (Day 1 of split) 1 gallon yield This is the split mead. I used Lahua honey for a traditional mead and separated a gallon off of it. I added 2lb frozen black berries and 1 oz American Oak and .5oz whiskey …
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MRM ~ Roland’s Ancient Orange
10/26/23 (Day 1) 3lbs Menards Honey 3 lbs Sam’s club Honey 2 Navel Oranges 2 Cinnamon Sticks 3/4 tsp Ginger 3/4 tsp Clove 2 tsp bread yeas 2 Gallons Spring water I mixed all the ingredients. In the original JAOM recipe it says mix and let sit. No gravity, no swirling, nothing…That’s what I did, …
MRM ~ John Handy Traditional
MRM ~ John Handy Traditional 10/16/23 2 Gallon recipe: 6 lbs Lehua Honey 1/2 tsp Fermaid O 2 Tsp Bentonite Mangrove Jacks yeast 2 Gallons Crystal Gyser water from dollar tree Mixed all ingredients. O.G. = 1.102 My plan is to split this batch and do 1 gallon traditional and 1 gallon blackberry. Blackberries will …
MRM ~ Coleman’s Sweet Bochet
9/21/23 (day 1) Coleman’s Sweet Bochet 2 lbs Golden Lake honey (Bochet for 110 minutes on high in crock pot. See chart above) 1 Gallon Niagara Water (dollar tree) 3 grams Fermaid-O 1/4 tsp Wine tannin DV10 Yeast (1/2 packet) Lt. Dan said this one …
MRM ~ Gennett Special Reserve
9/10/23 (day 1) 3 lbs Honey (Kendra’s work honey) (Enough honey left for back sweetening) 2 12 oz Jars Apricot Preserves 1 tsp Fermaid O Red Star Premier Classique yeast O.G. = 1.104 Possible 13% if ferments out! Mixed all ingredients and pitched yeast at 80 degrees. After a …
MRM ~ Burton’s Blueberry Currant
2 lbs Menards honey 1 lbs Electric Works honey 3 lbs frozen / thawed / mushed Kroger blueberries 4 oz Black Currant concentrate 1 package Kveik Ale Yeast reconstituted with 1/2 cup water, dash of honey and Fermaid O 1 Gallon Dollar Tree spring water 9/1/23 (day 1) Mixed all ingredients in Kilwins bucket. Pitched …
MRM ~ Herbie’s Red Raspberry
8/24/23 (Day 1) 2 lbs Menards honey 24 oz Red Raspberries (frozen and thawed) Mangrove Jacks M05 1/2 packet yeast Fermaid-O for reconstituting yeast 1/2 tsp S.G. = 1.092 Possible 13% ABV if it goes dry. 9/10/23 (18 days) (Stabilized) S.G. = 1.000 and fruit lost all color. Racked off into clean carboy. 1/2 …
MRM ~ Baise’s Pear/Blueberry cider
Baise’s Pear/Blueberry cider 1 Gallon G.V. Apple Juice 64 oz G.V. Pear Juice 2 cups blueberry crumble tea 12 oz Brown Sugar 1 tsp acid blend 2 tsp Diammonium Phosphate 1/2 pack Lalvin 71B yeast (it was a little old so I don’t know about this one) O.G. = …
MRM ~ Django the Viking
7/29/2023 I got some new honey at the GE farmers market. It tastes amazing. I’ve been reading recipes again and you know what that means. Got to get another batch going. (I now have 2 fermenting. This one makes 3) Here we go: 1/2 oz Paraoh’s Paradise (Loose leaf tea from teajutsu.com) 32 oz Just …
MRM ~ Bix’s Banana Cream Pie Mead
7/9/23 (day 1) 4.2 lbs honey (some clover, some orange blossom) 2 gallons purified water Mangrove Jacks M05 yeast S.G. = 1.078 (if dry it will be ~ 10.88%) Secondary: 3 lbs bananas (Frozen and thawed) 1/2 tsp pectic enzyme 24 Graham Crackers 7/10/23 2 grams Wine Tannin 4 grams Fermaid – O I …