• theherk@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Not due to cost as much as just aging and having some time and space, my wife and I have started making wine and mead. Actually what prompted it was moving to a place with a plum tree.

    I highly recommend it; very rewarding. Pretty easy, not a huge startup cost. Delicious!

    We are now rotating 6 x 5 L carboys, and making lot’s of mead. We have got the process down to a very precise set of steps with careful measurement and controls. If you amortize cost for non-consumables like carboys, siphons, hygrometers, etc. and calculate only consumable cost, each batch is way cheaper than anything in a storefront, and made with love. Everything is better when made by one’s own hand.