/diy/ - Do It Yourself

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This also interests me. I'd love to get a small business going, but the permits are probably gonna rape my shit.

In the U.S. you can brew 50 gallons per person of drinking age in a household per year. That's 300 gallons I can legally produce, but my big hangup is that does the law state it's only for personal use, or can I sell it?

Post an image of this batch and a description of the taste. Also post the process.

My first batch was very, very strong. Tasted like honey, cloves, and a bit of cinnamon.

I used a yeast that they use for making very strong liquor. Got it from a specialty shop, and guaranteed to go up to 35%. I mixed distilled, purified water with the honey in a 1/2 ratio (2lbs honey to 1gal. water) and brought it to a soft simmer, tossing in my spices. I strained it, and let it cool while covered. Poured it into the fermentation chamber. Then, I warmed a cup of the mixture and mixed my Yeast into it, pouring it into the batch as I vigorously stirred. Closed it up with the pressure valve and waited a good six months. I got a few bottles of very nice mead from it.

Absolutely, it does. I'm starting to get into it myself, but I seriously lack experience and resources so I can only do small batches of...

Well, it's not hooch. It's drinkable and really tasty, but it's not quite high quality stuff either. Pic related, my latest batch of mead.

The product of the American Education system. Isn't it grand?

Anyway, first time I tried brewing mead, I didn't have a pressure release valve. Instead I was using a plastic gallon jug with a screw on-cap and stuck it in my closet to keep it cool and in the dark. Well, a few days pass and I'm sitting around playing a bit of this weird new game (Minecraft Alpha) when I hear a loud pop. I ignore it for a few minutes until I start smelling alcohol and what I assumed to be fermented honey. I open the door and see a massive amber puddle on my carpet, and the milk jug had ripped itself open. The screw-cap was still secured.

>GOD DAMNIT

Since then I've gained some experience and I now make a very fine product.