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I like sweet meads, but don't like the high alcohol. I like low alcohol meads, but don't like the dryness. What to do?!?!?! Experiment!!!!! Today I'm starting a mead which should end at 5.8%ABV and a final gravity of 1.02. 2 liter batch: 10oz clover honey 3oz honey malt 6oz...

I agree it would taste better around 10%. I may do the same recipe minus some sugar to get that. But I need to hit 20% because I will be dropping a few chunks of beef in the bottles (like snake wine, or baby mice wine)

I'm making a peach/apple/white grape wine. I need to get it up over 20%. I was planning on using K1-V1116 because it accentuates the aroma of peach do well. But then I read it is a 'killer yeast' strain and will kill any other yeast in the must. Will the killer protein remain after the...

Starting gravity 1.036. Pitched a whole packet of US05 this morning 10/28/14 at 6:15AM

Mashing now. 10oz Maris Otter 6oz popped pop corn 2oz Crystal 60 2oz Pale chocolate malt 1/4 cup Hershey's cocoa powder Obviously a one gallon batch.

Is 24 days a possible time frame to get a session stout from grain to glass? Including bottle carbing? I know I should have started it earlier, but if I'm doing it it needs to be done by 11/20

I was gifted a scoby a few days ago. It is in a sealed mason jar. I can not start a batch with it for two months. How do I keep my scoby happy and healthy until then?

Not from the name, but from my love of farmhouse ales.

Farmhouse ales = Dry grass + locker room

Wow, I love farmhouse ales. I hope you all are right about their rise in popularity because that will increase their availability. I sure haven't seen it in Southern California yet though.

Was there a February meeting?

Who doesn't think Jackie O was hot?

My fellow OGB I'm having issues dialing in my carbonation level. I think it may be due to not having my volume known exactly. Sometimes I get 6 bottles, once in a while I get 8. Does anyone else have this problem? How have you dealt with it?

Oh, OK. I've heard its almost impossible to get watermelon flavor to show. Hoped you had some tips.

Recipe on the watermelon mead?