5/25/2023 So I followed the City Steading Brews recipe for this one. Here it is. 3.02 lbs Meijer clover honey 2 Containers Tazo Classic Chai Latte Concentrate, 32 oz each 1.5 grams Fermaid O 1 package Mangrove Jacks MO5 mead yeast S.G. = 1.144 (yes 1.144) If it goes dry that would be about 18% …
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MRM ~ Late summer / Earl-y Fall Mead
5/12/23 2 lemons peeled 1/2 orange peeled 4 oz ginger (peeled and sliced) 4 cups water 2 bags Earl Grey Boiled the peels for 10 minutes. Steeped the tea bags for 10 minutes while cooling 1 Gallon Niagara Filtered Water (From Dollar tree) 1 Gallon tap water (using empty filtered bottle) About 5 lbs honey …
Earl’s Brown Sugar and Cinnamon Cider
3/21/23 2 96 oz jugs of Great Value apple juice 2 cups brown sugar 8 cinnamon sticks Red Star Monte-Blanc (.99 from Do It Best) Added all ingredients to a 3 gallon Kilwin’s jug except for the yeast. I have to let it come to room temp first. SG = 1.070 Potentially 9.51 if going …
Earl’s Cranny Hooch
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) …
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 …
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 …
Earls Pearl – Honey Mead
11/19/22 Recipe: 3 lbs honey 1 Cup hot black tea (I used Earl Grey tea….hence the name of the mead) 1/2 orange peel (I used fresh orange and peeler) 1 Tblspn Fleischmans Yeast (Yup bread yeast) 2 oz chopped raisins I sanitized everything prior. I chopped the raisins and …