Recent content by WildSeedGrrrl

The basswood honey had crystalized and it hadn't been processed. The color is pretty translucent. I like meads and I think they are nice way to just be able to isolate the flavor, but I like honey in beers probably more than just straight up meads. As for buckwheat honey, I'm not sure what yours...

A picture of the honey (Ihope it attaches...)

The basswood is so light, with lots of citrusy tones that I'm tempted to made a small 1 gallon batch of mead with it and use the rest with a pilsner beer base and some light aroma hops. Depending on how the mead turns out I might just leave that honey for some fruit meads later this summer. The...

So I recently acquired a gallon of avocado blossom honey and 5# of basswood honey. Has anyone every worked with avocado blossom before. I won't use the whole gallon for anyone recipe, so I can experiment with lots of different things. Any suggestions?

1 gallons I third the sentiment. Doing 1 gallon is not a waste of time. When I lived in an apartment it was more convenient to make 1 gallon batches than 5 gallon. I could try out many different recipes, and learn the distinct flavors of particular hops or malts through experimentation. Besides...

Some things I've learned making braggots. Been working on my braggots over the last few years and think I have finally got a handle on working with honey. I thought I'd pass on somethings I have learned. 1. Not all honeys are a like. I know it seems simple but I've tasted way to many...

So a regular multivitamin should work? I have one with lots of B vitamins in it. I also ran across a small blurb that said I could use regular yeast like for bread, and just boil it up to kill the yeast and throw their tiny little bodies to the wine yeast beasties. Has anyone heard of that...

Nice setup! I'm debating whether to go the gravity or in-line route. I guess it will depend on money and time this summer. I brew alone most of the time so not having to lift and carry will be the motivating factor me, so I'm leaning towards buying a pump. I've had a blast incorporating...

I'm glad to be back on the forum. So much has happened that when I looked back on my blog and my notes, I realized I hadn't made any wine since before I moved from Minneapolis. It's been over a year ago. I have been making more and more beer this last year and been working on my braggots...

I pureed some pineapple and put it in the fridge and promptly forgot about it. My roommate remarked that the lid was askew on one of thecontainers. It wasn't off just tilted. I put the puree in a jug (sanitized) and tossed in some wine yeast to see what would happen. yeah. totally slipped my...

NVM I misread the freaking recipe and apparently it's been way to long since I made a wine not from a kit.

Welcome. Looing forward to reading your contributions.

What yeast did you use?

I've been wanting to try a new braggot recipe with buckwheat honey. I've tracked down a few places at farmer's markets that sometimes carry it...It's like basswood honey, hard to find. I am envious of your good fortune on acquiring such a large amount of it. I've managed to get about 6lbs so far...

? about dextrose Am I right that dextrose is the same as corn sugar?