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[Arcry]

Though I'd REALLY like to get the kit together to make Mead.

I like mead, and I’ve tried my hand at making it a couple of times. I’ll just stick to buying it, lol.

I would. But the best mead I've ever had, Dansk Mjod's Viking Blod, is no longer allowed in our state. Chaucer's is pretty good but meh. And some of these meads sound reeally good

[mALX]

Though I'd REALLY like to get the kit together to make Mead.

I like mead, and I’ve tried my hand at making it a couple of times. I’ll just stick to buying it, lol.

Lol.

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

Though I'd REALLY like to get the kit together to make Mead.

I like mead, and I’ve tried my hand at making it a couple of times. I’ll just stick to buying it, lol.

I would. But the best mead I've ever had, Dansk Mjod's Viking Blod, is no longer allowed in our state. Chaucer's is pretty good but meh. And some of these meads sound reeally good

I’ve had Chaucer’s. I figure it’s pretty basic. Late last year I discovered that there is a meadery about 2 hours from where I live, so my girlfriend and I went there on Valentine’s Day. Had a tasting, and bought a basic dry and a special spiced variety that we won’t open till Winter.

[Arcry]

Though I'd REALLY like to get the kit together to make Mead.

I like mead, and I’ve tried my hand at making it a couple of times. I’ll just stick to buying it, lol.

I would. But the best mead I've ever had, Dansk Mjod's Viking Blod, is no longer allowed in our state. Chaucer's is pretty good but meh. And some of these meads sound reeally good

I’ve had Chaucer’s. I figure it’s pretty basic. Late last year I discovered that there is a meadery about 2 hours from where I live, so my girlfriend and I went there on Valentine’s Day. Had a tasting, and bought a basic dry and a special spiced variety that we won’t open till Winter.

Being honest, the mead I really wanna make in this book is the Juniper Berry Mead:

2 tbsp of crushed Juniper Berries
2 tsp of dried Yarrow
1 tbsp of dried Hibiscus flowers.

I'd just need to get the Honey, a carboy jug, and a brewing airlock to really get it going. Plus. 3 months for fermenting.

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

Though I'd REALLY like to get the kit together to make Mead.

I like mead, and I’ve tried my hand at making it a couple of times. I’ll just stick to buying it, lol.

I would. But the best mead I've ever had, Dansk Mjod's Viking Blod, is no longer allowed in our state. Chaucer's is pretty good but meh. And some of these meads sound reeally good

I’ve had Chaucer’s. I figure it’s pretty basic. Late last year I discovered that there is a meadery about 2 hours from where I live, so my girlfriend and I went there on Valentine’s Day. Had a tasting, and bought a basic dry and a special spiced variety that we won’t open till Winter.

Being honest, the mead I really wanna make in this book is the Juniper Berry Mead:

2 tbsp of crushed Juniper Berries
2 tsp of dried Yarrow
1 tbsp of dried Hibiscus flowers.

I'd just need to get the Honey, a carboy jug, and a brewing airlock to really get it going. Plus. 3 months for fermenting.

Yeah 3 months for fermentation, and another six months for aging. That was the biggest problem for me; I went that long to discover that my product took a turn towards bad at some point and the end result was undrinkable. I’m not trying to discourage you, it was still an interesting process that I think everyone who likes mead should try.

This post has been edited by TheCheshireKhajiit: Sep 8 2020, 03:50 PM

[haute ecole rider]

I'm a huge fan of the Dansk meads myself, I can get the Viking Blød myself, when it is in stock. Due to my immune deficiency, I order the mead online and have it delivered to my house, so it can be chancy. I wouldn't try making it myself . . .

Another brand I really like is Superstition - they make it from honey made from prickly pear blossoms, so it's a bit different. Expensive, but totally worth it.

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

I'm a huge fan of the Dansk meads myself, I can get the Viking Blød myself, when it is in stock. Due to my immune deficiency, I order the mead online and have it delivered to my house, so it can be chancy. I wouldn't try making it myself . . .

Another brand I really like is Superstition - they make it from honey made from prickly pear blossoms, so it's a bit different. Expensive, but totally worth it.

I should look into that, but I think my state had weird laws on having booze shipped to your house.

*edit*
Nope, just looked it up. I would have to have it delivered to a local liquor store.

This post has been edited by TheCheshireKhajiit: Sep 8 2020, 11:37 PM

[SubRosa]

I'm a huge fan of the Dansk meads myself, I can get the Viking Blød myself, when it is in stock. Due to my immune deficiency, I order the mead online and have it delivered to my house, so it can be chancy. I wouldn't try making it myself . . .

Another brand I really like is Superstition - they make it from honey made from prickly pear blossoms, so it's a bit different. Expensive, but totally worth it.

I should look into that, but I think my state had weird laws on having booze shipped to your house.

*edit*
Nope, just looked it up. I would have to have it delivered to a local liquor store.

Just like buying a gun then.

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

I'm a huge fan of the Dansk meads myself, I can get the Viking Blød myself, when it is in stock. Due to my immune deficiency, I order the mead online and have it delivered to my house, so it can be chancy. I wouldn't try making it myself . . .

Another brand I really like is Superstition - they make it from honey made from prickly pear blossoms, so it's a bit different. Expensive, but totally worth it.

I should look into that, but I think my state had weird laws on having booze shipped to your house.

*edit*
Nope, just looked it up. I would have to have it delivered to a local liquor store.

Just like buying a gun then.

Lol exactly.

[mirocu]

Just had two and a half cup of coffee with a spounge cake.

[Acadian]

Hee, I'm trying to envision the incredible expanding crow as that sponge cake in your stomach absorbs all that coffee.

[mirocu]

Hee, I'm trying to envision the incredible expanding crow as that sponge cake in your stomach absorbs all that coffee.

Add to that two more cups of coffee now and a big muffin



Edit: And a peach

This post has been edited by mirocu: Sep 9 2020, 02:49 PM

[Acadian]

A Sweetroll!

[mirocu]

A Sweetroll!

Oops! Forgot the proper name for that particular coffee accessory

[haute ecole rider]

Thinking the most recent posts might have been better in a different thread . . .

Anyways, an update: I'm scheduled for surgery on the 24th. It is an outpatient procedure, so I'll need a driver to take me the hour plus trip (each way) and sit around for 3 - 4 hours (up to 2 hours prep, 1/2 hour procedure, and likely another hour in recovery, depending on what they use for anesthesia). The current state of COVID-19 in my area complicates things: they are requiring a COVID-19 test prior to surgery, and I'm hoping the weekly nasal swab I'm doing for my work will be good enough (just dropped off the fourth week sample earlier this afternoon), but we will see . . . The left eye will be done first, then the right eye will be scheduled for 4 - 6 weeks afterwards. Since that takes me into the holiday season, I'm hoping that it won't interfere too much with work.

Also, FINALLY, the employer has devised a way for me to participate more fully in the virtual training for WFH online chat support I've been supposed to be doing since June. So I start training hopefully next week, then finally start working right after that. Sigh. I wish they had found the live captioning service sooner but the fact that they worked as hard as they did to come up with both ASL interpreters (which don't work for me - I'm not fluent in ASL ironically) AND live captioning for the sessions. It's gotta be a real challenge for them, especially since the employer has such high standards for the benefits they provide us peons (best health insurance, guys).

At this point I do not know how much this is going to impact my computer time. Since it's the worse eye first, I'm hoping that it won't slow me down too much, since I'm already pretty much one eyed at this point.

[Acadian]

Rider, I know you have some complex things going on with your eyes. Is the upcoming procedure cataract surgery?

[TheCheshireKhajiit]

Good luck Rider!

[mirocu]

Best of luck with your eyes, Rider!

[mALX]

Thinking the most recent posts might have been better in a different thread . . .

Anyways, an update: I'm scheduled for surgery on the 24th. It is an outpatient procedure, so I'll need a driver to take me the hour plus trip (each way) and sit around for 3 - 4 hours (up to 2 hours prep, 1/2 hour procedure, and likely another hour in recovery, depending on what they use for anesthesia). The current state of COVID-19 in my area complicates things: they are requiring a COVID-19 test prior to surgery, and I'm hoping the weekly nasal swab I'm doing for my work will be good enough (just dropped off the fourth week sample earlier this afternoon), but we will see . . . The left eye will be done first, then the right eye will be scheduled for 4 - 6 weeks afterwards. Since that takes me into the holiday season, I'm hoping that it won't interfere too much with work.

Also, FINALLY, the employer has devised a way for me to participate more fully in the virtual training for WFH online chat support I've been supposed to be doing since June. So I start training hopefully next week, then finally start working right after that. Sigh. I wish they had found the live captioning service sooner but the fact that they worked as hard as they did to come up with both ASL interpreters (which don't work for me - I'm not fluent in ASL ironically) AND live captioning for the sessions. It's gotta be a real challenge for them, especially since the employer has such high standards for the benefits they provide us peons (best health insurance, guys).

At this point I do not know how much this is going to impact my computer time. Since it's the worse eye first, I'm hoping that it won't slow me down too much, since I'm already pretty much one eyed at this point.

We'll all be wishing and praying for the best outcome for both your surgeries, Haute.

[SubRosa]

Good luck with the surgery.