For this mini-experiment, I measured out exactly 4 pounds of Kirkland-brand honey into each of a large cookpot and the liner of my Instant Pot before I started, since I was aware that I would lose quite a lot of water to evaporation while cooking on the stovetop. After that,…
I started a parallel set of one-gallon batches the other day, keeping the recipes constant but the type of honey used different, specifically for the purpose of seeing how the different honeys ended up developing over time. On the first day, I put together the musts with the following recipe: 4…
I started this one a couple of weeks ago and probably let it sit longer in the fermenting bucket than I should have, but the airlock showed active fermentation longer than I expected it to go, and I forgot about it for a few days after that. I haven’t yet…
This recipe by Joe Mattioli from the Got Mead? forums is the one usually recommended to any eager newbie asking what to make, and that’s because it gives you a tolerably tasty result in a fairly short time using only ingredients and supplies from your local grocery store. This process…
I just came across this recipe after a couple of days of idle research on how I would approach a peanut butter mead. “Anthony” from the Beesource forum considerately shared his process and results here, and his notes were intriguing enough that I’ve now decided I want to use his…
While I was out at the honey shop I like to frequent, I got to chatting, as I usually do, with the guy I’ve come to expect to see behind the counter when I visit. In addition to giving me the wonderful news that I’d filled up my buy-10-get-1-free card…
