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RE: Ancient Orange Mead Recipe
If you can get honey, I highly recommend you brew mead then. You'll not regret it...other than not starting sooner. I've spent thousands of dollars on alcohol over the years. It really makes me want to kick myself. You said you had a local guy that gives you beer for hops, right? That's a good bartering setup too!
I have six plastic left over deerpark spring water gallon jugs brewing now. I'll let you guys know how they work. They should work, and I don't even have expensive air locks. I'm using balloons on the tops.
Oh, I can get honey, no problem! And yes, a good friend of mine brews his own IPA and gives it to me, so long as I return the glass bottles! He grows hops and has a beautiful hops trellis about 18' high, but he has 3 kids and his yard is maxed out with toys and playground equipment.😆 He wants me to build a similar setup on a larger scale, on my property - for free beer, of course..haha I'm going to start planning the rig once this season is wrapped up. I'm not even doing fall crops this year because I have to start prepping beds for next year already.
I'm likely to go the resourceful route, like you, but that stainless can is calling me..HAHA Maybe after I get one consumable batch under my belt, then we'll see. If I can make something worth drinking with sourced household items & improvising a bit then I might spend a little coin to do it a little better.
I figure food grade plastic is still going to be a notch above the jailhouse toilet wine, right?