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should i try back sweeten with more honey ? one batch is bottled but the other is close to being ready for the bottles

using a five gallon, i hadn't enough fruit (if it is a fruit :confused: ) for five gallon. I'm guessing your going to tell me i've done wrong :(

do i rack onto the same amount of campden as originally used ? i've a 4 gallon batch. oh and by the way tastes amazing already.

is there a way of avoiding this happening ?

Hi folks i'll apologise in advance I'm sure it has been answered somewhere but hell i'll ask again. I've two melomels brewed up one bottled and the other nearly clear enough to bottle too, my question is both taste like rocket fuel, even though they should be about 14%. will this age out and...

My first four gallons has just begun. hope it works now :)

Rain :(

since posting i found a nearby place that sells everything i need so i'll stick in an order for them, the only thing killing me is the year long wait :( But i've two batchs of mead that might kill the boredom while i'm waiting .

Ok , How are ye all folks. i'm going to attempt this as i just got a load of Rhubarb but first i've a few questions I'm fairly new to home brewing so be gentle :D What do you mean by "lees" Tanin ? what is it and is there a replacement for it or can i do without it ? when i rack onto the...

well i had a bottle of this last night. i think my wine yeast was a bit much. it's very dry and not really to my liking , but her inside likes it so i'm in the good books :) i'll try it again next spring but i will have to track down some local suppliers over here. the home brew thing just...

cool, well i have it bottled at the moment but it's starteing to get cold here now so it's looking like the brewing will be slowing till next spring. i had a quick taste of it though and it ain't bad, maybe around 8 or 9 % :) i'll let ye know

i've only drank cider for years now, i find beer hard on my stomach. but i've only started the homebrewing and my first batch is just about ready. as for heineken its only nice with some white lemonade in it. about 50/50. any nice cider reciepes i should try ?

i've just put this in my secondry. hoping all works , but i used white sugar and wine yeast !!, i'm a newbie so if i did wrong be gentle telling me so :{ definately smells the part, i'm pretty excited about the finished product.

i recommend some primordial , slightly more doom but i've been melting my speakers lately with them. must check out a few from the lists up here.

hi all new here but would like some advise, i've just done up a batch of 4gallons, i've fermented it through as was the directions that came with the kit, The thing is i've had it in the fridge for two days now and tasted it and it's pretty dry and very little taste from it. i'm getting bottle...