The bench · 3 projects

Patience, bottled.

Mead, country wine, and ginger ale — every batch logged honestly, including the ones that went sideways. Start with a guide below, or read along with what's bubbling now.

Three long games

Mead

1 batch

№ № 014 · racked

Wine

1 batch

№ № 021 · aging

GingerAle

1 batch

№ № 003 · alive
The Fermentation Bench

The full batch log

№ Batch Started Status
003 Ginger Bug, The Mother May 29 alive 014 Spring Meadow Mead May 01 racked 021 Black Plum Country Wine Mar 12 aging

Start here

All fermentation notes
Guide · Mead

Your First Gallon of Mead

One jug, one airlock, three pounds of honey, no fear.
Guide · Wine

Country Wine from Market Fruit

Plums, berries, whatever the season hands you.
Guide · Ginger Ale zero-proof

Raising a Ginger Bug

A week of daily feeding for a lifetime of soda.