NOPE, Not a mead, but kind of is. 6/19/24 (Day 1) 1 Gallon recipe for the keg 2.12 lbs CDW Bavarian Wheat Extract .75 oz Citra hops (60 min boil) .80 oz Calypso hops (30 min boil) .50 oz Tettnang hops (5 min boil) 8 oz Trader Joes Honey 1 gallon spring water 1 package …
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MRM ~ Goodman’s a Viking Too
5/2/25 (Day 1) 1 Gallon Spring Water 32 oz Knudsen Black Cherry juice 32 oz Knudsen Tart Cherry juice 12 oz frozen raspberries 24 oz Frozen Sweet Cherries 2 Black Tea bags 1 oz Mexican Hibiscus 1 oz TeaJitsu Cherry Tea 2 lbs honey (I forget what I used) Mangrove Jacks Mead yeast Brewed the …
MRM ~ The Square “Root” of the Sun…..Ra
4/14/24 (Day 1) 2 Gallon recipe 1 lb Trader Joe’s Mesquite honey 3 lb Glenn’s Honey 2 gallons spring water Lalvin QA23 yeast 1 tsp Fermaid-O .5 – .8 oz Zatarains Root Beer extract Mixed the ingredients to start a traditional mead. I reconstituted the yeast with a small amount of water and honey. Will …
MRM ~ Karma
4/11/24 (Day 1) 1 gallon recipe 2.11 lbs honey. I used several “leftover” honeys for this. 2 oz ginger. cut into slices 2 cinnamon sticks 1 Black Tea teabag 1/2 tsp clove Lalvin QA23 yeast 1 Gallon bottled water I started by boiling the ginger, cinnamon and tea bag for 10 minutes in 1/2 of …
MRM ~ Dizzy’s the Doctor
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 …
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 …
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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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 …