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 drink mix must be very sugary.
I will probably add tannin and some other flavor at the end of this depending on how it turns out once it’s done fermenting.

11/3/24
S.G. = .994 (He’s Done!) 11.3% ABV!!!!!
Racked and stabilized
Added Mexican Hibiscus (about 1 oz)

12/3/24
Racked off hibiscus.  It’s way to much.  Can’t taste lingonberry at all.  It’s all hibiscus.
Back sweetened to 1.036 and added 1/8 tsp vanilla.  It’s still hot and way to much hibiscus flavor.  I may try to grab another bottle of lingonberry or try to add something else to this.  The hibiscus is just way to much.

12/19/24
I had a small glass of this (still bulk aging) and it actually wasn’t bad.  Going to bottle and let set for a while.

1/4/25
Bottled this today.  The labels are wrong.  They say it was bottled in 2024.  It’s good.  I got 4 bottles out of it.

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 a little cramped.  It’s going (I lifted the lid once).

11/3/24
S.G. = 1.000 (He’s Done!!)
racked and stabilized.  Tart but flavorful.
Added small amount of sage.

12/3/24
Tasted both the dregs and the good stuff.  I threw out the dregs.  It was bad.  The good stuff tasted great.

1/4/25
1 Gallon for me.  Back sweetened to 1.020 and it tastes amazing!
1 Gallon for Grace.  No sweetening.

Bottled and labeled 1/4/25