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I am back at making session mead again. The plan is to have one 26 gallon batch of mead and split it into 4 six gallon sub batches. ABV will be kept low to encourage a faster turn around and also to deliver a fresh and refreshing taste. The last batch I tried to make I ended up using too much...

Hey all, it has been quite a while since I have put together a wine strength mead. Just this past week I managed to get a shipment of 6 gallons of blackberry blossom mean in from Salem, Oregon and I figured the time was ripe to get a batch going. So here is the plan. I want 16 gallons in...

Brewing up an 18 gallon batch of a buckwheat bochet Washington Imperial Stout a mead akin to a Russian imperial stout but with no grain. I am basing my recipe off of the 2005 American homebrewer association Russian Imperial Stout winner...

Hey all, I am currently planning out making a grainless Russian Imperial Stout (RIS) themed bochet. And one of the key challenges is how do I get the roasty flavor and dark color of a RIS without making the brew so bitter. My solution is to use layers of buckwheat honey caramelized to different...

I happen to love making mead and have for quite a while. However, a couple of years ago I moved from Tennessee to the state of Washington and gave up fermentation. I found out that one of my coworkers keeps bees and I could not stop the itch. I am getting back in the game. So lets talk about...

Well, its been a while since I have posted but I have been kind of busy with life and stuff.. And fermentation in general. So, a few days back I called my local u-pick farm and they said they were selling cider at $5 a gallon. So, rushing on this opportunity I decided to make the best of it...

Now, enough of the dramatic title... I finally got my hands on 10 gallons of voigner and 5 gallons of gewurtz from this Fall's harvest in washington. I plan on making at least half of this into a sparkling wine blend and perhaps leave the other half still. More pictures and test results will follow!

Hi all, I am thinking for this fall I am going to step back a bit from grapes and frozen must and just go with some white juice for economic reasons. Last year I started a batch of chardonnay, because I kind of like how it almost plays like a red wine. Ie, good body and can handle some oak...

Just wondering what you guys will normally drink on during the week or say during a nice casual weekend or something. I have found that I rarely drink my own wine ( I enjoy hoarding and gifting it too much) but for my day to day I really enjoy some nice craft beer. When I am not enjoying a...

So, As a few of you might know I spent the summer in Oregon doing an internship. One of the things that I fell in love with a lot of things in the pacific northwest. These include, an abundance of mead, cider, cheese, good wholesome food and last but not least, great wine. One of the more...

Hey all, remember this thread? http://www.winemakingtalk.com/forum/f6/calling-all-would-scientest-38884/ Well, pretty much my previous thread on coming up with an alternative ABV equation fizziled out when we encountered that ABV is a function of an unknown ABV correction. Pretty much what...

Hey all! After doing tasting of some very good sour beers in the Oregon area I have decided to relent and and make a DRY sour mead. The only thing is, I am not sure whether I want to use brett or lambic bacteria or any combination of the two... I have checked out wyeast lambic strain catagory...

So, I was gifted a very nice bottle of Belle Glos Pinot Noir (2012) so I figured the least I could do was give a review of my thoughts on it. Visual Nice inky dark red Aroma Oak and spice Dark Berry/Jammy Swirl it for fresher fruit Perhaps a little unsweet chocolate Taste A...

Hey all, Just giving a little update about what has been going on recently. Just this past week me and my GF both graduated from The University of Tennessee. I got my BS in Nuclear Engineering and she got her BA in psychology. We both have plans to attend graduate school to get our Master's...

So, a few months ago I purchased my first wine pump. The guy is rated for 45 PSI so he is no slouch for the apartment level winemaker. A few months later I decided to purchase myself a plate filter. http://morewinemaking.com/products/plate-filter.html...

Hey all, I would like to thank you all for the encouragement I have received before and after medaling at the Mazers Cup International competition. Since, it placed I figured it would be worth my time to take the highlights from my mead thread and compile them down into a recipe in case anyone...

Iz so excites! I won second place in the dry melomel category for my dry cranberry mead! Score cards should be here in about a week! I will post them here and to the base thread to be sure. Needless to say, this is my second competition I have entered and the first time I have ever won so I...

Man your battle stations! Well... your bar battle stations! This thread is dedicated to those who have a love for the home bar and craft cocktail/drink making! If possible provide pictures and background. So, over the past couple months or so the girlfriend and I have been looking around for...

Hey all, after making my last batch of mead and putting it into the bottle I realized that it was not quite as clear as it should have been. For general purpose drinking it is no problem, but it would not pass the mustard in a competition. So I got curious and I started looking up filter units...

Title says all, I have been a member of this forum for quite a bit of time and I have really enjoyed my time here. I appreciate all that I have learned from being a member of this board and I enjoy the support I have received when I have done some of my own knowledge gathering. I am proud to say...