Racked last weekend

Well, I've got my weekends staggered where I brew one weekend and rack/bottle the week after. At least I think I do.
 
This weekend I bottled my Raspberry Wheat which had a FG of 1.007. I loved the taste. Barb may have thought it was a bit sour, but bottle conditioning will hopefully take the edge off. Over all I am proud (so far) on my first All-Grain project.
 
I also transferred AG version of the Cream Ale Dad likes. It smells good and is every bit of 5 gallons, so I may have hit the target gravity better than the first batch. Of cource, that doesn't mean it will be better. I took no gravity reading. We'll see how it goes after 2 weeks.
 
After bottling my first Wine (Italian Merlot), I have decided to purchase (3) 3-gallon carboys and experiment making Mead. I have the recipe of a Sweet Raspberry Mead that looks good and only takes 8 months of fermentation/conditioning and another 6-12 months of bottle conditioning. If I start it this weekend, the first bottle would not be popped open until September 2005.
 
Here are some of the sites I visit:

• Here is the recipe - http://www.brewery.org/brewery/cm3/recs/10_54.html
• Here's a local Meadery that I can order from - http://www.labuenavida.com/
• Article on staggered nutrient and DAP additon - http://www.labuenavida.com/
• Mead Forum - http://forums.homebrew.com/index.php?s=&act=SF&f=8
• Honey Locator - http://www.honeylocator.com/
• Southeast Texas Honey Co. - http://www.texasdrone.com/

I will add more as I find them.

I have order 2 books on Mead:

• Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers: The Secrets of Ancient Fermentation
• The Compleat Meadmaker: Home Production of Honey Wine from Your First Batch to Award-Winning Fruit and Herb Variations

Their both highly recommended books with long names. :)

Bye for now