Recent content by Livaleos

Just transferred my mead off the lees. This sample was amazing and is already clearing nicely. I figure another month then transfer again. Let it age under air lock for six or more then bottle it up. I like how it only has a small hint of the strawberry. Also has an amazing color. Can't wait for...

Yes I am currently under airlock. Though I am using a 7.5gal bucket as my primary so no real fruit cap. Or do you mean the layer of yeast sitting on the CO2?

Finally home. Just waiting on my sq14 burner to come in and I will be brewing this up.

Popped the top last night to degas. I got about two inches of foam while degassing. Not sure if that is normal but after all the CO2 was released I tasted the spoon and I can taste a good bit of the strawberry. Can't wait to see what happens over the next few months.

Cool, I ended up adding another two pounds to the primary. So its now 4# of strawberries. I guess when I Rack it off the lees I'll take a sip and see how much of the fruit came through. If I need more I will put it in the secondary. Thanks for the wise words. I'll keep you both up to date on my...

I made a varietal last October, turned out great, now I'm hooked on mead. So I plan on making a strawberry wildflower melomel. I have 15# wildflower honey. 2# fresh strawberries I have yeast nutrients and energizer. it will be a 5 gal batch. Just wondering if I have enough strawberries...

I would have to go with HBT. With out this place I wouldnt even know what goodies and gadgets to look into. :mug:

A really good hefe can actually handle a decent amount of hops. One thing i have done was added an aroma hop whith an AA of 14. something and the flavor was amazing. My inlaws said it was delicious(they are from germany). So i personaly dont belive that adding all of the hops at 60 min will mess...

Also another googler here.

Thanks for the advice. When I get back home I'll be brewing and let you all know how it went.

Even if i dont ad my hops until 60 out and 5 out? Also wouldnt not incressing my boil time keep excess wort due to the adition of more sparge water?

I am boiling on a stove. I have tested boiling with strait water and my stove does a decent job. (dont have a choice because I live in an appartment). Nice catch on the math will change to 5 gallons of sparge water. Also I will ad an extra hour to my boil time for the extra water.

So Im prepping to set up my an AG rig of my own and jumping into the deep end.:D I would like to try and build as much of my rig as possible(on the cheap). I am sure there has been post about this in the past but when I search I only get small bits and peices. I already have this list of...

I'm trying to put together a recipe for a nice warming holiday beer with full body, yet still sweet. I want all the spices to mix well with the sweet malt flavor and want the Clove ester from the Haller hops. Let me know what you think of the amounts of the spicing and hop usage. simple extract...