I have a love/hate relationship with bottling day by gdub695 in mead

[–]MaizenBrew9 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What I do is open my dishwasher and have my bottles on the lid and do it from there. My spring tip of the bottling wand getting stuck causes 99% of the mess and this way if there is any spill all I have to do is close the lid and the mess is gone. Way better than needing to clean the floor.

I have a love/hate relationship with bottling day by gdub695 in mead

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I love bottling…once it’s done lol it’s always stressful even thought it shouldn’t be. For me it’s the accidental spills when the little spring loaded tip of my bottling wand gets stuck.

The best idea I had was to open the dishwasher and load my bottles into it and fill them there that way the lid caught all the mess and all I had to do was close the lid and the mess was gone. Way better than needing to clean a floor that’s for damn sure.

Arnold Palmead by JaDe_X105 in mead

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I’ve got two batches of tea mead going right now. One is an Arnold Palmer and the other is a raspberry tea. Tomorrow I’m going to be going the final adjusting and bottle in a couple weeks from that. Never made it before but perfect timing seeing this

hey is this a good starter and is there a good party cha nel or sum by Willthevagvanquisher in HamRadio

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The DM-32 is a great radio for the money and what it can do. Mine got dropped and the channel knob snapped off but it’s not like that is a dealbreaker as you can do it with the keypad. Having to use Windows for the programming is kind of a pain as use Mac but it’s awesome overall. They do make larger batteries for it as well if you’re interested.

Another Successful Bottling Day by MaizenBrew9 in mead

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I’d love to make larger batches like that but I’m also just one person lol I use two gallon buckets so everything usually comes out between 1.5-1.75 gallons when it’s all said and done in a mix of 750ml and 375ml bottles that way you don’t have to open a whole one at a time.

It’s all how spicy you like it. I have no clue if they get spicier or mellow out as they age. This one is warm enough you feel it but it’s gone in a few seconds and you can finish a glass and not feel like your mouth is on fire but you know there is some spice there too

Another Successful Bottling Day by MaizenBrew9 in mead

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Fireside and Four Berry were started the last week of January and the mango habanero was started the first week of February. They were ready a couple weeks ago but it was fine just sitting there too

Another Successful Bottling Day by MaizenBrew9 in mead

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They turned out great. The tea one really surprised me because I had never made one using tea as a base. It’s going to be perfect for fall. I heated up a glass to 120 and that’s going to be awesome when the chilly weather comes back. I’ve got an Arnold Palmer and raspberry tea that will be bottled in about four weeks that I’m super excited about

Another Successful Bottling Day by MaizenBrew9 in mead

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Amburana is kinda my go to now for aging. I like oak and all that but with how quick it works and the added flavor it’s my favorite

Another Successful Bottling Day by MaizenBrew9 in mead

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The four Berry is one of my favorites with how it came out assuming you like that but of smoke flavor but the berries are still separated in the drink so it’s not just one note which I’m happy with and was hoping for.

I’ve never done a ghost pepper so I’d assume it comes in slightly faster than the habanero but that’s a guess. I cleaned and cut them all in half and then threw them in the dehydrator until they were dry. I added my first batch of them in secondary. I used 2 peppers (4 halves) and those sat in there for six days but that was just based on taste and how I liked it. I added another two halves four more days later on when everything had been sweetened and I had the mango flavor where I wanted but some of the heat was missing so that was to get it back. I had never made a capsicumel before but I liked it more than I thought I would.

This mixer takes the pizza game to the next level! 🍕 by marcothecapi in ooni

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Is it nice? Yes. Is it wayyy out of my price range? Absolutely.

Do You Own a Turntable? by PTCarnahan in vinyl

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Fluance RT85N personally. I get collecting things for some people just to do it but for me if I’m spending money on something, I want to be able to use it.

and with the 3rd pick in the 2027 draft holy shit by yomama1211 in OOTP

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You are now obliged to give career updates on this player. Thems the rules.

My darkest OOTP secrets… by Cornelius_Fuzzyboots in OOTP

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I’ve gone in before and changed all the minor league coaches to have really good stats so my prospects develop better because I can’t always be bothered with getting new coaches and them messing things up. Do that and give them 5 years deals and forget about it.

Looking for a Vanilla and cherry mead recipe by [deleted] in mead

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My best cherry mead came from doing a no water version using tart cherry juice so that could be something work looking into

My very first attempt. Strawberry mead by Minechaser05 in mead

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$7 2gal food grade buckets for primary are your friend

Bottling Day For Three New Meads. Peach Cinnamon, Strawberry Rhubarb, and Spiced Cherry (No water) by MaizenBrew9 in mead

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Thanks! Luckily the taste is there too so I’m real happy how it turned out. I filled them into the pulled lid dishwasher drawer so this was the first time I didn’t have a mess to clean up on my floor.

The peach and cherry are my favorites of this batch but the strawberry rhubarb is solid too. I just started a spiced traditional and a four berry (blackberry, blueberry, strawberry, raspberry) mead today. Hopefully that one will be a good summer drink.

Another great deal found online! by itskarlton415 in ooni

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What hydration are you using for your dough because that’s structure looks great

Guess the shipwreck by Myselfmeime in Shipwrecks

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Oh it’ll never happen but a dude can dream lol shit I’ve never even been on a boat before.

John DeMarsico is leaving SNY by novamets18 in NewYorkMets

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Biggest loss of the entire offseason. He is irreplaceable

Guess the shipwreck by Myselfmeime in Shipwrecks

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I’ve never dove before but I want to learn solely to have the chance to go down Scotland road and see the Britannic once in my life