It seems once again we have a lot on the go, alongside the 3 Pale Ales and Blueberry Melomel we have started the, for wont of a better name "Road Test," on Island Mist's Wildberry Shiraz and a sweet Mead using orange blossom honey.
All 3 Pale Ales have been racked off the primary fermenter and have been dry hopped, one with more citra, one with our home grown cascades and the Hoptastic with it's ....it's a secret.
The Blueberry Melomel has been bottled and has started it's ageing, 6 months is a long time to wait but it will be worth it.
We opened a bottle of our first Mead this week, "Mr Dalliard's Great Distraction" a medium mead bottled at the end of January, coming in at 12.3% there was quite a harsh alcohol taste at bottling, which is almost completely gone leaving just the taste of the honey. I can't wait to try it after 6 months.
Each "Road Test" will be published after we have tasted the end result and will contain such things as length of time for each step, brewing times, how easy it is to brew, equipment needed, cost and the really important parts, the taste and is it worth it.
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