When I harvested this honey in spring I knew that I had to make a batch of #mead with it. I wanted to keep the flavors of this honey at the top of the mead, so it is a basic show mead recipe (water and honey) with small variations of open air fermentation (wild, random yeast) and some black tea to add nice tannins to the finish. The basic ratio is 1 quart of #honey + 1 gallon of water. I always ferment completely, so I avoid broken, sticky glassware in my storage area. I end up with alcohol content in the range of strong wine. I'm still stirring a lot to wake up the yeasts. I'll later post a follow up picture when the primary fermentation foam head on this bucket is thick and fluffy. I think that many people are unaware of how easy it is to make mead. The hard part is waiting at least a year (preferably three years) for the sugars to properly oxidize and the real flavor come out. #homesteading #homebrew #brewstr #bees

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Go outside and continue the conversation that you have with your neighbor. Especially if that conversation is intermittent then good terms with neighbors is preferable because they are part of your #victorygarden . A trade here and a trade there makes all happy. It's been orange (BTC) season in California and concurrent with lots of citrus harvesting. A bag of oranges or lemons can be traded with the neighbor who started a flock of Covid chickens. Another bag goes to another neighbor because they'll eat it and be happy. We all win because, honestly, sometimes there are too many lemons and oranges. Circle that economy, yo. Build relationships to create your own luck beyond serendipity. Harvest the tree before it begins the next fruiting cycle. Be timely. #permaculture #permies #homestead #realfood #strongtowns