Recent content by headinsouth

Just to clarify... I never intended to boil or pasteurize the honey, only the water. I'm quite certain that the chlorine in the water has no beneficial input, and since it's a really simple step - why not? So, I went ahead and added the balance of my honey (six lbs and change total) to a...

I'm in Medina County about halfway between Medina and Fairlawn - Granger Twp.

My first shot at mead, so shoot some holes in it (or fill in blanks...) I have about six lbs of honey, so I'm going to use about half and make a gallon. I want to make this first batch without any fruit/juices. I'm going to boil a gallon and change of water to get the gasses out, then cool it...

My name's Bill and I LOOOOVE wine! Although I haven't made much wine (a bit of apple and a touch from some wild grapes growing on my property - finally beat the birds to 'em), I have stockpiled enough honey from my friends that keep bees to make some mead! Looking forward to THAT! Almost 4...

I know this thread is a bit old, but I just joined and it's of interest to me on a couple of levels. "Hog plums" in Costa Rica (and most of Central America) are called Mombin. I can't determine anything in nance (nanzi) that has any similar properties to banana. I think I might consider...