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Posted: 3/23/2019 3:13:02 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/23/2019 6:03:51 PM EDT
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2 weeks in, lazily bubbling about every 5 sec
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Posted: 3/23/2019 8:38:56 PM EDT
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I was looking for OP's bread yeast online. Should I get Active dry yeast? https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/198106/yeast__640_x_480__jpg-887550.JPG |
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Posted: 3/23/2019 10:28:50 PM EDT
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That's what I used. Worked fine so far Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I was looking for OP's bread yeast online. Should I get Active dry yeast? https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/198106/yeast__640_x_480__jpg-887550.JPG |
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Posted: 3/23/2019 11:25:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Thanks |
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Posted: 3/24/2019 7:25:33 PM EDT
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You can buy it at any grocery store, Red Star is another brand that has active dry yeast. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: Thanks The mead I made in 2012 has a pretty high alcohol content, so it appears the yeast worked as planned. I can't drink alcohol like I used to, so I don't brew any more.  I have a bunch of the EC-118 and RS Cuvee left over, if someone wants it, let me know, I'll send it to you. |
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Posted: 3/24/2019 7:33:07 PM EDT
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looks tasty
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Posted: 3/24/2019 8:09:31 PM EDT
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Hell, between the ammo storage and my pipe tobacco storage, I'm going to need a bigger house. I can see this becoming another addiction I cannot afford...but will try anyway.
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Posted: 3/26/2019 10:46:38 AM EDT
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Hell, between the ammo storage and my pipe tobacco storage, I'm going to need a bigger house. I can see this becoming another addiction I cannot afford...but will try anyway. 6 gallons of water Some propane to evaporate the chlorine and kill any wild yeast Sugar (brown and white) yeast Some sort of juice (lime, orange, pineapple, apple, grape, whatever, combine as you wanted etc.) The equipment was standard brewing stuff: propane heater (most already have anyway), big kettle (look at your local brew club for guys upgrading to 10-15 gallon brew pots), some plastic tubing, a siphon (shown above, a couple bucks) and some space to brew (garage) and to store your wort or must while it's brewing (small man cave) and 5-6 gallon plastic buckets to brew in and 5 or 6 gallon plastic carboys to store your brew in. Pretty simple, pretty cheap. You can drink to your heart's content for not much money at all. If it wasn't for my Afib problems, I'd still be doing it today. |
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Posted: 3/26/2019 12:44:24 PM EDT
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My mead efforts have inspired a friend of mine to start brewing again (didn’t know he did it in the first place). I may become his apprentice...
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Posted: 3/26/2019 1:44:39 PM EDT
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So my mead seems to be clearing up nicely.
I did see a bubble when I checked it out (I may have jiggled it loose). What next? Can it sit indefinitely with the airlock on? Does it need anything else to bottle it? What would its shelf life be? My son will be visiting before another batch would be ready and I will share this batch with him. Thank you for all of the help in this thread. I am thinking of blueberry or pomegranate next. Any tips? |
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Posted: 4/1/2019 2:14:39 PM EDT
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Started a two gallon batch of JAOM today. Well, two gallons of water, 7.5# honey. Yummy!
Edit: I stabilized the cyser last week, racked today. My F.G. is 1.024, so 11-12%. |
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Posted: 4/1/2019 4:06:24 PM EDT
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24 days later - if mine is still bubbling, it’s very very slowly. It may be done. I seem to have lost a few drams of liquid (evaporation? Maybe just all the initial bubbles settling).
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Posted: 4/1/2019 5:04:42 PM EDT
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24 days later - if mine is still bubbling, it’s very very slowly. It may be done. I seem to have lost a few drams of liquid (evaporation? Maybe just all the initial bubbles settling). |
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Posted: 4/1/2019 5:08:47 PM EDT
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So my mead seems to be clearing up nicely. I did see a bubble when I checked it out (I may have jiggled it loose). What next? Can it sit indefinitely with the airlock on? Does it need anything else to bottle it? What would its shelf life be? My son will be visiting before another batch would be ready and I will share this batch with him. Thank you for all of the help in this thread. I am thinking of blueberry or pomegranate next. Any tips? If you want your JAOM sparkling, you can add some sugar to your bottles, if you bottle it. |
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Posted: 4/1/2019 6:13:38 PM EDT
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Hell, between the ammo storage and my pipe tobacco storage, I'm going to need a bigger house. I can see this becoming another addiction I cannot afford...but will try anyway. 
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Posted: 4/7/2019 3:00:16 PM EDT
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Day 31:
Starting to clear up nicely. Have some whitish sludge (lees) at the bottom of the carb: more sludge on the glass. Stuff still floating. Wonder what’s going to happen in another month... |
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Posted: 4/7/2019 4:21:37 PM EDT
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Day 31: Starting to clear up nicely. Have some whitish sludge (lees) at the bottom of the carb: more sludge on the glass. Stuff still floating. Wonder what’s going to happen in another month... |
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Posted: 4/11/2019 1:37:16 PM EDT
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double tap
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Posted: 4/11/2019 1:40:23 PM EDT
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Yes, it can sit with just the airlock. If it has stopped making CO2, you can change to a solid bung. If you want your JAOM sparkling, you can add some sugar to your bottles, if you bottle it. |
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Posted: 4/11/2019 2:10:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: In the interest of not hearing the bottles explode in the middle of the night, what are the quantities of sugar you've used? In what size bottles? Any beer or champaign bottle should work, I have used regular beer bottles and caps. Edit: I haven't but I guess if you wanted to, you could use a priming sugar mix like when bottling beer, simply adjust the amount of sugar for the volume of mead you have. |
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Posted: 4/17/2019 1:42:32 PM EDT
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I forwarded this thread to my wife and she started a batch in anticipation of my return home from deployment. She's awesome.
 Attached FileAfter she sent me this pic, I realized I needed to have a quick talk with her on how an airlock works lol. ETA:  Attached FileETA:  Attached FileETA 07 June:  Attached FileI should be home sometime this weekend to finally taste this. The wife says it smells amazing. |
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Posted: 4/17/2019 1:59:04 PM EDT
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Lost of great info here!! I'm getting ready to start my first 1 gallon batch of JAOM this weekend!!! I've made lots of wine, this looks much easier!
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Posted: 4/17/2019 3:22:33 PM EDT
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I have about 3 weeks to go on my batch ...
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Posted: 4/18/2019 11:24:51 PM EDT
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I forwarded this thread to my wife and she started a batch in anticipation of my return home from deployment. She's awesome.https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/25010/mead_jpg-915452.JPG After she sent me this pic, I realized I needed to have a quick talk with her on how an airlock works lol. 
tell her to add water to the bottom of the neck, slowly. |
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Posted: 4/19/2019 3:13:53 PM EDT
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Regarding adding water- can this be done any time during the process?
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Posted: 4/19/2019 3:51:51 PM EDT
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Regarding adding water- can this be done any time during the process? Edit, thought this was in reference to adding water to the airlock. See post below for adding water to the brew. |
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Posted: 4/19/2019 3:54:23 PM EDT
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Regarding adding water- can this be done any time during the process? |
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Posted: 4/23/2019 4:51:15 PM EDT
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Well, the strawberry melomel ended kinda bitter. The cyser, everybody says is too sweet. So, I combined them. The result is much better than either alone. I'm gonna bottle it and let it meld for a while.
Live and learn. 
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Posted: 4/23/2019 5:03:02 PM EDT
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Edit, thought this was in reference to adding water to the airlock. See post below for adding water to the brew. |
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Posted: 4/23/2019 5:56:54 PM EDT
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Yes, but it should be boiled for ten to 15 minutes to drive oxygen from the water, then covered and cooled. Add gently to avoid splashing. Oxygen added too late can ruin a batch. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Regarding adding water- can this be done any time during the process? If I’m going to sit around and drink mead, I need some chain mail and a drinking horn. |
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Posted: 4/23/2019 6:55:52 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/24/2019 11:51:07 PM EDT
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Just filtered mine, wow. I love it!
This is a recipe you really can't fuck up. I didn't follow the instructions very well and it still turned out pretty tasty. I started this on Feb 15th, so it's been going for a month and a half. I'm ready to start my next batch  I need to get a hydrometer for the next batch, curious on the alcohol content.
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Posted: 4/26/2019 11:52:22 PM EDT
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Just filtered mine, wow. I love it! This is a recipe you really can't fuck up. I didn't follow the instructions very well and it still turned out pretty tasty. I started this on Feb 15th, so it's been going for a month and a half. I'm ready to start my next batch I need to get a hydrometer for the next batch, curious on the alcohol content.
https://i.imgur.com/BGozBqk.jpg 
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Posted: 4/27/2019 1:17:51 AM EDT
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Just filtered mine, wow. I love it! This is a recipe you really can't fuck up. I didn't follow the instructions very well and it still turned out pretty tasty. I started this on Feb 15th, so it's been going for a month and a half. I'm ready to start my next batch I need to get a hydrometer for the next batch, curious on the alcohol content.
https://i.imgur.com/BGozBqk.jpg |
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Posted: 4/27/2019 8:16:29 AM EDT
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Just filtered mine, wow. I love it! This is a recipe you really can't fuck up. I didn't follow the instructions very well and it still turned out pretty tasty. I started this on Feb 15th, so it's been going for a month and a half. I'm ready to start my next batch I need to get a hydrometer for the next batch, curious on the alcohol content.
https://i.imgur.com/BGozBqk.jpg |
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Posted: 5/14/2019 3:12:57 PM EDT
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Anyone got a link to a good siphon? And what type of cloth/filter for the end of the tube?
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Posted: 5/14/2019 3:24:35 PM EDT
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I siphoned mine Sunday. Got a lot of dead yeasties in it. I’m letting it settle and doing it again in a couple of days.
I tried it. It’s pretty good and most definitely alcoholic. In fact, it’s stouter than I expected. The smell is amazing. |
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Posted: 5/14/2019 5:44:42 PM EDT
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I'm doing mine without the clove next time.
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Posted: 5/14/2019 9:33:29 PM EDT
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I finally racked mine today. I intended to do it earlier. I hoped to have had it done early enough that my son and I could share it while he was home for Mother’s Day.
I used a straw for a thief last week to see what it was like before racking it. I couldn’t get much, and what I got I thought tasted astringent. I was disappointed and just blew it off, and I decided to wait. So I thought what the hell, and I racked it today. Since I live in Florida, oranges are quite abundant. So I used this ginormous mutant orange I found at a farm stand. And I did add a little ginger. Mine is most definitely orange flavored. The astringency taste turned out to be alcohol. It is quite potent, but it is very good. Now I have to make more because I don’t think my son will get back here in time to get any of this batch. I’m thinking blueberry. |
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Posted: 5/18/2019 7:29:10 PM EDT
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Clean, floral... definitely drinkable. 70 days since I made it. ETA using the dregs to spritz my ribs on the smoker today. |
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Posted: 5/19/2019 1:58:14 PM EDT
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Considering starting another batch with wine yeast.
Heavier on the berries this time, with a touch of ginger. |
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Posted: 5/19/2019 2:46:46 PM EDT
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What comes first? Your finished Mead or the govt approving your NFA tax stamp.
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Posted: 5/28/2019 11:39:48 AM EDT
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Wife just sent this photo of her mead.
 Attached FileI’ll be home on leave in 8 days. There’s a lot of things I can’t wait to do, and this mead is one of them. |
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Posted: 5/28/2019 8:43:42 PM EDT
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Wife just sent this photo of her mead.https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/25010/944F0520-5FFE-4307-A736-A8D18ABB4F6C_jpeg-960951.JPG I’ll be home on leave in 8 days. There’s a lot of things I can’t wait to do, and this mead is one of them. |
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Posted: 5/29/2019 3:18:35 PM EDT
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Now I have to make more because I don’t think my son will get back here in time to get any of this batch. I’m thinking blueberry. If I were you, I'd make a "traditional" mead with something like D-47 yeast and plenty of nutrients. Most any homebrew shop will have yeast nutrient available. After 2 weeks, dump in 2 lbs per gallon of (thawed) frozen blueberries and also add 1/2 tsp of pectic enzyme per gallon. Let that sit for about 2 weeks, punching the fruit down every 3 days or so to keep them from getting nasty. Then remove or rack off the fruit and let it sit for 1-3 months. |
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Posted: 5/29/2019 4:21:18 PM EDT
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Do yourself a favor and use a real recipe though. If I were you, I'd make a "traditional" mead with something like D-47 yeast and plenty of nutrients. Most any homebrew shop will have yeast nutrient available. After 2 weeks, dump in 2 lbs per gallon of (thawed) frozen blueberries and also add 1/2 tsp of pectic enzyme per gallon. Let that sit for about 2 weeks, punching the fruit down every 3 days or so to keep them from getting nasty. Then remove or rack off the fruit and let it sit for 1-3 months. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Now I have to make more because I don’t think my son will get back here in time to get any of this batch. I’m thinking blueberry. If I were you, I'd make a "traditional" mead with something like D-47 yeast and plenty of nutrients. Most any homebrew shop will have yeast nutrient available. After 2 weeks, dump in 2 lbs per gallon of (thawed) frozen blueberries and also add 1/2 tsp of pectic enzyme per gallon. Let that sit for about 2 weeks, punching the fruit down every 3 days or so to keep them from getting nasty. Then remove or rack off the fruit and let it sit for 1-3 months. |
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Posted: 6/7/2019 8:00:57 AM EDT
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I just bottled my first batch of JAOM. Damn, this stuff is great!! And easy to make! It tastes so much better than any of the wine I've made over the years. It's a little on the sweet side, but not bad.
I just made a new 1 gallon batch last night....this time I used some of the yeast I use when making wine instead of the yeast. Hopefully it will turn out as good (or better) than the first batch! |
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Posted: 6/9/2019 7:17:30 AM EDT
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Anyone got a link to a good siphon? And what type of cloth/filter for the end of the tube?
Would this be a reasonable choice for a siphon? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HK4VW7V/ref=sspa_dk_detail_3?psc=1 |
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Posted: 6/9/2019 1:00:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: This is the first time I have ever quoted myself.
Would this be a reasonable choice for a siphon? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HK4VW7V/ref=sspa_dk_detail_3?psc=1 |
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