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I see different prices, so like World Vineyard kits that cost 150 some places and 80-90 some other places. There is also a local store that cells California Grape Juice for like $60(6 gallons). He said that most complains were that the juice started to ferment since it's last year's juice...

Bump ! :) Ok, I started out with beer, switched to mead and now having impure thoughts about making wine-making. My dad being a wine nut says i can not make wine that is as good as a store bought, the wine nut never spends more then a $30 on a bottle.... I am thinking of starting with a...

Do I need a new Refractometer ? newer models come with dual scale ?

Is my Refractometer running bad ? I got 17.5 reading. But 12lbs of honey for 5 gal should be 12% plus the 4 lbs... Why am I getting only 17.5 brix ? I have read online that adding fruit to primary adds proteins that help fermentation and secondary for flavor.

does the amount trashed, spoiled or tested counts ? 1/7/2016 Pomegrnte 5 gal (went into secondary, 1 liter to tasting, 0.5 gal discarded from the bottom during transfer. 1/20/2016 Blood Orange - 7.5 gal (2 1 gal bottles and a 5 gal carboy and 2 liters for tasting, 0.5 gal discarded...

It says that PH of 3.9 is the PH of Honey. I just got PH strips, they are not very exact, but I get an idea. :)

2/10/2016 Blubery 12 lbs kikland 4 lbs of crahsed bluberies 4.5 Gal of spring water SNA 8 days 17.5 brix at pitching Lavlin EC 1118 - Does any one know a better one for dry mels ? to Secondary, +8 lbs of crushed blueberies (Frozen berries were on discount at supermarket.)...

I have watched like 4 videos on tube where ppl make mead making tutorials and after all the steps they take to avoid oxynitation. :) most of their oxyginaton actually happens during transferring. I do oxygenate heavily during the first 5-6 days via degassing with a drill bit. So I don't know...

The left over mead went sour in my cup, otherwise I transferred 5 gal to secondary, filled 1 gall water bottle. Drank about 1 gal that weekend and discarded like .5 gal from the bottom. I am thing about adding clarifying agent to it. Ok time to start planing next mead !

I added another gallon of Blood Orange juice after the 8- days of primary. 2 hours later I freaked out since this time the juice was pasteurized and I remember that there is a chemical pasteurization technique that would not ferment. But by next morning, foam came out. So I went to work...

I added another gallon of Blood Orange juice after the 8- days of primary. 2 hours later I freaked out since this time the juice was pasteurized and I remember that there is a chemical pasteurization technique that would not ferment. But by next morning, foam came out. So I went to work...

Lalvin EC-1118 sometimes they say it's a Champlain yest. I got 10 packs of it for like $8 on Amazon and I pitch 2 re-hydrated packs for a 5 g batch. I tried white labs yest, but the only difference I see is in price. I added more pom juice and seeds to my Pomegrate Mel in the secondary...

I could not find mead in the store and started brewing. I even found a recipe for Viking Blood, you have called it Dansk Mjød. I changed that recipe a little tiny bit. 2 years later I was drinking my mead and accidentally found the Viking Blood in the store. I tried the store one, and...

Ok thanks, so how much should add to secondary if i add all of it to primary ? should i not add anything to secondary ? I did not pasteurize the first 1/2 gal. is that bad ? thank you :)

Hi, This is for a 5 gal batch. I have 1 gal of Blood Orange juice. I don't know how much to put in primary and now much in secondary. Can I freeze fresh juice till secondary in 8-10 days? Size of secondary is 5 gal. Primary 10 lbs Honey from Costco 1/2 gal of fresh blood orange juice...