Recent content by Firmlog

I tried a vanilla bean mead for my very first attempt. I figured vanilla would go well with the honey flavor. I started with fermentation 2 split vanilla beans added about a week after fermentation started. Let em sit for the entire duration. Moved to secondary and since the vanilla been...

Ok well yesterday, I added the nutrient pack, stirred it up vigorously to aerate it. I addded 2.5 teaspoons. My brewer said I might need to pitch but should add the nutrient, and see if it starts up

Well, I didn't have a hydro when I started. So, I didn't get the initial reading. I hurried it a little when I started. Well I had 5 gallons of water, and 15 lbs of honey when I made the mixture. I had water left over. I used a 6 gallon plastic bucket and I have 1-2 inches free from the...

sampled it last night. Obviously strong honey flavor, but nice sweetness, hints of ginger, I thought I could taste the vanilla but others thought it was overpowered by the honey. Definitely needs more time to brew and create more alchohol. Very light alchohol test. I expect to check again at...

No problem. Champain yeast 15 lbs. honey (going for a medium mead) 5-5.5 gallons of spring water one split vanilla bean dash of dried ginger. It still has a strong honey smell so I assume there's still plenty left. I only added a little bit of the vanilla and ginger, as I didn't want to...

Ok I went out an picked up a hydrometer yesterday. Ran a test today. It's looking between 7.5-8% alchohol.

My first mead, Straight medium mead, in 6 gallons. 1 week after starting brewing I added a split vanilla bean and some ginger. I'm Brewing in a plastic bucket, (just to try out) and it's been kept in my basement. It's been over a month and at about a month the bubbling increased from once...