I have three different things going on right now. I have a Mead, a Cider, and a Root-Beer all in different stages right now. I know some brewers out there are probably laughing right now, these are not the most technically difficult recipes out there. Actually they're all pretty easy! Realistically, all brewing is pretty easy. There's just a few more steps in some recipes. Mead, as far as ingredients go, has to be about the simplest of all. It's honey, water, and yeast. But if made correctly, can be compared to a fine wine. The downfall of mead, or one of it's beauties, is that in needs ti age for a long time, some even a year. I am buying a 5 gallon charred cask from Gibbs Brothers Cooperage to age my black cherry mead. I'll let you know how it goes, as it goes...
I love a hard cider around this time of the year, so I decided to make some of that too. It's now been fermenting for about 9 days and will probably be bottled around this weekend. All me readings say it'll be around 6% and hopefully have a hint of cinnamon and clove if it comes out the way I want.
And my last child currently is a hard root beer. Made from a root beer extract, sugar and yeast.. and water.
The only reason I'm making it is because I always wanted to make a hard root beer. I was at the brewing store, found the extract, and while I had all the equipment out and clean, through it together too.
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