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How long did you wait to bottle? What do you think causes the cloudiness?

Is there a point in time where I could bottle without adding anything to the mead? Thanks for all of the great info!

Hi Damdaman, This is fascinating and of particular interest to me since my father-in-law is a beekeeper and mead maker as well. He has gotten me hooked on mead making. I am really tempted to try this on my next two batches of blueberry melomel which I plan to do this summer. I am curious...

Generally, I am with you guys on the sweetness issue although I am surprised how much I actually like this. The mistake I think I made adding too much sugar and blueberries and not feeding the yeast with sugar gradually. I also did not use a nutrient. I am surprised it did not get...

Congratulations! As an amateur mead maker in Frederick, Maryland I know this is a hole in the market. Wishing you every success!! Will Stapp

I have a sweet mead which is fantastic and has been fermenting for about a year. The SG is still high @ 1.036 but it has clarified nicely. Of course bottling this would be risky.. Is using a keg a viable solution to bottling? Any tips regarding mead and kegs is welcome!! Thank you...

Recepie: In a 6 gallon carboy I started with 19 pds of dark forest honey with a gallon of fresh blueberries. I cooked the blueberries before adding them to the must. I decided to try the purist route and sterilize but use no sulfite. I fermented with to 5g packs of Lalvin EC1118. At this...

Hello, I am a relatively new mead maker - I am on my second (almost 3rd) batch. I have 5 gallons that has been fermenting for about a year - it is a blueberry mead. The original SG was 1.12 and is now down to 1.036 (12.7%). I used Lalvin EC1118. I realize this SG is quite high to...