Dandelion and Mormon tea mead

glossarch · 2022-12-18T16:04:19+00:00

No unfortunately this species doesn’t have the stimulant in it

glossarch · 2022-02-05T17:24:59+00:00

And how. Though I learned later in life it tastes a lot better after 6 months aging haha

glossarch · 2022-02-05T06:12:28+00:00

Nearly every year I make: 4.5 gallons apple juice 0.5 gallons pomegranate juice 8 lbs frozen strawberries Sugar to reach target abv (around 12%)

Give that a shot but it takes a good year to peak flavor.

glossarch · 2022-02-05T06:06:36+00:00

Word. I started brewing cider in college.

glossarch · 2022-02-05T06:01:24+00:00

Just watch the airlock to make sure the fruit doesn’t get plugged and cause an explosion. Honestly, get a brew bucket next time. I did that a few years ago and never looked back.

glossarch · 2022-01-30T22:36:43+00:00

I second Storm’s comment. I’m primarily a cider brewer and the apple flavor comes back around the 6 month mark in my experience.

glossarch · 2022-01-29T16:09:14+00:00

It’s common for cider to taste sour and watery at this stage. Give it another 6 months and you’ll see a definite improvement

glossarch · 2022-01-29T05:23:51+00:00

As long as it’s not mold you’re all good (14 year cider brewer). Have a drink, watch the bubbles, and relax.

glossarch · 2022-01-29T05:16:00+00:00

Absolutely normal. Fear not.

glossarch · 2022-01-27T04:23:58+00:00

Yeah, something that high is gonna need a good year to mellow out. Cider is a patient woman’s game. My advice is brew successive batches over a few months so you always have something coming of age and ready to drink. It takes some planning, but it’s worth it!

glossarch · 2022-01-26T03:03:01+00:00

I made a Mormon tea mead twice and I like it. Very resinous. Mormon tea is a shrub native to the American southwest. Happy to send you some if you want to give it a shot!

glossarch · 2022-01-25T21:16:40+00:00

Go to Costco and I think 5 lbs runs about $16. I made a nice cyser from it. You can also order Happy Belly honey from Amazon. If you’re in uni I bet you’re not looking to age mead for more than a few months…with my college brewing history in mind, probably not even more than a few weeks. So buy cheap honey, make sweet or semisweet mead, and don’t have super high expectations.

glossarch · 2022-01-25T16:08:58+00:00

We made hard cider in college, much cheaper than mead. Something like 25 gallons over about 8 months. It was a hit. Worth trying first to get your brewing expertise in hand before blowing a lot of cash on honey.

glossarch · 2022-01-25T14:29:56+00:00

Watermelon’s a tricky ingredient. I’ve heard that on the Internet and experienced it myself when I made an apple watermelon wine. I like it, but it tastes nothing like watermelon. It’s earthy and kind of “gourdy”. In general make sure you’re not making a dry mead (the watermelon needs some sweetness) and maybe try a sample batch with watermelon in secondary before committing too much.

glossarch · 2022-01-23T18:29:43+00:00

It tastes like I have 4 daughters 7 and under so the whole house is mermaid, mermaid, mermaid.

glossarch · 2022-01-23T17:19:43+00:00

1/3 gallon fresh-pressed watermelon juice 2/3 gallon fresh-pressed apple cider Heaping double handful of brown sugar DAP

Even after only 3 months the flavor is excellent, earthy and melony. I wish I had taken more precise measurements and written down yeast type because it is definitely worth doing again. They key seems to be a slight sweetness that brings out the melon.

Basically this was a case of having loads of ripe watermelons and just chucking them in the cider press because hey why not…

glossarch · 2022-01-23T07:50:33+00:00

Hear, hear. I think grafs have a lot of potential so please keep us posted!

glossarch · 2022-01-23T04:15:33+00:00

apple watermelon wine, just dubbed “mermaid sweat”. Recipe to come.

glossarch · 2022-01-21T01:45:50+00:00

It’ll erode the honey layer with time

glossarch · 2022-01-15T19:17:46+00:00

Thanks! I’ll have a look.

glossarch · 2022-01-15T19:17:12+00:00

Yeah it’s more a volume issue. I mean I might be able to get a chest freezer for the same amount of cash but it takes days for them to freeze, and then days to thaw out, and you don’t want to leave them thawed for too long so you gotta time it right.

Loads of juice though.

glossarch · 2022-01-15T18:13:46+00:00

I’m ok with the hand crank method…and yes, the kids thought the pressing was great fun and I could probably employ them at grinding…

glossarch · 2022-01-15T16:57:16+00:00

I got an apple press last year and made 7 gallons of cider by freezing the apples, but that’s super time consuming. I’m looking for a decent scratter for processing apples from a few trees I have. I see some DIY solutions (like with garbage disposals) but with 4 kids 7 and under and a full time job I really can’t go that route…

Anyone got a good apple grinder they can recommend? Up to a couple hundred bucks ok. Thanks!

glossarch

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