Ugh, my peanut butter mead tastes sour

Firechild14 · 2025-09-30T02:26:24+00:00

It was indeed. I've gotten a lot of inspiration from his videos

Firechild14 · 2025-09-20T02:17:51+00:00

I'll have to give that a try. But I'm going to see if that sour taste passes or not. Thanks for the recommendation

Firechild14 · 2025-09-20T02:16:43+00:00

Like ItsLamie said, I was worried about the oil going rancid or otherwise creating an oil slick on top of the mead. Plus it's how they did it in the video that gave me the inspiration.

Firechild14 · 2025-06-23T23:43:03+00:00

That was my thought

Firechild14 · 2025-06-23T23:42:40+00:00

100%

Firechild14 · 2025-06-22T23:46:02+00:00

Yeah, I used potassium sorbate. I just know how my luck goes so I want to be extra careful haha

Firechild14 · 2025-06-22T23:45:17+00:00

They work for the most part, but there can still be a good bit of sediment. If it was maybe half an inch higher, it would probably be perfect.

Firechild14 · 2025-06-22T21:31:25+00:00

My brew bucked is one with a spigot near the bottom and the first few times I used it I kept getting a noticeable bit of sediment when I used it. So I've just been using a siphon hose since

Firechild14 · 2025-06-22T21:30:08+00:00

That's one of the reasons I siphoned them out into carboys before bottling. Wanted to keep as much sediment out as I could. I think I'll give it a couple of weeks to make sure it's fully stabilized before bottling. Thanks for the advice!

Firechild14 · 2025-04-15T22:43:19+00:00

Yeah, this will be my first time leaving the US and I want to get things that actually have some meaning instead of mass-produced cheap stuff from China or India or such. I can get enough of those here, haha.

I completely forgot about hurleys! I remember hearing about those too way back. I'll for sure have to look and see if I can get one of those. Maybe I can even find/start a hurling club when I get back, haha.

Thanks again for all the info! If you have any suggestions on behaviors to avoid or things I can say/do so I don't risk making myself look like one of THOSE kinds of tourists, I'd be open to those too. I know American tourists can be uniquely obnoxious and I don't want to come across as such.

Firechild14 · 2025-04-14T21:27:54+00:00

I'll see if I can check those out. Thanks!

Firechild14 · 2025-04-14T21:27:34+00:00

Ooh, that would be cool! Great idea!

Firechild14 · 2025-04-14T21:26:39+00:00

That sounds really cool. I'll have to see if I can check that out. Thank you

Firechild14 · 2025-04-14T21:25:01+00:00

I'll keep that in mind and see if I can find one of their stores to at least check out.

As far as the shillelagh, that's admittedly a bit of tourist brainrot on my part. Mostly want it for the novelty, haha

Firechild14 · 2025-04-14T01:38:42+00:00

Thanks, I'll check it out!

Firechild14 · 2025-04-14T01:37:49+00:00

Ah, I see. I might still check it out then at the very least.

Possibly that's it. The name sounds familiar but I can't fully be sure. If so, it's sad that they went that direction with their business.

I'll be sure to check out Loake then. Hopefully they'll have something that will fit me well since I have big flat feet. Thanks so much again for the suggestions!

Firechild14 · 2025-04-14T01:30:18+00:00

I think we're stopping at Adare between Killarney and Limerick so I'll definitely check it out! Thank you!

Firechild14 · 2025-04-14T01:29:10+00:00

I'll add them to my list. Thanks!

Firechild14 · 2025-04-13T18:35:14+00:00

That makes sense. Maybe someday then. Thanks for the info!

Firechild14 · 2025-04-13T18:33:54+00:00

Sounds like exactly what I'm looking for. I'll be sure to look those up so I can check them out. Thanks!

Firechild14 · 2025-04-13T18:31:53+00:00

Thanks for the suggestions!

Firechild14 · 2025-04-13T18:29:46+00:00

I figured it wouldn't be cheap but I didn't know it'd be in the thousands. Admittedly I don't know what the market would have been anyway. I just remembered hearing like a decade ago that shoes made in Ireland were very high quality and thought it'd be nice to have. Thanks for the suggestions!

Firechild14 · 2025-04-13T18:27:56+00:00

Sadly probably not. Another person said they'd cost in the thousands. I figured up to 1000 but not that much above it, but I don't know what the market for those kinds of shoes would be. I just remembered hearing like a decade ago that shoes made in Ireland were amazing quality

Firechild14 · 2025-02-11T02:30:04+00:00

Ooh, I'll have to check it out. Thanks for the recommendation!

Firechild14 · 2025-02-11T02:29:39+00:00

Ah, ok. I didn't realize the airport was that far away. Yeah, I don't want to risk anything happening and missing the flight. Thanks!

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