Ooh, ooh, over here... with my first weirdomel (a JAO variant)... it was at least a slow flow and not a violent geyser...
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Ooh, ooh, over here... with my first weirdomel (a JAO variant)... it was at least a slow flow and not a violent geyser...
Wot RiverRat sed.
MEA is clickable, and therefore in the glossary, as is cap, if it's a link, click on it for a definition ;-)
PITA is general parlance.
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Not trying to give you a lecture ;-) it's just googles faster than us, even though RiverRat got to you within 18 minutes.
Ok duh? PITA I get it!
I haven't totally cleaned everything from the other morning. I did get most of the orange pulp off the celing. Need to clean the window when I clean this weekend.
I never made wine or mead in a gallon carboy before. I have only made mango wine many years ago in a 5 gal carboy.
In the recipe is says one the yeast settles down you can add some water to bring up the level. How high can I actually fill the gallon container??
I haven't totally cleaned everything from the other morning. I did get most of the orange pulp off the celing. Need to clean the window when I clean this weekend.
I never made wine or mead in a gallon carboy before. I have only made mango wine many years ago in a 5 gal carboy.
In the recipe is says one the yeast settles down you can add some water to bring up the level. How high can I actually fill the gallon container??
I read your blog. Process-wise, a JAOM isn't gonna take 6 months.
The longest I've had mine before the fruit sank was around 2 months... JAOM is drinkable in 2 but gets better as you age it... so your supply probably won't LAST 6 months ;D
The longest I've had mine before the fruit sank was around 2 months... JAOM is drinkable in 2 but gets better as you age it... so your supply probably won't LAST 6 months ;D
Well good to know! I read a few post that said it got better with age. Hey I'm ready to drink it tomorrow!
Well it DOES get better with age. You'll be amazed what leaving it alone for 6 months does to it. But the JAOM is designed so that the beginner doesn't need to WAIT 6+ months so if you're fine with a young wine... That being said, though, try, yes, TRY (I know it's hard
) to set some aside to drink by Christmas. You'll be pleasantly rewarded... ;D
I usually give it a couple days of quiet time after the fermentaiton's slowed down, but you should be able to fill it up to the neck. I'd suggest adding about half as much water as you think you should on the first day, the rest on the second day just to make sure you don't get more fermentation as you've diluted the alcohol a little (and hence the yeast is no longer at its tolerance. Even if it dies kick up again, it's usually much less violent fermenting than the first couple days.
