http://ameadmaker.com Learning the Ancient Art of Fermentation Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:29:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of my intentions for this blog was to write around 4 post a month; however, with my work and other life occurrences I am not always able to post information and updates. This month was also a bit trying in that my site was spammed to submission. All problems ... http://ameadmaker.com/?p=138 I'm of the age where the internet was something few people had, and you actually placed your telephone receiver onto a modem, and dialed a number to connect. You think current dial-up is slow now ? It took forty minutes to load a picture that was buried in snow on ... http://ameadmaker.com/?p=130 One of the great things about the internet is the ease that everyone is able to get in touch with one another. In my search for other mead makers showing off their inventiveness and passion for mead, I have found Will Kalif. His website on Mead Making is http://www.stormthecastle.com/mead/index.htm and ... http://ameadmaker.com/?p=112 Since I am making a braggot with the style of Oktoberfest in mind, I thought it would be a good idea to briefly review some of the BJCP Guidelines for Oktoberfest. First off, Oktoberfest is a sub-category of the European Amber Lager category. That’s right, Oktoberfest is a lager (which refers ... http://ameadmaker.com/?p=97 This is part 1 of my creation of my Oktoberfest braggot mead. We are in the midst of October, one of my favorite months. I’m not a fan of the heat, and we have moments (2 to 3 days) of cooler weather here in Louisiana. I, also, become less fanatical about ... http://ameadmaker.com/?p=72 As I have stated before, I started homebrewing with beer. I strictly brewed beer for over a year. I enjoyed the process, the multitude of ingredients, combination of ingredients, and how it was cheaper to brew a huge batch of quality beer for less than picking it up in the ... http://ameadmaker.com/?p=25 Ok, I am not a beekeeper, but I have the utmost admiration and respect for the guys and gals in netty hats. They are imperative to the continuation of my favorite hobby. The American Beekeeper Federation is having there annual conference and tradeshow in Orlando, Fl January 2010. I drool ... http://ameadmaker.com/?p=26 Hello Everybody, my website is currently under construction. However, you can find my most recent posts at http://ameadmaker.blogspot.com for now until I can finish creating this site. http://ameadmaker.com/?p=3 This is a continuation of the Applenoon Delight Saga. So it has been some time since I have paid attention to this site. It is not for a lack of thinking about it, but life sometimes has a way of stealing time. If I see a little person, I oft look ... http://ameadmaker.com/?p=18 This is a continuation of the Applenoon Delight journey. You can see that I have two batches of Applenoon Delight. I have transferred the first Applenoon Delight (as seen in my last post) from the primary fermenter to the secondary fermenter, and not I have a large yeast culture that is ... http://ameadmaker.com/?p=17