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2\/24\/23<\/strong><\/p>\n

Earl’s old lady:<\/p>\n

3 lbs honey (from Glenns)
\n15 Twinings Lady Grey black tea
\n1 gallon purified water
\nLalvin D47 (half packet)<\/p>\n

SG = 1.090<\/p>\n

I started by steeping the 15 bags of tea in 4 quarts of the purified water.\u00a0 I added the honey to the carboy and added the warm tea.\u00a0 Pitched yeast and put on the airlock.\u00a0 She’s pretty!
\n3\/21\/23<\/strong>
\nGravity = 1.040.\u00a0 She’s still working though.\u00a0 This is going to need a couple of more weeks.\u00a0 Still very cloudy.\u00a0 First taste was good honey taste.\u00a0 Can taste the tea and the orange.\u00a0 The D47 is still going.\u00a0 I swirled it after I did the reading and moved inside to ferment at a little warmer temp.<\/p>\n

4\/7\/23<\/strong>
\nThis wasn’t clearing at all.\u00a0 I added 2 tsp to 1\/2 cup warm water of Bentonite clay.\u00a0 I racked it into a clean gallon and added the Bentonite.\u00a0 It’s clearing now.
\nSG = 1.014.\u00a0 Still a little sweet which is what I like.\u00a0 It’s gonna mellow with time.<\/p>\n

4\/21\/23<\/strong><\/p>\n

Racked off the Bentonite clay.\u00a0 Added 1\/2 tsp tannin.\u00a0 SG = 1.006.\u00a0 Will need back sweetened.\u00a0 Good flavor, bad mouthfeel. It’s been 57 days<\/strong> since pitching yeast.<\/p>\n

5\/12\/23<\/strong>
\nBottling day!\u00a0 I used the peel off an orange (a small peel in each bottle) and of course sanitized everything.\u00a0 Got 5 full bottles.
\nI will create and print the labels today and get labels on them.\u00a0 Then to sit for a while….. It’s been 77 days since started.<\/strong><\/p>\n

6\/26\/23<\/strong> ~ 1 month tasting
\nThis did not turn out well at all.\u00a0 It needed back sweetened like I said.\u00a0 It was bitter and dry.\u00a0 I think the orange peel didn’t work like I thought it would.\u00a0 I will try and add some honey to the next cup that I have to sweeten it a little and see if that changes the flavor.<\/p>\n

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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.\u00a0 I added the honey to the carboy and added the warm tea.\u00a0 Pitched … <\/p>\n

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