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by Shine0n
Wed May 29, 2019 9:33 am
Forum: Rum
Topic: Butter Rum
Replies: 394
Views: 57318

Re: Butter Rum

Diacetyl is highly toxic so the butter flavorings i would believe to have other components to achieve the flavors.
by Shine0n
Sat Mar 09, 2019 10:00 am
Forum: Beer, and Wine
Topic: Barrel fermented bochet
Replies: 3
Views: 1737

Re: Barrel fermented bochet

Well, i finally got home after a long 2+ months on the road and now I can say this is amazing and now having added 12 lbs of blueberries it will still need another couple weeks to come around and bottled. Fizzix, mead is zomething special and just like likker...endless possibilities too! I also have...
by Shine0n
Wed Mar 06, 2019 4:07 am
Forum: Beer, and Wine
Topic: Barrel fermented bochet
Replies: 3
Views: 1737

Barrel fermented bochet

17.5lb local lover honey Water to the 5 gal mark QA23 dry wine yeast Fermaid O w/sna I caramelized the honey on a med temp on my range until i had my desired level of color and flavor. I do not under any circumstances get it to the point of molasses color, at that point it to me becomes rancid tasti...
by Shine0n
Wed Feb 27, 2019 1:39 pm
Forum: Beer, and Wine
Topic: Bochet mead
Replies: 18
Views: 11905

Re: Bochet mead

Damn I'm late but good luck like you needed it lol. Hope it turns out well, Let me know for sure! When i return home hopefully Friday i need to tend to a barrel fermented bochet and rack off the lees (RC212) and get in on some fruit but now youve mentioned coffee and its got me thinking of that now....
by Shine0n
Wed Feb 27, 2019 1:29 pm
Forum: Beer, and Wine
Topic: Bourbon Barrel aged mead
Replies: 46
Views: 9281

Re: Bourbon Barrel aged mead

Been away for a while and im still on the road but checked in and see alot going on, good deal folks! One of my favorite meads is blueberry so ill tell you what i did, it was fantastic too! 5 gallon batch with decent clover honey 15 lb clover Water to 5 gallons 71B yeast Fermaid o nutrient (dont rem...
by Shine0n
Sat Feb 02, 2019 3:14 pm
Forum: Beer, and Wine
Topic: Bochet mead
Replies: 18
Views: 11905

Re: Bochet mead

Crappy that you can only use that one now if you're a paying customer. Cheap but I think they've done folks wrong by making them join mead made right to use the calc.
by Shine0n
Wed Jan 30, 2019 2:40 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Three Word Story
Replies: 8002
Views: 461062

Re: Three Word Story

Pass the flask
by Shine0n
Sun Jan 27, 2019 7:53 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Slowed way down
Replies: 2
Views: 854

Slowed way down

I've been around now for a couple years and went completely ape shit with making likker and man is it a blast. I've come to realize after slowing down last year because of work and the newest little one that I needed to slow down on my production of alki. I have now a few recipes I follow to the tee...
by Shine0n
Sun Jan 27, 2019 7:27 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Three Word Story
Replies: 8002
Views: 461062

Re: Three Word Story

Body fluid sneezes
by Shine0n
Sun Jan 27, 2019 7:22 am
Forum: Beer, and Wine
Topic: A stab at metheglin
Replies: 20
Views: 3563

Re: A stab at metheglin

Don't forget acid addition, I've found that it can round out a sharp edge rather nicely. Time can be a friend too, rack, keep headspace down to a minimum and let it do what it do. Also...You can add some of you're domino's or cubes you've used in a bourbon or the like and it will add tannins and som...
by Shine0n
Fri Jan 25, 2019 5:15 pm
Forum: Beer, and Wine
Topic: A stab at metheglin
Replies: 20
Views: 3563

Re: A stab at metheglin

Shoot man, sorry it didn't work out as planned, bummer!

BUT... don't toss it yet, rack it off the lees and don't let it have too much headspace.

Store away for a while then check it.
by Shine0n
Mon Jan 21, 2019 1:21 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Three Word Story
Replies: 8002
Views: 461062

Re: Three Word Story

touched for the
by Shine0n
Sun Jan 20, 2019 3:49 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: The liar's bench
Replies: 6676
Views: 487700

Re: The liar's bench

Butch, bring a bottle of Jim Beam to the gathering as it is "distilled spirits" and say that's what you thought they were talking about and look at their faces. lol

Be careful my friend because you never know who's driving the bus about to run you down.
by Shine0n
Sun Jan 20, 2019 3:45 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: The liar's bench
Replies: 6676
Views: 487700

Re: The liar's bench

Funny shit there Yonder!
by Shine0n
Sun Jan 20, 2019 3:36 am
Forum: Beer, and Wine
Topic: Bochet mead
Replies: 18
Views: 11905

Re: Bochet mead

Thanks guys, Detroit... That's the best and most updated tonsa calc. It takes the guess work out of everything even fruit, that's nice and thanks for posting it. Yonder you're right and the possibilities are endless and when money allows I do what I can. I was going to caramelize the honey today but...
by Shine0n
Sat Jan 19, 2019 2:17 pm
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Three Word Story
Replies: 8002
Views: 461062

Re: Three Word Story

Nah she's simple
by Shine0n
Sat Jan 19, 2019 1:52 pm
Forum: Beer, and Wine
Topic: Bochet mead
Replies: 18
Views: 11905

Re: Bochet mead

Absolutely Yonder, I tell ya and this is no lie...I LOVE THIS SHIT! I took my break last year and made alot of mead, only bad thing is we drink the mead way too quickly. lol I'm about to ferment my next bochet in the barrel with blueberry and black raspberry. I'll transfer to a bucket and clean out ...
by Shine0n
Thu Jan 17, 2019 3:33 pm
Forum: Beer, and Wine
Topic: A stab at metheglin
Replies: 20
Views: 3563

Re: A stab at metheglin

Shoot Yonder, I told you March but I have a couple ready now. May get finer with time but it's really good now imo.
by Shine0n
Thu Jan 17, 2019 2:55 am
Forum: Beer, and Wine
Topic: Bochet mead
Replies: 18
Views: 11905

Re: Bochet mead

No I dont n use DAP, only fermaid O. Not all the time do I do a starter but for some reason on this one I did, you don't need one if you rehydrate properly and have a strong pitch rate. say for instance if I have only one pack of yeast and I'm doing a 5 gal batch, I'll rehydrate with goferm and add ...
by Shine0n
Thu Jan 17, 2019 2:40 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Three Word Story
Replies: 8002
Views: 461062

Re: Three Word Story

Muffet's eyes wide
by Shine0n
Mon Jan 14, 2019 6:11 pm
Forum: Beer, and Wine
Topic: Bochet mead
Replies: 18
Views: 11905

Re: Bochet mead

This one turned out Fantastic after aging in the bourbon barrel for a while, the honey notes pop out and it's delicious to say the least. I did take one gallon and add some boysenberry and blueberry and it's hasn't cleared yet and I may have to dose it with pectic enzyme to help with the haze but it...
by Shine0n
Mon Jan 14, 2019 6:07 pm
Forum: Beer, and Wine
Topic: A stab at metheglin
Replies: 20
Views: 3563

Re: A stab at metheglin

I've been doing that as well :thumbup: I rack 2 sometimes 3 times before aging, the one big thing I've ran into is having enough mead to keep head space down to a minimum. So when I'm short I'll just boil some water and put marbles in there to sanitize and fill up the jug till I'm within a 1/2"...
by Shine0n
Sun Jan 13, 2019 7:43 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Three Word Story
Replies: 8002
Views: 461062

Re: Three Word Story

I'm not sold
by Shine0n
Sun Jan 13, 2019 7:41 am
Forum: Recipe Development
Topic: Peach Shine ...is it possible
Replies: 32
Views: 8029

Re: Peach Shine ...is it possible

Bet that turned out Fantastic, too bad you around the world because I'd love to have traded bottles.
by Shine0n
Sun Jan 13, 2019 7:38 am
Forum: Beer, and Wine
Topic: A stab at metheglin
Replies: 20
Views: 3563

Re: A stab at metheglin

It certainly helps the ferment along by releasing the c02 which is toxic to yeast, also if you decide to add nutrients if you don't degas it will foam like a mad dog. I've had a 5 gal batch overflow a 7.5 gallon bucket. What temp and yeast are you using? I tend to stick to the lower end of the yeast...
by Shine0n
Sat Jan 12, 2019 1:36 am
Forum: Beer, and Wine
Topic: Prickly pear
Replies: 12
Views: 3311

Re: Prickly pear

That's definitely a possibility, I've not heard of anyone doing it but maybe it's the next big thing :thumbup: I still have the juice and I'm using 3 lbs of the mesquite honey for a traditional to get familiar with its flavor. The honey itself has a little spice and a flavor I couldn't explain other...
by Shine0n
Fri Jan 11, 2019 6:48 pm
Forum: Beer, and Wine
Topic: A stab at metheglin
Replies: 20
Views: 3563

Re: A stab at metheglin

I've done two so far, one with the spices up front and for the most part all the aromas were blown off in primary. The second one after I racked into secondary I added the spices and man does a little go a long way. I've found that starting in a 2 gallon bucket you can make slightly more so when you...
by Shine0n
Sat Jan 05, 2019 1:41 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Got to love the January 1st Birthday list
Replies: 10
Views: 1186

Re: Got to love the January 1st Birthday list

Spring is in the air, lol
by Shine0n
Tue Jan 01, 2019 4:58 am
Forum: Recipe Development
Topic: Peach Shine ...is it possible
Replies: 32
Views: 8029

Re: Peach Shine ...is it possible

Tater has a recipe I followed to a tee, pure peaches...Turned out Fantastic. Maybe some of the folks I gave some to at S3:18 will give their opinion of mine. I know I love it. I also did one with some added sugar that was fine as well, I did half lb of sugar per gallon but I don't remember the amoun...
by Shine0n
Tue Jan 01, 2019 4:48 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussion
Topic: Got to love the January 1st Birthday list
Replies: 10
Views: 1186

Re: Got to love the January 1st Birthday list

Mines the 15th so pm me for address and yall send some of your finest and I'll offer FREE honest opinion. lol

Happybirthday all