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  1. 01-20-2011, 06:16 PM #1
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    Well I've been doing some research so I thought I would start with this simple brew... They say it is "fool" proof... If so, then maybe this "Fool" can make it...

    I have two batches brewing; Orange Lemon and Orange Cranberry...

    It was pretty simple, Water, Honey, Yeast and Fruit...

    Here are a picture a week into it...

    Also, here is a great website to get started...

    http://www.stormthecastle.com/mead/fast-cheap-mead-making.htm



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    Cool I love mead, especially "Dansk Mjød"! I will try it sometime.
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    That looks like fun... Is it safe?
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    Go Phil. That's going to be a good time!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by sbrouwers View Post
    Go Phil. That's going to be a good time!!
    It's gotta be better than prison hooch... No dirty underwear here...
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    The ads on the site are inspirational. I am going to stop off at BevMo on the way home to see if I even like mead.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shoki View Post
    That looks like fun... Is it safe?
    Should be... Everything was cleaned and made to the directions specifications...
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    Quote Originally Posted by NoseWarmer View Post
    Well I've been doing some research so I thought I would start with this simple brew... They say it is "fool" proof... If so, then maybe this "Fool" can make it...

    I have two batches brewing; Orange Lemon and Orange Cranberry...

    It was pretty simple, Water, Honey, Yeast and Fruit...

    Here are a picture a week into it...

    Also, here is a great website to get started...

    http://www.stormthecastle.com/mead/f...ead-making.htm
    I have made various fruist based meads before with tropical fruits, the are properly refered to as melomels, and meads are pure honey based. Mine took a long time to mellow out, but they are wonderful. Have fun.
    Incidently, the term Honeymoon historically came from the local mead maker giving mead to the newlyweds on the full moon, thought to have increased fertility.!!!
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    Default it may taste like a milk jug

    you may wish that you used glass insted of the jugs also you can buy airlocks for 2 to 3 dollars I have 21 hives and made 35 gals last year
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    The first batch of any homebrew is a slippery slope, and it most likely will lead to many more (hopefully).

    I homebrew a lot of since a poster above mentioned using glass heres an easy way to track some down. Go to a recycling center and track down a used Carlos Rossi 4L wine jug that somebody has recycled. They are usually plentiful since the stuff is so cheap...or if you like wine you could put down 4L of it and then re-use the jug. They work great!
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