What are you fermenting today?

[Farmfresh]

I like my ricotta with lemon thyme!

 

[Wifezilla]

Wifezilla, how exactly does mead taste? I've been told everything from sheer ambrosia to vinegar flavored honey.

Sounds about right...LOL

Done improperly, you will get vinegar.

Done right, it is very delicious. It can be dry or it can be sweet. It all depends on the type of yeast used, the quality of the honey, how long you boiled it before pitching the yeast, whether or not you skimmed it while it boiled, etc...

The biggest thing is whether or not you sterilized your equipment properly and if there are any wild yeast in your mix. Off flavors come from the wild yeast.

 

[sylvie]

For those who want a thicker homemade yogurt; add a few opened probiotic capsules to your culture and stir before adding to warmed milk. It sets up faster with these, too, and great taste.

 

[FarmerDenise]

I just got a call back from the vintner's supply place. I explained that I wanted to make various fruit wines. He was very helpfull and made several suggestions of different types of yeast. He is emailing fact sheets on them.
The price he quoted me on one was around $16 for one batch and that would be good for 1,000 gallons. I might have enough to share

 

[big brown horse]

I just got a call back from the vintner's supply place. I explained that I wanted to make various fruit wines. He was very helpfull and made several suggestions of different types of yeast. He is emailing fact sheets on them.
The price he quoted me on one was around $16 for one batch and that would be good for 1,000 gallons. I might have enough to share

Maybe between the two of us, we can drink that 1,000 gallons of wine!

BTW Y'ALL, I FOUND KOMBUCHA TEA, ORGANIC AND RAW AND I AM SO EXCITED!! So I can now make my own tea!!

 

[freemotion]

I can't even remember when I made that first batch actually.. I think it was maybe 5 months after that doe had kid though, so it wasn't that early. Shes actually still lactating after 13 months and giving about 3 cups per milking, should dry her off before fall hits though.

Whats with the 'Amos' though? Lol. If you want to call me by my first name you can call me Merle, but Amos is one of the goats' names.

I'm old, and my memory isn't what it used to be....

 

[FarmerDenise]

Maybe between the two of us, we can drink that 1,000 gallons of wine!

We can certainly try our best

Easter just died in my arms. I cleaned up my room to get rid of her droppings. Susie will probably be looking for her when I bring her in later.
I am going to see about getting a necropsy done. Well I just found out that the state doesn't do that anymore. They ran out of funds. Oh well.
I just hope none of our other chickens get sick.

I've been trying to get around to canning my peaches all day and it's just been one thing after another. Now it's high time I start fixing dinner as well as doing the evening feeding round.

 

[Farmfresh]

 

[FarmerDenise]

I'm old, and my memory isn't what it used to be....

Yeah right. If you are old, what am I? a dinosaur?

 

[Dace]

I am so sorry! I hope it is not something that will spread!
Good luck.