--- Frank Deans wrote:> Actually, a little of both. Honey takes longer toferment than sugar and it just seems to taste a lotbetter the longer it sits. Most mead recipes will tellyou the same thing, the longer it ages the better itis. A really good web site for mead/honey wine iswww.gotmead.com, they have great information oncysers, melomels, etc. I hope this helps! Good luckand happy brewing!>> Frank>I've got about 5lbs of raw honey that I'm hoping touse for mead once my EZ Caps arrive. Do you leave itin the fridge to age for a month, or do you bottle itfirst?Amber===If you want to be happy for a day, roast a pig. If you want to be happy for ayear, marry. If you want to be happy for a lifetime, plant a garden. -- OldChinese Proverb__________________________________Do you Yahoo!?Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveawayhttp://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/ORGINAL POSTER: amber

1/8th tspThe thing about yeast is, you can never add too much.At 11:47 PM 3/28/2004 +0000, you wrote:>2 doses of yeast = teaspoon. id like to make sure i>know...>>>>>>Yahoo! Groups Links>>>>ORGINAL POSTER: steve

2 doses of yeast = teaspoon. id like to make sure iknow...ORGINAL POSTER: buddy2work

You can try using a yeast starter. The sodium benzoate probablykilled the yeast you originally added.At 03:02 AM 3/24/2004 +0000, you wrote:>In an attempt to make an orange-cream type drink, I found a orange>flavored drink concentrate made by a company called ZaRex that does>NOT require refrigeration. You just mix it with water to get the>orange-cream taste I mentioned before. The only ingredients in it are>high fructose corn syrup, water, orange and other natural flavor,>citric acid, and it mentions that it is preserved with sodium>benzoate and it colored with yellow#6. So I mixed the drink according>to taste, but in order to put more nutrients into the drink for the>yeast to eat I used part Fruit2O and part tap water (figuring the>Fruit2O would boost the nutrients, of course... but entirely unsure>whether or not it was a good idea). I put about 2/3 cups of sugar in>and almost 1/2 teaspoon of yeast. It has been more than 36 hours now,>and it shows NO signs of life, even when I take off the cap there is>so subtle hiss of CO2. I was wondering if you could help me at all in>determining why it isn't fermenting and what I might be able to do if>I try again... i.e. add a portion of a frozen concentrate for more>nutrients?>Thanks again,>Mark>>>>>>>Yahoo! Groups Links>>>>ORGINAL POSTER: steve

In an attempt to make an orange-cream type drink, I found a orangeflavored drink concentrate made by a company called ZaRex that doesNOT require refrigeration. You just mix it with water to get theorange-cream taste I mentioned before. The only ingredients in it arehigh fructose corn syrup, water, orange and other natural flavor,citric acid, and it mentions that it is preserved with sodiumbenzoate and it colored with yellow#6. So I mixed the drink accordingto taste, but in order to put more nutrients into the drink for theyeast to eat I used part Fruit2O and part tap water (figuring theFruit2O would boost the nutrients, of course... but entirely unsurewhether or not it was a good idea). I put about 2/3 cups of sugar inand almost 1/2 teaspoon of yeast. It has been more than 36 hours now,and it shows NO signs of life, even when I take off the cap there isso subtle hiss of CO2. I was wondering if you could help me at all indetermining why it isn't fermenting and what I might be able to do ifI try again... i.e. add a portion of a frozen concentrate for morenutrients?Thanks again,MarkORGINAL POSTER: neldaarjr4

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From my experience, citric acid acts like a stimulant when it comes to yeaste growth and reproduction...But, the yeaste will require more nutrients, since their metabolism is is enhanced. I'd try between a 1/2 cup to 1 cup of sugar per lemon. Let the caps do their job for a few days....Taste, and if it still tastes too dry or bitter, put another cup in and let her rip.neldaarjr4 wrote: Awesome! I've had several failed attempts at making a hard lemonaide - I can't wait to try it out. -Mark --- In E-Z-Caps@yahoogroups.com, AARON RAEBURN wrote: > If anyone's interested, i found a great recipe for lemonade on the internet... I'm currently experimenting with it in the E Z Caps process...I will post my results when finished. The recipy will be posted in the file section, shortly. It's a little more involved than the traditional lemonade, but is well worth it. > > Aaron > > Steve wrote: > Hello, > > 1 cup of sugar is far too little for lemonade (I would make a good > lemonade first, and then add an extra cup of sugar). > > Yes, you can add sugar to sweeten it. Make sure you use a big > container for the mixing because it will want to foam up when the sugar > hits it. > > At 08:41 PM 3/20/2004 +0000, you wrote: > >I made or tried to make hard lemonaide. What did I do wrong.I used > >real lemon fron the bottle,1 cup of sugar, and 2 caps of yeast. It is > >very sour after 3 days. Can I add cane sugar or table sugar to it to > >sweeten it? Thanks Jan > > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > Aaron Raeburn > > araeburn@p... > > dreggknight@y... > > > ""Prohibition...goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded."" > > > > Abraham Lincoln > December, 1840 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cidU11 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/.../v.NolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/E-Z-Caps/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: E-Z-Caps-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/Aaron Raeburnaraeburn@prodigy.netdreggknight@yahoo.com""Prohibition...goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded.""Abraham LincolnORGINAL POSTER: aaron

Awesome! I've had several failed attempts at making a hard lemonaide -I can't wait to try it out.-Mark--- AARON RAEBURN wrote:> If anyone's interested, i found a great recipe for lemonade on theinternet... I'm currently experimenting with it in the E Z Capsprocess...I will post my results when finished. The recipy will beposted in the file section, shortly. It's a little more involved thanthe traditional lemonade, but is well worth it.>> Aaron>> Steve wrote:> Hello,>> 1 cup of sugar is far too little for lemonade (I would make a good> lemonade first, and then add an extra cup of sugar).>> Yes, you can add sugar to sweeten it. Make sure you use a big> container for the mixing because it will want to foam up when thesugar> hits it.>> At 08:41 PM 3/20/2004 +0000, you wrote:> >I made or tried to make hard lemonaide. What did I do wrong.I used> >real lemon fron the bottle,1 cup of sugar, and 2 caps of yeast. Itis> >very sour after 3 days. Can I add cane sugar or table sugar to itto> >sweeten it? Thanks Jan> >> >> >> >> >Yahoo! Groups Links> >> >> >> >>>>>>> Yahoo! Groups Links>>>>>>> Aaron Raeburn>> araeburn@p...>> dreggknight@y...>>> "Prohibition...goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attemptsto control a man's appetite by legislation and makes a crime out ofthings that are not crimes. A prohibition law strikes a blow at thevery principles upon which our government was founded.">>>> Abraham Lincoln> December, 1840ORGINAL POSTER: neldaarjr4

If anyone's interested, i found a great recipe for lemonade on the internet... I'm currently experimenting with it in the E Z Caps process...I will post my results when finished. The recipy will be posted in the file section, shortly. It's a little more involved than the traditional lemonade, but is well worth it.AaronSteve wrote: Hello, 1 cup of sugar is far too little for lemonade (I would make a good lemonade first, and then add an extra cup of sugar). Yes, you can add sugar to sweeten it. Make sure you use a big container for the mixing because it will want to foam up when the sugar hits it. At 08:41 PM 3/20/2004 +0000, you wrote: >I made or tried to make hard lemonaide. What did I do wrong.I used >real lemon fron the bottle,1 cup of sugar, and 2 caps of yeast. It is >very sour after 3 days. Can I add cane sugar or table sugar to it to >sweeten it? Thanks Jan > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/E-Z-Caps/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: E-Z-Caps-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/Aaron Raeburnaraeburn@prodigy.netdreggknight@yahoo.com""Prohibition...goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded.""Abraham LincolnDecember, 1840ORGINAL POSTER: aaron

Hello,1 cup of sugar is far too little for lemonade (I would make a goodlemonade first, and then add an extra cup of sugar).Yes, you can add sugar to sweeten it. Make sure you use a bigcontainer for the mixing because it will want to foam up when the sugarhits it.At 08:41 PM 3/20/2004 +0000, you wrote:>I made or tried to make hard lemonaide. What did I do wrong.I used>real lemon fron the bottle,1 cup of sugar, and 2 caps of yeast. It is>very sour after 3 days. Can I add cane sugar or table sugar to it to>sweeten it? Thanks Jan>>>>>Yahoo! Groups Links>>>>ORGINAL POSTER: steve