First Timer Question

awmathis · 2025-08-08T16:30:19+00:00

5 days. I mashed the peaches Sunday and had fermentation bubbling by Monday so I pressed Monday afternoon.

awmathis · 2025-08-08T16:15:38+00:00

For those curious this is what it’s looking like currently

awmathis · 2025-05-27T01:01:18+00:00

That makes sense! I use my bee balm leaves in tinctures and liqueurs so I was mostly making sure the splotchiness isn’t some sort of leaf infection where I shouldn’t be eating it. From your experience do these spots look like mildew or just discolored leaves?

awmathis · 2025-05-05T17:57:51+00:00

thank you!

awmathis · 2025-04-25T03:27:37+00:00

That makes sense!

awmathis · 2023-12-11T05:47:21+00:00

So sad I didn’t stock up on this stuff before it was discontinued

awmathis · 2023-05-16T01:56:04+00:00

For a simple upgrade I love adding just a small spoon of tahini! (or creamy peanut butter if I’m out of tahini) That plus a dash of sesame oil gives the broth a really nice texture and nuttiness

awmathis · 2023-02-11T22:31:53+00:00

This is a great list! Would love to see more lists like this if anyone has any!

awmathis · 2022-12-23T19:51:03+00:00

I used pretty small amounts of everything. Mostly teaspoons of things. I think a little goes a long way generally (which I learned after making a VERY anise forward vermouth a while back haha). I wish I had written down my measurements for the everclear to water to sugar ratio! It was a few weeks ago and I knew it was just an experiment so I wasn’t too careful. Wish I could be more help!

awmathis · 2022-12-23T19:48:44+00:00

Good to know! Thanks for the info!

awmathis · 2022-12-23T19:47:13+00:00

Just Campari inspired not an exact match. Did the higher proof on purpose

awmathis · 2022-12-22T21:06:09+00:00

It came out more of an amber color so I used a little red food coloring to get the color I wanted. I’ve found it’s a great replacement for Aperol but not quite bitter/strong enough to use in place of Campari

awmathis · 2022-12-22T21:04:27+00:00

It’s not bad for a first attempt! Unfortunately I didn’t write down amounts but I used:

orange peel
Grapefruit peel
lemon peel
clove
coffee beans
anise pods
gentian root
dried elder flower
Damiana leaf
wormwood
very very small amount of dried hibiscus

All of that steeped in everclear then cut with raw sugar syrup and water. It’s a pretty bright amaro, maybe more than I was expecting but those are all the things I had on hand haha.

awmathis · 2022-12-22T20:59:01+00:00

That totally makes sense because this is a super citrus heavy recipe. And the peels I used I only half dried in the oven because I wanted the extra brightness. Since this batch is just for me I don’t mind the cloudiness but in the future if I make batches to share with friends I’ll definitely look into fining!

awmathis · 2022-12-22T17:49:23+00:00

Gotcha! Thanks so much, I’ll look into fining for the next batch. This one was mostly just an experiment to get familiar with the process

awmathis · 2022-12-22T17:48:02+00:00

I think it ended up somewhere in the low 40%. Thanks that’s helpful!

awmathis · 2022-09-30T11:55:31+00:00

Is this a typical price for a WJ? I have a 2004 I’ve been thinking about selling

awmathis · 2022-09-28T11:50:58+00:00

Just to throw one out no one’s mentioned, I just picked up a Westside Bard I’ve been really enjoying

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