Homebrewing?

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Hey Y'all!

My girlfriend has recently forced me to learn about homebrewing. On Monday, we began our first batch of mead, which we produced in two half-gallon Mason jars. For our first batch, we used a blueberry mead recipe that was found on the Homebrewing forums. The other one was just a basic mead recipe we found online.

We are looking forward to our first taste in 3-4 weeks.

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Blueberry Mead (Darker one)
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/best-blueberry-mead-ever.111754/#post-1232507

Basic Mead Recipe (We didn't use the orange or raisins = Ligher one)
https://theealyhomestead.com/2021/01/16/how-to-make-mead-a-basic-mead-recipe/
 
We discarded the Basic mead batch as it failed to ferment after three days. We realized it's because we didn't add the yeast nutrient to the batch when making it. Many low-quality homebrewing recipes found on Google call for raisins specifically to feed the Mead. According to the Homebrewing Forums, Raisins are an awful source of yeast nutrient, and you're better off just buying actual yeast nutrient.

The forum members provided me with several valuable pointers and procedures to follow for future batches. They also link me to some quick and easy recipes that will be ready and drinkable in a short time.

Resources:
My Into Post
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/thread...to-get-into-homebrewing.736919/#post-10475186

Yeast Assimilable Nitrogen (YAN) Protocol
https://fermcalc.com/yan/

TOSNA Regimen
https://www.meadmaderight.com/

Recipes:
Joe's Ancient Orange Mead (JOAM)
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/joes-ancient-orange-mead-joam.45152/

Bray's One Month Mead (BOMM)
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/brays-one-month-mead.429241/
 
Ah yes, the humble Homebrew. One of my finest memories as a kid was watching my dad painstakingly Homebrew our Wii, night after night, for weeks o-

...oh, this post is about brewing your own alcohol at home and not installing The Homebrew Channel onto your video game systems...
 
My Girlfriend and I spent 7-8 Hours on Sunday, brewing 12 half-gallons of mead in multiple different flavors!

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Labeled with the Date and Number. 1-12 Right to Left.

We have 2 Blueberries (Jars 1 and 2)
3 Cherries (Jars 3, 4, and 7)
4 Apples (Jars 5, 6, 8, and 9)
1 Regular base Mead (Jar 10)
2 Grape Wines (Jars 11 and 12)

Initially, we saw no signs of fermentation, so we became increasingly disheartened. However, this morning, all 12 jars showed signs of vigorous fermentation! Our airlocks are working correctly and releasing the excess CO2 that's created. We will be adding more Nutrients today, tomorrow, and the next day as specified in the TOSNA regimen linked in my previous post. In 3-4 Weeks, these should be ready to taste test.
 
i did some extremely low-budget homebrewing last year: homebrand fruit juices, baking yeast, balloon with a hole poked in it for an airlock, in the plastic bottle that the juice came in. it worked well, in the sense that it fermented and became alcoholic, but it did not taste good lol
 
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