Hello everyone!
I was wondering if anyone could pitch in and give me some feedback on a question I had. I work in a lab and we go through a lot of reagents, some of which come in 4 liter glass jugs. I've started re-using the glass jugs that contain ethanol and wash them out really well...
Hello! I had a quick question. My friend came across some elderberries on her property and we were interested in making an elderberry mead with them. I've seen recipes on the forums using dried berries but does anyone have an suggestions on how to tweak these in order to use fresh berries (how...
I didn't add the energizer, I thought that the nutrients that came with the wyeast would be enough. I also included some raisins which I thought might provide some nitrogen. There are signs of life though, as of this morning I have bubbles! Yay! Thanks guys!
I feel much better, I've been checking on it every half hour-a watched mead never ferments...Hopefully there will be some activity by tomorrow morning! Thank you!
I'm sure this is a classic newbie question/mistake. I made my first batches of mead today. I used a packet of wyeast sweet mead and divided it between 2 one gallon batches. I boiled up the water and added the honey after I removed the pots from the heating element, then I let them cool at...
Thanks Yooper! I also had another quick question. With the stirring steps (each day) I'm worried about introducing contamination, am I being paranoid? Thanks :)
Thanks for the recipe Yooper! I started my first batch today. I didn't freeze the crab-apples first, I just squished and put them in for the initial soak. Do you think the pectinase will still be able to chew them up enough despite the lack of the freeze thaw step?