Yeah…that went well. I shoulda squashed them first, because now they’re just floating at the top and not doing anything.
Tried squishing them against the glass, but they’re refusing to pop.
Sad blueberry honey experiment is probs just gonna wind up on toast and will not be spoken of ever again.
OH GOD IT’S BEGINNING TO FERMENT
I think I ruined a perfectly good jar of honey 😦
NO YOU STARTED A PERFECTLY GOOD BATCH OF MEAD.
Lean into it!
WHAT SHOULD I DO
add water?
(it’s prob .6-.75 lbs of honey, for the record)
OKAY SO
Get some more honey. I use 3 pounds for a batch of mead.
Take half a gallon of water. Heat it until just simmering, then remove from heat and stir in honey. Once it cools a bit sprinkle in…oh, in this case, maybe a teaspoon of yeast. White wine yeast works best but regular will work ok too.
Sterilize something to let it ferment in. A milk jug would work. Splash a little bleach in there, fill with water, let sit a bit, then wash out well.
Once fermenting vessel is sterilized, pour the honey/water/berries/yeast in. Take a balloon and stretch it over the top of the jug, and prick a pinhole in it. This will keep outside wild yeasts out but let out co2 as it ferments.
Leave it for a month or so.
Then, bottle and drink!
YIELD; 1 gallon of mead, or about 4 ½ 750 mL average size wine bottles.
You mean to tell me I only need a milk jug and a balloon to make mead?
Mulled wine is a beverage usually made with red wine along with various mulling spices and raisins. It is served hot or warm and may be alcoholic or non-alcoholic
It is a traditional drink during winter, especially around Yule and Christmas.
Ingredients
4 cups apple cider 1 (750-ml) bottle red wine, such as Cabernet Sauvignon ¼ cup honey 2 cinnamon sticks 1 orange, zested and juiced 4 whole cloves 3 star anise 4 oranges, peeled, for garnish
How To
Combine the cider, wine, honey, cinnamon sticks, zest, juice, cloves and star anise in a large saucepan, bring to a boil and simmer over low heat for 10 minutes. Pour into mugs, add an orange peel to each and serve.
Feeling a little dazed and down? Finding it hard to read the cards right – to read people right for that matter? When the chips are down and the miasma of the world is clouding your vision it’s always good to ask for help. Pls pls note I do not mean drink as a cure for depression because it’s definitely not – I literally mean talk to people in that case. However, for minor blues and to help settle yourself and see the truth, asking a goddess for help with a drink may do. So.
Ingredients:
Vanilla Vodka – Perseverance, purity, peace and luck.
Orange Juice – Divination, protection and cleansing.
Lemon Juice – Cleansing and protection.
A whole Pomegranate – Offerings and Divination.
Edible Flowers (Optional) – Just look pretty, and Persephone would appreciate.
Method:
Prepare your Pomegranate – chop the very top and bottom off, score into 4 quarters then break apart with your thumbs gently to get to the seeds. Of course, you can also use a large pot for time but I love the taste and feeling of working with fresh Pomegranate (even with the resulting bloodied hands aha)
Pour nearly all the seeds into a blender, along with 50cl of the Vodka and Orange Juice, and 25cl of the lemon juice, and some ice.
Blend, and while it blends until smooth ask Persephone, in all her mercy, to help clear your vision, dispel your doubts and bolster your strength.
Strain into a martini glass and decorate with the remaining seeds (and flowers).
Sip, and if you feel like it listen to “Our Lady of the Underground” from Hadestown just a cheeky recommendation for you there.
In honor of me getting an A+ on my neuroscience exam (meaning I’ll pass the class with an A which I never thought would happen!!!) please enjoy my drunken rambling self trying to remember how alcohol makes you drunk. (From the weekend)
okay so basically rn the ethanol is inhibiting my glutamate whihc makes me happy and also gives me that sweet ass ddopamine and then the reason I can;t talk type good rn is because of the fact that it activates GABA eeben more whihc is an inhibitory NT anyways whihc is why you dont drink adn drive kids
?I don;t know if im remembering this righ t ill have to look at my book tomorrow.
c;mon live r make that good dehydrogenase so i cAN GET THE acetyaldghyde *8 acetaldehyde *which will make the hangover not as bad.
Anything and everything that involves witchcraft and alcohol. Please drink legally and responsibly! And please tag this appropriately for those who avoid alcohol.
Anything and everything that involves witchcraft and alcohol. Please drink legally and responsibly! And please tag this appropriately for those who avoid alcohol.
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