8/9/25 (Day 1) 2.8 lbs Frozen Dark Cherry (Great Value)(Thawed for 24 hours) 2 lbs Kevins Honey 1 Gallon Tap Water S.G. = 1.060 1 tsp Fermaido 1/2 packet K1-V1116 yeast 1/2 tsp Tannin Mixed all ingredients. 8/23/25 (Day 15) S.G. = 1.000 8/26/25 (Day 18) Racked off cherries. Stabilized. 1/2 tsp tannin. 1 charred …
Monthly Archives: August 2025
Gregg Olsen ~ Out of the Woods
Started on 7/23/25. I’ve read some books by Gregg before. Hoping it will be good! Finished on 8/6/25. Well this book is based on the true story of Shasta Groenig. It’s sick. It’s tough to read. I didn’t love it. Serial killer Edward Dunkin kidnapped 2 children after killing their family.
Ellery Lloyd ~ Bad Date
Amazon first read: Started on 8/6/25 finished on 8/11/25 It was just OK. Short story maybe 100 pages. It didn’t really keep my interest very much. Wolf, the son of a wealthy pod caster is a murderer. He murders mom’s boyfriends. Until the night he didn’t finish the murder and his mother called the cops.
Megan Abbott ~ Give Me Your Hand
Amazon First Read: Started 6/21/25 Finished 7/6/25 5/10. I didn’t like this book. It was all over the place. Chapters were long. Characters were well written but the story line just drug on way to much. Kit and Dianna. Growing up together, both running cross country, both studying for the same course is school. Kit …
MRM ~ Ayler’s Pineapple Express
6/9/25 1 Gallon Batch 64 oz Pineapple Juice 64 oz Great Value Apple Juice 1/2 packet QA23 Lalvin yeast O.G. = 1.050 ~ 6.5% Mixed and pitched 6/12/25 (Day 4) S.G. = 1.000. Tastes good. Needs sweetening. Pineapple comes through nicely. This one won’t last long in the keg. 6/25/25 (Day 15) Racked off lease …
MRM ~ Pat’s Cherry “Melow” Mel
5/13/25 1 Gallon Batch 96 oz Just Black Cherry Juice 32 oz Just Tart Cherry Juice 64 oz Juicy Juice 100% Cherry 1 lbs Great Value Dark Sweet Cherries 2.2 lbs Eucalyptus Honey (from Marshalls) Lalvin QA23 yeast 1 Tsp Fermaid-O S.G. = 1.100 (About 12%) Thawed Cherries. Added all juices, Fermaid-O and yeast 5/16/25 …
MRM ~ Maiden Voyage on a Banana Boat
6/9/25 (Day 1) 2 Gallon batch The goal of this one is a chocolate covered banana flavor. 5lbs frozen bananas that were very ripe going into the freezer. Thaw them today in a clean bucket. 6 lbs honey 2 gallons tap water 1 packet Mangrove Jacks Mead yeast 1 full cup Cocoa nibs toasted 1 …
MRM ~ Getz/Giberto Blackberry
5/31/25 1 Gallon Recipe 1 lb Blackberries (Frozen and thawed) 3 lb honey 2 cups hot Earl Grey tea (2 tea bags in 2 cups of water) 71B Yeast Mixed all ingredients. Pitched yeast. O.G. = 1.080 (~10%) 6/3/25 1 tsp Fermaid-O 6/25/25 Racked and stabilized today. It’s thin so I added 1/2 tsp tannin. …