Cattleskull

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• Posted in thread: 20 gallons of mead, challenge? accepted. on 12-11-2012 at 05:23 PM
  My goal is to reach 20 gallons of mead by April 2013. Wish me luck folks! Any flavor
  suggestions or foreign meads to make like Tej?:fro:

• Posted in thread: Sbiten recipe? on 12-10-2012 at 01:15 PM
  Thanks, I came across this as well.

• Posted in thread: Sbiten recipe? on 12-10-2012 at 04:29 AM
  A hot Russian mead, Sbiten is served in Russia during the winter time. Anyone know of a good
  recipe for it? I'm having trouble discovering legitimate ones on the internet, I figured this
  forum would b...

• Posted in thread: How long should I wait? on 12-10-2012 at 03:55 AM
  I have all the basic supplies, hydrometer, 100ml graduated cylinder, hose, all bought from a
  mead shop. My house temp is below 70s. I keep my mead in a dark part of my basement, its
  colder. I haven't ...

• Posted in thread: How long should I wait? on 12-08-2012 at 08:07 PM
  What is racking? I haven't racked since its fermentation in the end of September. Do I have to
  buy another 3 gallon jug to transport the mead into the new jug? when should I start the
  racking?How do I...

• Posted in thread: How long should I wait? on 12-05-2012 at 05:11 PM
  I used a gallon jug of raw honey and organic yeast. The alcohol percentage was at or under
  14%also, bubbling has stopped completely so it seems when I checked this afternoon on the 3
  gallon batch.

• Posted in thread: How long should I wait? on 12-05-2012 at 04:57 PM
  I have a 3 gallon batch of traditional mead fermenting away. Starting on 9-24-12. How many
  months should I wait to bottle? Its been 2 full months so far, can I wait a total of 6 months
  and then bottle...

• Posted in thread: Problem here :/ on 11-02-2012 at 03:37 AM
  Sorry about that. We put 4 and half gallons of distilled water in the wine bucket and at least
  a whole raw jug of honey. It was I think 1 gallon.

• Posted in thread: Problem here :/ on 10-31-2012 at 12:51 AM
  Yes I use airlocks. I checked it and the airlock makes one bubble slowly. I also see some
  patches of small dark bubbles on the surface. is what I have.

• Posted in thread: Problem here :/ on 10-21-2012 at 05:46 AM
  Cattleskull - so you just picked up so yeast from the store? usually people use some form of
  wine yeast and then a specific strain. example Lavin K71b would be Lavin brand strain K71b
  style. What sort...