update

   Well guys I have not been doing a good job keeping up with my blog so here is a update. Since my last post I have racked the orange mead at least three times, it has cleared up nicely and will be ready for bottling by this time next month. I have not decided if I'm going to to leave it a still mead or make a few 16oz bottles sparkling. I have been trying to find some four oz glass bottles so I can pass out a few samples, but have not been able to find any I like yet.

                                                pic of mead close up clearing out
 

                                                   Mead 2 days later clear as a bell



  I have also made a hard cyder if I can find where I wrote down my reading and exact recipe I will update with it. I bottled the cyber last weekend and it should ready to drink in about a week.

                                                This is the hard cyder cleared out

 I was able to get seven 16oz bottles and about a cup off of a gallon of cyder. This stuff is stout just tasting it while adding the acid blend and sugar I got a good buzz. Should turn out to be a really nice drink tart sweet apple taste.