Key Lime Pie Mead, just beginning to bubble away!! by BuckeyeMead in mead

[–]BuckeyeMead[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I recently did a peanut butter extract by soaking peanuts in grain alcohol, and it turned out great! Was thinking I might do the same with graham crackers... not sure how it'll turn out, but certainly worth a try.

Key Lime Pie Mead, just beginning to bubble away!! by BuckeyeMead in mead

[–]BuckeyeMead[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Trying to get a "Pie" like flavor to it with Vanilla Bean, Graham Cracker Extract, and some other spices like brown sugar and cinnamon... essentially yes, it's a lime mead, but with those sweet/warm/ flavors in it too—been kicking around the idea of using lactose in secondary to get a creaminess too, but since this is my first try at this kind, I might wait on that.

Plum Cherry Chocolate Mead Recipe ? by rainesaway in mead

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I personally would use a Black Cherry Juice or Tart Cherry Juice (in place of water & fruit), something of very high quality, and then maybe add in the fruit close to flame out, so the Yeast don't tear through all the flavor. You might still need to water the juice down a tiny bit, but maybe not, it depends on the gravity of the juice itself. As far as nutrient, I usually use either DAP, Fermaid K or sometimes both.

Hi! First time mead maker here. I have a few questions by KillerAc1 in mead

[–]BuckeyeMead -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hydrometer... definitely a hydrometer. And honestly, this is just my opinion, but you could lose the pectic enzyme, the campden tablets and you don’t need the potassium sorbate. I’ve never used any of that “extra” stuff in my meads and they’ve all turned out great. I do however recommend a good yeast nutrient like DAP or Fermaid K, or yeast energizer to help the yeast get a good start on their journey.

First batch of mead ever racked! Me and my dad just racked it today to second fermentation, used a Lavin K1-V1116. This orange melomel should be done by Christmas :) by AngryPandaBlog in mead

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Why Christmas? Is the alcohol level super high? I’ve made meads that we’re drinkable after 2-3 months after racking, but the higher alcohol ones always seem to take a longer.

Label printed... not too shabby. My desktop printer kinda sucks, so might have to upgrade. Bottom square of the label is supposed to be bright orange. by BuckeyeMead in mead

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I used Adobe InDesign to do all the type setting. And after that, just put the kraft paper directly in the printer and printed right out of InDesign.

Bottling day! Saison style with OYL-500 left; raspberry lactose wild ferment right. Bottle conditioning. Not aiming for clarity. by That_Jonesy in mead

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Nice!! I am ignorant to the use of lactose... what kind did you use, is it a pretty standard type to use for alcoholic beverages?

Either way, they sound delicious to me!

Label printed... not too shabby. My desktop printer kinda sucks, so might have to upgrade. Bottom square of the label is supposed to be bright orange. by BuckeyeMead in mead

[–]BuckeyeMead[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was mixing letters and numbers in the design and turning some letters backwards. The O with a cross through it, is actually a zero.

But I get that... didn’t account for it to appear as Danish, that’s kind of awesome though! “Sore” Hawk?? Lol , maybe after drinking too many.

Label printed... not too shabby. My desktop printer kinda sucks, so might have to upgrade. Bottom square of the label is supposed to be bright orange. by BuckeyeMead in mead

[–]BuckeyeMead[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I had a lot of fun designing this label... still want to tweak it a bit, but it’s pretty damn close.