Recent content by Loki1

oops, forgot to include-this batch is now at 11 days ( within 30 minutes or so) and the sg is 1.011. bubbling about 1/3s

As my primary fermentation is moving along I am now considering what to do when I rack. I have about 5.5 - 6.0 gallons bubbling and I intend to divide this into five x one (5 x 1) gallon batches and use the remainder to top off the secondaries as needed during aging. I am aware this will not...

t= 168h sg now 1.030 bubbling at 1/1.5 sec- feeling pretty lucky for first batch to be going so well. Keeping fingers crossed.

Thanks for your advice! I have been careful with the degasser, going slow to prevent any unwanted eruptions. Lowered the temp to 71F, that's about as cold as this Florida boy can stand! Currently it is t= 72 hours, bubbling @ 1/sec. and SG of 1.61. All things considered I feel pretty good...

I'm also doing my first mead and I used White labs sweet mead/wine yeast WLP720. It comes wet (in a tube) so you don't have to rehydrate, ferments to 15%, and I am told is selective in the sugars it digests so it leaves some in the mead to provide a sweet finish. Sorry I haven't made any...

Mead01- Brewlog This is my first attempt at mead, although I have been brewing beer for about 15 years. My plan is to start with a 5 (or so) gallon batch and rack to several 1 and/or 3 gallon secondaries so I can treat my nectar to different kinds of love. This is what I’ve got so far...