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I have a grandfather that use to make dandelion wine when I was younger. You want to talk about nasty tasting stuff! I totally understand what you're saying about the memory tainting the taste buds. Would the rose petals work similar to rose hips?

Thank you all for the info. My mead has come down to 1.040, color is similar to lemonade, still slightly cloudy. When I pitched yeast I pitched the whole tube of White labs sweet mead yeast(WL700) and nutrient, I added additional nutrient the first couple days of fermentation and kept the mead...

Ok, first off thank you for looking at this. I have a batch of mead that has been fermenting for 3 weeks now. Still bubbling smoothly. I did some research before I began but obviously not enough. I don't know what to do now and after asking guys at the local brew shop I am left more confused. It...

Thank you everyone for the advice and info. This is how it turned out. 15lbs of honey, nutrients, and plenty of oxygen due to the cordless drill paint stirrer attachment I picked up. It has been doing well in the primary now for 6 days.

Yeast stress is of coarse a big issue in fermentation and anything you can do to keep them yeasties calm the better, UV light stresses yeast. I was only quoting what I have been informed of from crew at my local HBS. I was incorrect with my wording in "kills yeast". UV will break down the resins...

thank you that is also very helpful. How much water would you boil then? I only have a 5 gal carboy available for mead as my other 6 gal ones are currently fermenting beer. Would 4 gal of water and 15lbs of honey be alright?

I have one of mine covered with a beach towel with a slit in it for the neck, and the other wrapped with a dark colored t-shirt I cut up the back so it would fit snug. I know that light kills the resins and yeast during the fermentation process so as long as the fermenter is covered it should...

I have tried a few recipes found on other sites unsuccessfully and I'm tired of wasting my spent grain. Several of the recipes I've found here call for a bread machine, which I don't have. Can you guys please pass me your recipes please?

6 degree Golden Ale and Pumpkin Ale

Those kit instructions are usually shady and not very detailed. I have pulled a wealth of info from here, but everyone's method and style are different.

Welcome, welcome. You go to Hoggetown to get your supplies?

I was in the 'Ghan myself bro. Did 3 18 month tours. That place is a hole. I was over the on FOB Chapman, Khowst province. Good luck, keep your head low, and welcome to HBT.

Army 18B here, was stationed in Stuttgart, Germany. Welcome:rockin:

Before I add the malt extract I always bring to a boil then remove the pot, add malt and any sugars, so as not to flash burn either to the bottom of the pot. Then return the pot back to the burner and resume boil. I had trouble with the flash burn my first couple brews but figured this trick out...

got it. Thanks for the info