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 let this ferment and add the root beer extract in secondary.
S.G. = 1.062 (about 8% ABV)

4/15/24 (Day 2)
1 tsp Fermaid-O

5/1/24 (Day 18)
I did a lot of other mead stuff but didn’t touch this today.

5/10/24 (Day27)
Still pretty gassy.  S.G. = .996 so it’s done.
1/2 tsp Metabisulphite
1 tsp Potassium Sorbate
1 tsp Tannin
Stabilized and racked today.
Still waiting to add the root beer flavoring and back sweeten.  Gonna give it a week.

5/24/24 (Day 41)
Racked into single gallon carboy.  Back sweetened and added root beer extract.  Almost 2 full gallons.  It may need more sweetening.

6/19/24 (Day 67)
Bottling Day!!!!  I added 2 tsp lactose powder, stirred and tasted.  It’s good.  8.7% ABV so not super high! I got 9 bottles.  Labels printed and attached.

I started this book on 5/17/2024.  I’ve read another book by John this year already.  It was good with lots of twists so I hope I enjoy this on too.

I finished on 6/3/2024.  18 Days.

This was a very good book.  Are you “matched” with the right one?  What if the right one was another male, dying or a serial killer?  This book shows what could happen if we were DNA matched with the right partner.

I’m giving this book a 9/10