Recent content by mklapheke

Using a bucket In the bathtub. I guess cheese cloth could let in undesirables.

Another quick question for you. I have read in the forums to not put top on primary, to use cheese cloth to cover, because the fermentation will be vigorous and a standard airlock wont handle it. Would you put the top on and run a hose into water bucket or the cheese cloth method. I worry...

Been staring at meads for a while. Looking to combining the two and get a good Braggot but had to brew this first to learn. Looked very very good plus the wife gripes about my brewing (mainly because I don't brew anything she likes) so hopefully this will quiet her down. If this turns out...

Perfect. Thanks for the help.

Correct between all the berries and the honey I was only able to get about 3.5 gals of water into primary. I figure when I pull out the berries I will only have about that much mead and I was hoping for a full 5 gals. To sum up all the ingredients are in the primary except the last 1.5 gals...

Please help started my first batch of mead today after many years of beer. Since i had all the equipment from brewing didn't need to buy anything and therefore didn't think everything through. Here is my problem and recipe 18lbs of fresh strawberries 18lbs of honey (wildflower) Water...