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• Posted in thread: Safely bottling mead for transport - Coke bottles? on 10-05-2012 at 03:13 PM
  So I'd like to take my mead in checked luggage in 12 days. My mead is now at a density of 1.005
  ~ 12.8% ABV. In the last few days, it's been going at the same speed post 12% as before
  reaching 12%, so...

• Posted in thread: First-timer - two questions about yeast on 07-16-2012 at 06:19 PM
  I'd check the pH and adjust that if needed, add more nutrients and degass. I've never had a
  slow fermentation myself, so I can't give the best advice here.I read the optimal pH level is
  between "3.7 a...

• Posted in thread: First-timer - two questions about yeast on 07-16-2012 at 01:02 PM
  So it's been fermenting for nine days and these are the readings I got, using a hydrometer in a
  glass cylinder:My hydrometer's scale looks like this: (It's called "Wine hydrometer" from the
  brand "A...

• Posted in thread: First-timer - procedure check! on 07-06-2012 at 11:11 AM
  Oh, can I ask you one more question? This isn't urgent at all however: I chose to fill my
  bathtub with about 30 litres of water, enough to submerge all my tools into it. I then applied
  the recommended...

• Posted in thread: First-timer - procedure check! on 07-05-2012 at 09:33 AM
  You were right the first time. For some reason I didnt even think about the total volume. Sad
  part is I just made 2 batches over the weekend and did the correct volumes. It is lbs/( gallons
  of resulti...

• Posted in thread: First-timer - procedure check! on 07-05-2012 at 09:17 AM
  I apologize, I had a brain fart. Your original calculations are right and you were doing it the
  correct way. For some reason I read what you wrote but mentally I pictured it all wrongWait, I
  believe y...

• Posted in thread: First-timer - procedure check! on 07-05-2012 at 08:48 AM
  I would recommend you study the "Staggered Nutrient Addition" also known as SNA. There is a
  sticky about it on the top of this section.A generic spray bottle filled with a starsan mixture
  is invaluabl...

• Posted in thread: First-timer - procedure check! on 07-05-2012 at 08:43 AM
  Damnit, double post, sorry!

• Posted in thread: First-timer - procedure check! on 07-04-2012 at 11:27 PM
  Hey,I'm going to try my best at it tomorrow. Here's my plan, please check so I've gotten it all
  right:Recipe, 9,5 litres total:7,5 litres of tap water4 kg of locally produced honey,
  unknown/mixed plan...

• Posted in thread: First-timer - two questions about yeast on 07-03-2012 at 11:14 PM
  ...Thank you very much for the elaborate and quick reply :)I messed up the third "paragraph"
  (my fault, corrected now) (the one starting with "I have ordered...") so if you could read that
  again it'd ...