02/28/2021
I did it. I challenged myself to brew SIXTY pounds of honey AND bottle 5 gallons of mead in one day.
I overslept, had to run errands all over Indy to track down ingredients at the last minute, and also pick up breakfast for the wife, but I burned through sixty three and a half pounds of honey today. I taught a good friend the absolute basics of being a mazer, as well!
From first to last picture:
1-I miss Kuma's Corner Indianapolis so I went ahead and made a mead to echo the sauce they made for their jalapeno poppers. Strawberry-chipotle-guajillo. I smoked some of the honey for this batch over mesquite chips. I'm very excited for this batch.
2-i fell back to a tried and true recipe for my first 6.5 gallon batch! I call it the blair mountain berry mix, in honor of real rednecks and union members!
3- the cherry cheesecake ala "the mad Meader" has made it's return in a bigger batch, with some adjustments!
4- some injuries have been incurred, but I'm being metaphorical when I talk about blood, sweat, and tears being in my brews!
5- the Colavito razz is a simple but expressive recipe and I'm excited for it to shine in the future!
6-the guava-passionfruit from November is finally bottled! WOW! what an explosion of flavor!
7-the cran-lime from November has also been bottled! A month ago it was so bitter it was undrinkable, now it's a smooth but sweet brew with just a hint of citrus and cranberry.
