Beer, Wine and Mead Makers Thread

[chicken stalker]

So I have hard the Orange Clove Mead Fermenting for 6 weeks now and the fruit is still floating...should I leave it?

 

[freemotion]

I don't know your method....I usually strain out the fruit when it goes into the carboy. The only thing I leave in the carboy is maybe a spice or two, and only for the first month.

I am by no means an expert, though, not having tasted my mead yet, just going by the recipes I found online.....reading many recipes to see how "most" do it.

 

[chicken stalker]

Here's the recipe http://www.stormthecastle.com/mead/an-easy-delicious-mead-recipe.htm I used champagne yeast instead and the oranges are supposed to sink.....still waiting.

 

[freemotion]

Oh, I've read that fun recipe several times over the past couple of years! In the opening paragraph it says it will be ready in 3-4 months. Later in the recipe, it says it is ready when the oranges sink to the bottom. So I will take that to mean that you have a few more weeks of waiting.

 

[chicken stalker]

Oh, I've read that fun recipe several times over the past couple of years! In the opening paragraph it says it will be ready in 3-4 months. Later in the recipe, it says it is ready when the oranges sink to the bottom. So I will take that to mean that you have a few more weeks of waiting.

yeah I was just wondering if would be sooner than later.....looks good though. I just bottled 6 gallons of chardonnay...that should last a while

 

[chicken stalker]

Ok my Orange Clove Mead is officially done. All the raisins are now on the bottom. Woot!

Strawberries are are about a week away from coming into season. Anyone have a Strawberry wine recipe. I'm hoping to fill a 5 maybe 6 gallon carboy.

I also have about 5 cup of organic blueberries from last year that are beging to become wine or mead. Ideas. I have a gallon carboy that may work for this one.

 

[valmom]

Wow. Maybe I should add alcoholic beverages to my SS skills, especially now that we have bees. One day we will have honey to spare! Can you make anything with maple syrup? I have tons of that...

I am going to have to look into this

 

[freemotion]

This is a great site for recipes: http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/reques5.asp

 

[chicken stalker]

Wow. Maybe I should add alcoholic beverages to my SS skills, especially now that we have bees. One day we will have honey to spare! Can you make anything with maple syrup? I have tons of that...

I am going to have to look into this

Here is a maple recipe http://hbd.org/brewery/cm3/recs/10_25.html

 

[valmom]

Thank you! Now I am off to research online where to buy the equipment I need