OK.. I have started many a thread with some sort of success... this one I'll start with a failure (in production only). the beginning of my journey was so simple it was "stupid": 1# honey - 1Gal Water - 1 pak Yeast (all from Wallie-world") - and a few weeks fermenting... well, that was terrible! but I learned what yeast did and what it's effects on my ingredients was. A VERY dry (and weak) semblance of a white wine.. not a good one, mind you,not even salvageable; but it let me know that I could ferment sugars into alcohol without killing myself!.
here's my second attempt: (Based off of "Storm_The_Castle's: Quick, Easy, Cheap Mead" {I may have mis-quoted that}; I think it is a JAO Variant... but I could be wrong).. my wife has an orange allergy...
3.5# Clover Honey
1 Gal "Drinking" water
1 Apple (sliced a few times)
1tsp (*ish) cinamon
1 pak of "Flieshman's: Quick Rise" Yeast
("some" mixed Berries ... replacement for raisins)
a 2 chamber air-lock (cheap thingy from the brew-shop)
a #6 rubber stopper for the air-lock (pre-drilled)
... the first 2 days I "aerated" the mixture in the jug (that the water came in) at @12-1300 EST ... re-capped/air-locked and covered with aluminium-foil (too keep out light) ... now I just have to wait!
... That's where I am at the moment, I felt the compulsion to introduce myself at this point.. maybe there is some advise or just encouragement ... either is welcome. I've taken the hobby because it is less violent than some others... and I need one to take my time... .. ..
PS: Hi there!
here's my second attempt: (Based off of "Storm_The_Castle's: Quick, Easy, Cheap Mead" {I may have mis-quoted that}; I think it is a JAO Variant... but I could be wrong).. my wife has an orange allergy...
3.5# Clover Honey
1 Gal "Drinking" water
1 Apple (sliced a few times)
1tsp (*ish) cinamon
1 pak of "Flieshman's: Quick Rise" Yeast
("some" mixed Berries ... replacement for raisins)
a 2 chamber air-lock (cheap thingy from the brew-shop)
a #6 rubber stopper for the air-lock (pre-drilled)
... the first 2 days I "aerated" the mixture in the jug (that the water came in) at @12-1300 EST ... re-capped/air-locked and covered with aluminium-foil (too keep out light) ... now I just have to wait!
... That's where I am at the moment, I felt the compulsion to introduce myself at this point.. maybe there is some advise or just encouragement ... either is welcome. I've taken the hobby because it is less violent than some others... and I need one to take my time... .. ..
PS: Hi there!