Tag Archives: honeysuckle

Time To Bottle, Once Again

Posted on 2013-08-04 by George

In the last post on this subject, I had just finished adding potassium metabisulfite and sorbate to the single gallon batches which had reached the end of secondary fermentation. Did I mention they are beautiful? The honeysuckle, especially, is a … Continue reading →

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Back Home, Busy

Posted on 2013-07-28 by George

Well, I finally got back home last weekend. While gone, Clemson received record amounts of rain, and experienced a lot of flooding. Our vegetable garden fared better than expected, but not spectacularly. The weeds were even more impressed by the … Continue reading →

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June 4, 2013

Posted on 2013-06-04 by George

It’s been a busy couple weeks at work, at home and in the garden, so luckily things have been going along without a hitch in the carboys. The end of last week, my fig leaf liquor finished its month of … Continue reading →

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May 24, 2013 and Murpy’s Law

Posted on 2013-05-24 by George

Honeysuckle wine…well, mead… Yesterday Kim informed me that there was no visible bubbling in the fermentation bucket, but that there was a “citrusy funkiness.” But the prospects look better as of this morning, based on her “Bubbling this morning!” comment … Continue reading →

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May 22, 2012

Posted on 2013-05-22 by George

I had some time on my hands, as I and another gentleman drove our kids to Michigan for the 2013 World Finals of Odyssey of the Mind. Long drive from home to East Lansing, Michigan. Long drive. So today I … Continue reading →

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