The journal · 4 entries

Notes between recipes.

Longer reads — menus that worked, batches that didn't, and the occasional opinion about glassware.

Featured · Fermentation · Jun 12

Racking the Spring Mead

Week six: clarity, a stuck airlock, and why patience is a pantry ingredient.

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Trader Joe's pressed cider, 500 grams of sugar, and a quarter teaspoon of yeast that has no business being this optimistic.

A brighter fizz with more bite and less sugar.

A calm prep map for three courses, two drinks, and one very clean kitchen.