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• Posted in thread: Blueberry Mead on 10-04-2012 at 05:14 PM
  Allright... my must is um... "musting" now I guess. Waiting 24 hours to pitch the yeast.So how
  is it going??

• Posted in thread: Blueberry Mead on 10-04-2012 at 05:12 PM
  Nice!. Well I had 100lbs of berries and I pressed them all because I dont want to deal with
  pressing them after fermentation.I now have 6 gallons of pure blueberry juice. How many batches
  can I make w...

• Posted in thread: is there a proven method of not to get Rhino farts in cider on 09-20-2012 at 12:10 PM
  I agree with Gratus, you should try it with an ale yeast. I started using safbrew yeast and am
  very pleased with the results. I still get a good 10.5% to 11% alcohol and am bottled or kegged
  in about ...

• Posted in thread: Strawberry Cabana Mead on 07-12-2012 at 01:40 PM
  One packet of yeast is enough to do a 5 gallon batch. I have used multiple packet just to
  increase the amount of yeast at the begining but it is not required. When the nutrients are
  added in steps in ...

• Posted in thread: Blueberry Mead on 07-12-2012 at 11:54 AM
  Good idea. I have started adding more blueberries to this as the difference in sweetness and
  flavor change yearly with the blueberries. A puree works nice in a secondary to improve the
  blueberry flavo...

• Posted in thread: Blueberry Mead on 02-22-2012 at 03:58 PM
  I gonna have to try and make a batch of this ASAP... Everyone in my family likes the "sweeter"
  wines and I'm trying to turn them onto mead, any suggestion for a smaller batch in the sweet/
  semi-sweet ...

• Posted in thread: Any homebrewers in Alabama ? on 02-22-2012 at 02:56 PM
  For all interested a new LHBS has opened in Montgomery. It's call Fairview Homebrew!

• Posted in thread: Apple Juice Wine on 05-03-2011 at 04:18 AM
  Hello all! Remember this is a wine not a cider, Apfelwien is a German cider. Depending on the
  apples you use will adjust the ABV and ending sweetness, you can test different apple juices
  and see the d...

• Posted in thread: Blueberry Mead on 05-03-2011 at 03:51 AM
  Hello all! Glad to hear everyone is enjoying this. I have found it a great addition to have
  berries in the secondary as long as possible. It will impart more flavor to a point and then
  the tannins in ...

• Posted in thread: help? on 09-29-2010 at 08:00 PM
  Please keep looking until you find more suitable kinds. Different kinds of honey will impart
  different flavors, colors and taste. When I make Melomels I do not worry as much with buying
  the more expen...