Recent content by mmehawich

I recomend freezing/thawing the fruit before adding it to primary (use a nylon fruit bag for easy removal). This helps break down the cell walls of the fruit and let the most amount of juice flow into the wort. I don't use campden tablets, so I just pour boiling water over the fruit- if you're...

First of all, thanks for all the great advice. I ended up relaxing and not worrying, and everything was fine. When I opened up the fermenter, I got hit in the face with alcohol, so I knew the yeast were doing their job. Transfered the results to glass and saved a sample to taste. Not bad for...

Mead is much more simple to make than beer. The downside is that 1) honey is expensive! (not uncommon to spend $50 on honey for a batch of mead, unless you buy huge quantities or know a beekeeper...) and 2) brewing mead requires a great deal of patience as it takes months rather than weeks to...

Nope. Its about 60-65F in the apartment right now. (Low side for this yeast)

Hi- I've been homebrewing (mead) for about 4 years now. Mead is really easy to brew, but the ingredients are expensive and it is time consuming to make (wainting 9 months for your mead to age is like waiting for a baby to come along!). Anyhoo, I decided to try my hand at brewing beer. I...