Recent content by Dave_E

Read the forum for awhile, posted an update on my first mead batch. Checked the carboys (like I do just about everyday) 😆

Update… SG is down to 1.003! Tiny tiny bubbles are really slow now, I’ll wait one more week and test again. Like y’all have said… no hurry. Quick smell test, honey… but I can sense the alcohol as well before tasting. I’m looking forward to developing a taste for mead, because my winemaking...

Hi All, Latest update, took a SG reding yesterday, it was at 1.007, now down to 1.006… tiny bubbles, so I’ll let it go for another week. Taste test shows it has really “dried” out since starting. Wouldn’t call this a sweet mead by any means. Since I have only tasted mead once in my life, many...

10 days after the rack and the SG is down .002… so it’s not done. 😊

Update, went to check the vessels the next day… lots of tiny bubbles doing their thing with airlock action and a new layer of leese in the vessel bottoms.

Good Evening All, Took a hydrometer reading today and at 1.01, I decided to rack it and give it a taste. Notes of orange and of course honey with no bite, very smooth. Here is a picture of the vessels for aging, can already see the settling. Don’t see any fermentation action and the air locks...

I have visible micro size bubbles still floating up, lively bubble action in the airlock. Using Lalvin D47 yeast. I have not added any nutrients. I have not taken a hydrometer reading.

Hi All, Starting to get a little nervous about the fermentation time of my first ever batch of mead. Here is a photo taken tonight, 31 days after fermentation started and it’s still going strong. Should I rack or let it go until it simmers down? All I have done was punch down the cap a few...

Hi Everyone, New mead guy here… I lost this year’s vintage from the vineyard, so thought I'd give mead a try. Headspace is very important in winemaking whilst racking. I have watched a gozillian videos about mead making and never seem to hear anything about headspace during aging, and I see...

First time poster and absolute beginner with mead. I’m a fledgling wine grower and maker, however the maker part has been tough going. I just had to toss all of the 2023 vintage Merlot… found out the hard way, the growing season for Merlot is not long enough in Western Washington. So I replanted...