What are you fermenting today?

Wifezilla

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Just racked off the mead. YOWZA! Good but STRONG! If something goes wrong during secondary fermentation, I think it will still work for rocket fuel :gig
 

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Wifezilla said:
Just racked off the mead. YOWZA! Good but STRONG! If something goes wrong during secondary fermentation, I think it will still work for rocket fuel :gig
Hi Wifezilla,

Did you post your recipe for mead here somewhere? Is it alcoholic?
 

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Finally I can post something here!

I am fermenting my first batch of kombucha. :weee

Wish me luck!
 

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Good luck, Dace!!! :weee
May your Kombucha be tart, healthy & active!!

I have been promised a kombucha baby the next time my buddy from Little Rock comes through. Yay!
 

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Yes, mead is alcoholic. (Without the alcohol, it is just honey water. That is no fun! LOL)

I took 6 lbs of honey and 2 gallons of water. Boiled it for 15 minutes and added 2 tea bags (regular lipton tea). As it boils you skim off any scum.

As it cools (and the tea steeps), you add the juice of 2 whole oranges. You can also add the zest if you want.

Pitch some champagne yeast in a bit of warm water.

When the honey is cooled enough, toss the tea bags, add the yeast and put in jugs for fermentation.
 

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I started my yogurt @ 1:30 yesterday afternoon, and its still not yogurt! I used store bought from the back of the fridge as culture, but it still looked good. Maybe I need to get some fresher some or find some thermophilic culture. However, a little while ago I stuck a spoon in to see what the texture was like. It was a little thicker on the bottom, but not much. But, the taste was soo creamy and nummy. It had a kick of the acidity taste of yogurt but it definitely needed more time. I'm thinking of just taking it outta the yogurt maker, freezing it, then when I get some newer yogurt trying it again with the same contents.. Any thoughts?

Oh, and the yogurt container said that it was low fat.. could that have anything to do with it?
 

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Wifezilla, that sounds mm mm good if I do say so.

My mom uses the Red Star for her wines too.
 

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