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THAT is AWESOME Greg!! Glad to have you back. You've been missed. Now I KNOW I need to take a look at this with the blue and rasp flavors. What do I need to get started on a shoestring? I bet a blackberry would be amazing. Better a berry blend.
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What Is Mead , is it like moonshine , Grappa
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(08-11-2011, 06:00 AM)jam Wrote: What Is Mead , is it like moonshine , Grappa
It is a wine that gets it's fermentable sugars mainly from honey, not fruit like regular wine.
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(08-10-2011, 11:59 PM)tafdom Wrote: THAT is AWESOME Greg!! Glad to have you back. You've been missed. Now I KNOW I need to take a look at this with the blue and rasp flavors. What do I need to get started on a shoestring? I bet a blackberry would be amazing. Better a berry blend.
T, Greg sent me this link a while ago. I've been thinking of trying it myself...it looks easy to start.
http://www.stormthecastle.com/mead/fast-...making.htm
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Started a one gallon batch tonight of 4lbs honey, 25 raisins (yeast nutrient), pack of redstar...
and two bumps from a ginger root... about 20 potato slicer, slices.