Post B0b6TldjwHhSDLllpo by sam@chven.us
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 (DIR) Post #B0b6Tk002YJj7oAWFk by greyllama@fosstodon.org
       2025-09-12T08:00:18Z
       
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       Racked my first cherry #melomel tonight! Using 3lbs of cherries (Rainier maybe?) from the tree in our yard. 1lb in primary and 2 in secondary. Using the new 5l (1.3g) fermenter, more headroom than I wanted but it'll do. Added a vanilla bean for extra goodness. Tasting pretty good for 3 weeks, I'm getting excited already. #mead
       
 (DIR) Post #B0b6TldjwHhSDLllpo by sam@chven.us
       2025-11-25T07:49:01Z
       
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       I made a cherry chocolate sweet mead once, from a recipe online by Jack Keller.  He passed away a few years back and his site is no longer active, but someone posted a link to a pdf with some of his recipes here:  https://homebrewtalk.com/threads/jack-kellers-wine-recipes-complete-300-page-pdf-file.701909/Lots of good stuff in there. I made 8-10 of them, but it's been a long time since I made any.
       
 (DIR) Post #B0b8Jxagqq4YI8nJ20 by greyllama@fosstodon.org
       2025-11-25T07:56:51Z
       
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       @sam that's a fantastic link, thanks for sharing! Always looking for good looking brews to try. Any you'd particularly recommend?
       
 (DIR) Post #B0b8JyisdsDZnpdMR6 by sam@chven.us
       2025-11-25T08:09:54Z
       
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       it was around 2010 and the few years before that that I was making mead, melomels, and beer.  I remember making a few blueberry, a couple things with cherry, a blackberry melomel. Those all turned out nice. Everything I tried with strawberries turned brown. Maybe too much air or I don't know. I cleaned all my equipment the same for everything, but somehow doing something wrong with strawberries.I can't remember which exact recipes I used, but I have a notebook somewhere. I live in Tbilisi now and not sure if I have that notebook or if it's back in the states.