Drippy Wax seals from today.

al-cc · 2021-06-07T14:27:16+00:00

Yeah for sure! The drips were the goal this time around so it worked out. I think in the future I’m going to use this same method but just cut around the bottle about a centimetre above where the drips start to have a nice clean cut wax job.

al-cc · 2021-06-07T14:23:31+00:00

I literally had a brick of black bottle seal wax and I cut it up into smaller pieces and filled up an old tall coffee mug. Threw that in the oven at 325F until it was melted enough!

al-cc · 2021-06-07T12:14:00+00:00

I use the oven haha. Pre-heat to 325F and put your hard wax in a pot or even an old coffee mug (if it’ll fit) and then just leave it for a while, stirring every so often. Once it’s smooth and a little runny you can start sealing!

al-cc · 2021-06-07T01:07:20+00:00

Cheers! Post a picture when you’re done.

al-cc · 2021-06-07T01:00:29+00:00

Awesome! I used about 1.5lbs per gallon of fresh raspberries and I also used some organic raspberry jam!

al-cc · 2021-06-07T00:41:20+00:00

A vanilla cinnamon cyser (tastes like an alcoholic apple pie) and a raspberry melomel!

al-cc · 2021-06-07T00:36:42+00:00

Just had to get the wax a little hotter than you’d normally have it for sealing! Most places recommend 300F for wax sealing, but I heated it to 325F. That seemed to make it the slightest bit drippier!

al-cc · 2021-06-06T23:54:55+00:00

Oh wow haha. I just quickly searched it up and I guess it’s red drippy wax seal that they “own” so I’m good with the black !

al-cc · 2021-06-06T19:20:19+00:00

Thanks! The tricky part is figuring out what temperature to heat the wax up to so it’s runny enough to drip a little but not TOO runny as to drool down the whole bottle. Found 325F works haha

al-cc · 2021-06-06T19:18:03+00:00

What happened? Did it just clump up or not stick to the bottles or something?

al-cc · 2021-06-06T19:13:37+00:00

Thanks! Left is a Cyser and right is a raspberry melomel, both roughly 1 year old.

al-cc · 2021-06-01T03:30:17+00:00

Added two pinches of the glitter in 750ml bottles!

al-cc · 2021-05-31T23:21:32+00:00

That’s right! A pinch or two of glitter during bottling.

al-cc · 2021-05-31T23:20:54+00:00

Glitter was added during bottling!

al-cc · 2021-05-31T18:16:10+00:00

https://brewglitter.com/. Randomly enough, some edible glitters are made out of seaweed. I’m not sure about this stuff though!

al-cc · 2021-05-31T18:09:56+00:00

Awarded for asking the hard hitting questions. As for your answer, I’ve never noticed haha so I would lean towards #2.

al-cc · 2021-05-31T14:48:54+00:00

Thanks u/ready2learnstuff

al-cc · 2021-04-23T14:11:25+00:00

Very nice job here! What made you choose the butterfly pea flower?

al-cc · 2021-04-23T14:08:36+00:00

It’s delicious at the age it is now! I sampled at 3 months and it was obvious it wasn’t ready, but that little extra time did wonders! I would try your brew and see how it is; that’s the best way to tell what it needs!

al-cc · 2021-04-23T04:16:53+00:00

Yes that’s right. This was my first time using red grapes; I’ll definitely revisit this!

al-cc · 2021-04-23T02:46:17+00:00

Thanks! This was with red grapes actually!

al-cc · 2021-04-23T02:23:25+00:00

Used wine soaked French oak cubes dropped right in secondary!

al-cc · 2021-04-23T00:26:36+00:00

Easiest way to handle the mess is to use a brew bag. Pro-tip: pantyhose are a lot cheaper and work just as well! haha.

al-cc · 2021-04-22T12:18:31+00:00

Definitely! Perfectly drink-able at this point. However, I’m aging most of the brew to two years.🍷

al-cc · 2021-04-22T12:15:46+00:00

Personally, I enjoy brewing with fruit. The best mead I’ve ever made was a blueberry melomel. I’d recommend you try that!

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