You have quite the list there. Where in your house do you keep all of this glass. I remember a picture a long time ago of your kitchen.....maybe it was your ktichen....it looked very nice.Update us with your camera and show us your stuff.
Meads do not need to be topped up like wine does as honey is a natural preservative and thats why honey really never goes bad, it just crystallizes and when it does that you just heat it up to get it back to liquid form.
After I posted yesterday I went back to the recipe and said, "hmmm, I should top it off." Glad to see so many people confirmed that for me! It's what you're all here for!
Thanks!
Oh Ramona! Following in mom's snow tracks? Nothing like rubbing it in!
It snowed all day yesterday, (although, nothing like what the eastern part of the country got!) and today is a beauty day.
I think that this is Mini Me's 1st of many batches of wine. Just a sampler batch. Like shampoo bottles in a hotel...
I got 10 bottles from a 3 gal batch. I wasn't very good (still not at times) at racking so maybe could have gotten more. When I do it again I am going to rack more aggressively and let that settle out in smaller jugs. I didn't degas before I racked (but I did before I bottled). There are various opinions on if you should degas before or after racking. I used sweet mead yeast and it's sweet (but I also over did the spices for my taste so will tone those down next time). I needed a bent coat hanger to clear out the oranges.