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Will do! I went to get some more figs the other day in hopes of making a juice-type syrup to top up the carboy and wound up with a bunch more, so I just made another 1.5 gallon batch, with sugar instead of honey. Has a very different smell- they were a huge kind of fig with greener thicker skin...

What kind of magnolia flowers did you use? I've heard that the darker pink/purple the flower the stronger the flavor. I used them from a saucer magnolia (pink/white) but I have a giant southern magnolia in front of my house.

Welp, I got a ton of fresh figs, but slightly less than I thought would work for 5 gallons, so rather than chance it on a weak wine, I just put honey instead of sugar? Threw in a few raisins. Really freestyling on that one... we'll see!! I'm not much of a strict recipe follower but so far...

I guess I've only done dandelion, although last time I put a bunch of magnolia flowers in for fun... I have designs on other stuff though, if I can ever get to them- Elderflower being an obvious choice, and I really want to experiment with locust flower...

Checking in from Baltimore, MD I'm mainly a fruit/flower wine person and this forum has been very helpful to me over the last few years! Currently have about 6gal of cherry wine going from July and just started an experimental fig mead.... I also like my dandelion! Mainly I just like to...