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#beer #homebrew #mead #honey honey brown ale brewed today 3 weeks till its ready

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Bottling day! #mead #homebrew #vikingblood

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Vikings blood looking a little clearer now that it's been racked and settled a bit. I stirred at least once every day to make sure the cherries stayed covered and no mold or anything grew

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Viking blood racked for secondary fermentation. Will bottle 1 gallon on 8/26 and cold crash in the fridge. The other will be bottled on 9/2 and aged normally till 10/7

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Viking Blood mead! Started a 2 gallon batch 3lbs of honey 3lbs frozen sweet cherries 2 handfuls of raisins (50 or so raisins I have big hands ) Us-05 yeast 1 tsp of nutrient today with 1 tsp of Energizer Will add a second tsp in a few days

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First gallon is fully fermented. Bottled for aging will taste near October and likely not truly enjoy until at least Christmas likely next summer. #mead #homebrew #homebrewer #viking #makingmead

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Second gallon is now in the carboy. Using an ale yeast it will be ready to bottle in just over a month. The carboy on the left has the ale yeast in it and is the one I am the most excited about.

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Batch number 2 1 gallon with a beer yeast Target date for bottling is August 19th Fermentation will be in the open container for 3-4 days then transferred to a carboy

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Bottled the open container and added a bit more honey. I did not stop fermentation so I am using a balloon as an air lock. Still fermenting well and smells great. #mead #homebrew #homebrewer #viking

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After racking into the carboy I had a little extra so I am going to open ferment the about 1 quart fully. I will be shaking and stirring the Mason jar 3 or so times a day until fermentation is complete then I am planning on bottling so I can taste it once a week or so and see how its maturing

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Got a second carboy on sale so I have one to rack into now. Moved the gallon to the first carboy and will watch for the next few months

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First stir of the day. Lots of bubbles and smells good this morning.

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Mead is mixed. 1 gallon water 2.5 lbs wildflower honey 1 black tea bag 1 tsp nutrients Lalvin D-47 yeast. I will open ferment for 7-10 days before moving to a 1 gallon carboy

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Everything is cleaned and ready for brewing !

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