For the cordial I used a cheap vodka, cherry mead, and a simple syrup. I do this with most of my meads if I any extra at the first racking. Brychan ... From:...
_http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/03/hops.fire.ap/index.html_ (http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/03/hops.fire.ap/index.html) Today is a sad, sad day..... Dafne...
remember, 4% of 24% of the worlds supply of hops is less than 1% of the worlds supply of hops, so while it is sad to lose hops.. it isn't that much. Aengus...
On the other hand, since 83% of the hops purchased by home brew supply outlets comes from domestic crop, 4% of 83% of the supply for homebrewers amounts to...
Maybe this will encourage homebrewers to try new ingredients. Maybe there's a breed of European hop that someone will now expiriment with, instead of doing the...
This is only an increase of maybe a buck or two per 5 gallon batch. ... -- My Moon-based death ray Panics the people of earth Mock my theories now! ...
I've been thinking about try to make long mead. Usually I make this quick mead it simple fool proof and well liked but … it only has a 10 day shelf life. The...
If anyone in the Twin Cities area is looking for empty wine bottles for use in brewing, crafts, etc., you may be interested in a sale on eBay that I ran...
Yes. Which on all-grain is about 8% to 15%, and on extract is 5% to 10% of the total cost of the batch. Doesn't sound like much on the surface, but I'm betting...
so, be ready with an extra supply then, anticipating, and be able if possible to provide a better price. ... -- That which yields isn't always weak....
I dunno, Madoc... I *hope* most people will be like me and sort of suck it up. Brew the same or more, and complain a little about the cost (like recent ...
<lol> I agree - hope for the best. My experience with gas prices is that it is a necessity. What suffers most when the cost goes up is recreational driving, as...
So, a couple days ago, i started a 5 gallon carbouy of cane wine (fermented sugar cane.) It didnt really bubble much after the first day, then slowed to a...
SO this is ready in a couple of weeks? Dan ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam...
Consider it a lesson learned.... and believe me, you got off cheap! Imagine the same result if you used honey? Cleanliness is next to Godliness ... must have...
it must be something in the air, cause the same thing just happened to me with a batch of mead. and i was rushing, so i probably didn't sterilize as well as i...
heh. yeah henry is right. i got off cheap. and i had a thing of ginger liquer that i was brewing that right near the end of the brew, did hte same thing, and...
just out of curiousity what do you pay for 60lbs of honey? there's a place here in Ohio that's offering 60lbs for $1.55/lb. I just wondered if that's a good ...
I think I let it run about 4 or 5 weeks in the carboy before bottling, pretty darn short for a mead. Yes, the experts all said it tasted "young", but then...
that's a great price. I go to the Miller warehouse in San Bernardino (CA) and the wildflower is a buck per pound and the more expensive honeys are in the...
