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Old 12-24-2011, 06:41 PM   #11
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can i get down below 1.00. i thought that was the SG of water? Its in bulk now in a secondary. should i add 1lb of honey to sweeten now or wait until before i bottle. sorry so many questions this is my first mead
You should get to .990 with that amount of honey and that yeast.

You will want to stabilize it with sorbate and campden before sweetening, as when you add more honey it will just ferment out if you don't stabilize it first!


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