Got the Mead Started

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kathrynn

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Finally got that mead started.  Its happy happy and bubbling on the kitchen counter this morning too.  Bubbles everywhere.  Here are pictures from yesterday.




Its clearing in the top part of the glass jug today....and it active.  Hope I am doing this right!

Thanks for looking!

Kat
 
When should I show up for the free samples?
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LOL!  I don't know how it's going to taste....Dave....it might be orange raisin alcohol of some sort.

This is an experiment....so we shall see!   Aero....will holler!!!

Here is what she is doing today!


The color is changing to a lighter one.


Frothy Bubbles everywhere.


Tried to get some bubbles in action...but the shutter speed on the cell phone is not fast enough.

This is fun to watch!

Kat
 
Looks like a great batch Kat.

It will be stronger than beer S2K9K. Mead (honey wine) ranges from ~8% to 18% ABV. The ancestor of all fermented drinks.

My Brown Ale has finally stopped bubbling. I'll ck it Weds to see if it's ready to bottle.
 
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Kat can you please post the recipe you used...
Sure....I did get it from Storm the Castle...and its their "cheap" mead recipe.

One orange

25-28 raisins

1 gallon of Spring Water

3 pounds of local honey

1 pkg of yeast (theirs said to use Bread yeast...not me) I used a wine yeast

Slice the orange into small pieces, and add that and the raisins to the glass gallon jug....and then about half the water.  I added the honey next to that.  Then the directions said to really shake the water and the pkg of yeast...couldn't do that in the glass jug.  So I put the yeast in the remaining water jug and shook it for about 3 minutes...and poured that in the glass jug.  Added water to the air lock to the line.  Corked it...and letting it perk right along.

Will keep yall posted.

Kat
 
If you don't want to use raisins, you can substitute white grape concentrate from a wine making store.

I haven't made mead for years and this looks like an easy recipe. Another addition to the list. My missus laughs and says I don't have a bucket list, I have a smoker list.

Do I take it you have tried it and liked it, Kat?

Disco
 
 
If you don't want to use raisins, you can substitute white grape concentrate from a wine making store.

I haven't made mead for years and this looks like an easy recipe. Another addition to the list. My missus laughs and says I don't have a bucket list, I have a smoker list.

Do I take it you have tried it and liked it, Kat?

Disco
Not yet Disco.....but we are still in the 2-3 week waiting game before we can do a taste test.

Kat
 
Hey Kat

I don't know who "they" are, but they're lying to you.  The raisin flavor will come thru  strong.  Also, you don't need the sugars from the raisins--thats what the honey is for!!!!

Also just so you don't get a very unpleasant surprise, 2 to 3 weeks waiting time just dosn't cut it--mead has to age/mellow, or it will simply remove any growths you have on your esophogus

Gary
 
 
Hey Kat

I don't know who "they" are, but they're lying to you.  The raisin flavor will come thru  strong.  Also, you don't need the sugars from the raisins--thats what the honey is for!!!!

Also just so you don't get a very unpleasant surprise, 2 to 3 weeks waiting time just dosn't cut it--mead has to age/mellow, or it will simply remove any growths you have on your esophogus

Gary
Cool to know that Gary!  It's the Storm the Castle person who did the recipe.  YUCK!  I know that I will wait a GOOD bit longer then.  How long?

Kat
 
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