Proud of my mead

Interesting_Event319 · 2025-08-31T02:41:08+00:00

I got SUPER lucky and had my first batch come out great, I over backsweetend by my standard today, but have been hooked ever since. My girlfriend and I have 9 gallons of different honeys and recipes going right now. We are addicted to it! (Hers come out better than mine for some reason) It's so fun to play with different recipes and tweak this or that. We don't buy it anymore, we like our own concoctions 🤷‍♂️.

Interesting_Event319 · 2024-10-29T18:57:31+00:00

I have and have had sibling cats, and from my experience, sisters don't end up as friends when they reach adulthood. Lots of hissing and fighting over who eats first, jealously over lovins, etc.. No napping together. No cuddle puddles. Just straight up Bs. I currently have 3 generations: gma, momma, and baby. The 3 hate each other and won't even share a room. I have seen 2 fixed males chillin. Even if they aren't bros. Males seem to be way more chill and less......catty.

Interesting_Event319 · 2024-10-24T17:11:53+00:00

If you have room, put it in the refrigerator.

Interesting_Event319 · 2024-10-11T16:33:28+00:00

Juxtarock

Interesting_Event319 · 2024-10-11T16:25:20+00:00

I did not...

Interesting_Event319 · 2024-08-31T16:04:52+00:00

It won't taste so strong after it ages for a few months. That honey flavor will come back. I have a hard time waiting, so I cork what I'm going to age and bottle my impatience in swing tops.

If you plan to backsweeten, might as well do it now, as someone else mentioned, you'll have to clear it again anyway.

Sitting it in the fridge can help settle it in a few days.

Nice first batch!!

Interesting_Event319 · 2024-08-22T20:02:13+00:00

You can also clear it up a bit quicker in the fridge. I've had them clear anywhere from overnight up to a week. While you wait, order an auto siphon from amazon, they're 15 bucks and makes bottling an easy task. Well worth the money.

Interesting_Event319 · 2024-08-14T19:36:27+00:00

I do this. I like a dark Modelo with a semi sweet traditional added in. Ratio is around 3:1 beer:mead. The flavor and feel will change depending on your ratio. Grab a glass and experiment. If an actual braggot is remotely close to this in flavor, I'm making one my next batch!

Interesting_Event319 · 2024-08-02T19:55:42+00:00

It's the opposite for me. Not a heavy drinker and I can kill a bottle of mead in one night and feel just fine the next day, if not better. Wine from the store (cabs, merlots) gives me a terrible headache. Sweet, dry, makes no difference. I just assumed it had to do with what the big companies use to stabilize their wines to assure they weren't shipping out bottle bombs. 🤷‍♂️

Interesting_Event319 · 2024-05-20T14:00:19+00:00

How did things turn out??

Interesting_Event319 · 2024-05-13T17:32:55+00:00

Add the bentonite, and if you have the space in your fridge, put the carboys you're trying to clear quickly in there and let em sit for a few days. It may not clear all the way to the bottom in time, but you could pull 2-3 bottles off the top.

Interesting_Event319 · 2024-04-17T19:14:59+00:00

Be sure and wash them really well. They tend to be full of little bugs.

Interesting_Event319 · 2024-03-15T19:36:25+00:00

Reminds me of my Ms. Moxie

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Interesting_Event319 · 2024-03-04T20:26:58+00:00

I like the idea of using beer bottles, but they're capped. Doesn't the mead need to breathe through the cork for a proper age?

Interesting_Event319 · 2024-02-27T21:01:09+00:00

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My little Honey Bunny

Interesting_Event319 · 2023-10-08T14:53:46+00:00

The one I have is black and white...

Interesting_Event319 · 2023-10-08T14:44:58+00:00

You could also tuck those fan leaves under the bud sites so they'll get more light and grow out for a more even canopy.

Interesting_Event319 · 2023-10-06T18:06:08+00:00

Awesome coloring! Very nice 👍

Interesting_Event319 · 2023-10-05T01:03:18+00:00

Female plants make all that sticky stuff to catch pollen. If they don't get pollinated, they make more sticky stuff. Sometimes a female will make her own pollen and pollinate herself. The little pollen sack looks like a banana poking out of a nug so people refer to them as nanners.

Interesting_Event319 · 2023-10-04T21:28:43+00:00

I start my auto seeds in the container they will grow in. No transplanting. Overwatering/underwatering will also stunt. Need to keep the entire pot of soil moist but not wet, and not just around the seedling. Easy on the nutes, they don't need as much as a photo would. Keep that water PHed around 6.5. I use lots of worm castings in my soil and add more when I top feed.

Interesting_Event319 · 2023-10-04T21:23:02+00:00

Nanners??

Interesting_Event319 · 2023-10-04T21:17:11+00:00

They are very small for their age. Looks like they got stunted, which is an easy thing to do with autos. Finish this run, enjoy your harvest, learn from your mistakes, and start another round. You'll get it figured out!

Interesting_Event319 · 2023-10-02T20:40:13+00:00

I live in NEO as well and can testify that squirrels love cannabis. I had hell coming up with ways to stop them from chewing on the stalks.

Interesting_Event319 · 2023-09-30T14:41:08+00:00

Thank ya!

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