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• Posted in thread: newbie hard cider experiment on 01-01-2011 at 06:32 AM
  i'm new to the homebrew realm.back in late october, i decided to try a batch of hard cider
  using pre-bottled organic apple cider [no preservatives/additives].i heated the juice, pitched
  a lalvin yeast...

• Posted in thread: newbie hard-cider experiment on 01-01-2011 at 12:52 AM
  i'm new to the homebrew realm.back in late october, i decided to try a batch of hard cider
  using a couple half gallon jugs of organic apple cider- no preservatives/additives. just
  apples.i heated the ...

• Posted in thread: first 5 gallon batch of mead on 09-27-2010 at 02:24 AM
  i think my main, most recent concern, was when to stop degassing during the primary. i know
  when racking, you're supposed to have next to no oxygen contact, so i fgued you would want to
  stop stirring ...

• Posted in thread: first 5 gallon batch of mead on 09-27-2010 at 02:21 AM
  i didnt boil, i used campden tablets. so everything was basically at room temp when i mixed and
  pitched. it seems going along fine, after i pitched that second wyeast pack, and added some
  nutrient a f...

• Posted in thread: first 5 gallon batch of mead on 09-25-2010 at 04:41 PM
  yeah, it's definitely been a pretty fun and interesting experience so far. i'll probably do a
  few things a little differently next time, but i think it's moving along okay, and i'm sure
  it'll turn out...

• Posted in thread: first 5 gallon batch of mead on 09-25-2010 at 06:26 AM
  thanks for the tip.i had planned on the long haul from the beginning, and i'm by no means in
  any hurry. it's just my first run and i had read some stuff on degassing but nothing really on
  when to stop...

• Posted in thread: first 5 gallon batch of mead on 09-24-2010 at 09:02 PM
  just curious...at what point should i stop degassing? it's just about at the mid-point of the
  ferment now, and i don't really want to upset it too much. wondering when i should stop
  degassing to just ...

• Posted in thread: first 5 gallon batch of mead on 09-18-2010 at 01:25 AM
  quick update...i went to my local homebrew shop and grabbed a "mead blend" of nutrients and
  acids, dissolved it in some warm water and added it to the must. within 2 hours [now] it was
  bubbling every ...

• Posted in thread: first 5 gallon batch of mead on 09-17-2010 at 07:08 PM
  i used 16 lbs of honey: 11 lbs of it was a "light amber, natural bee honey", and 5 lbs of it
  was a "natural wildflower honey." i bought these before i realized the local homebrew shop
  actually carried...

• Posted in thread: first 5 gallon batch of mead on 09-17-2010 at 04:19 AM
  so it's been bubbling for about 24 hours now, but it is still only about once every 15 to 20
  seconds. it seems like it would have picked up a bit by now [48hrs after pitching the 2nd pack
  of yeast]. i...