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I appreciate it, Matrix. I plan to get this started in the next few weeks so we'll see where it goes!

Just so I follow... you are saying I just make a base mead: Water + Yeast + Honey + Nutrient. Once that's done fermenting move it to secondary with Rhubarb and Strawberries... then move to bulk age?

Thanks very much for the reply Matrix! Just so I know I read all of that right... 5gal Batch of Strawberry Rhubarb Mead: 5lb frozen chopped rhubarb 14lb frozen chopped strawberries 12lb raw clover honey Lavlin KL-V116 Spring Water Postassium Sorbate Oak Chips Primary: 5lbs of...

So I'm interested in this recipe, but I am a bit confused on some of the details. I know it's been since 2013 since anyone's done this so hopefully someone still gets an alert, or some new folks see this and chime in. I'm planning a 5gal batch. Based on what I've read here's what I'm going to...

What should starting and ending hydrometer readings be?

I have my 5gal better bottle set up inside a card board box inside of my second bath tub that is not used. It never moves, and is actually set up on top of another box so that it's free of regular disturbance. So I know it's been sitting undisturbed from either movement or light. What...

Darn. Was hoping it would be bottling day here. I'm sitting at the 6.5 month marker now for my 5 gallon batch. Is that a normal amount of time? Should I be expecting to wait much longer? I keep it right now in a room at around 70f to 72f.

Alright so... recap. I started my 5gal batch of this recipe on Jan 2nd, 2015. I'm getting to the point where I need to start bottling, I believe but wanted to check with folks here with more experience. All of the oranges have fallen to the bottom of my bottle, along with most of the raisins...

Thanks Brewski! I'll just keep it put away. Mostly wanted to make sure that the rising of the oranges wasn't a sign of an apocalypse within my carboy. hah

So just keep it sitting in it's dark location until everything sinks and it clears out? I've just been waiting so I can bottle it.

So I followed Joe's Recipe pretty exactly, but I did it in a batch for 5 gallons. I just increased everything by five, except for the Cloves. I started it off on 1/3/15, and I've run into a bit of a snag. Around 4/5/15 I noticed that it was no longer bubbling. I've brewed this before in 1...

I just started a 5gal batch of this yesterday. I used four cloves, and an entire packet of Wyeast (decided to nix the Bread Yeast). Everything else I scaled up proportionately to the original instructions.

So a blowoff tube is just a tube that runs from the opening, into a bucket of water? is it ok for them to be level like that, or do they have to sit at different heights? Also, I was curious about racking/bottling. After primary fermentation would you suggest racking for mass aging in another...

I'm not sure I understand. I was just going to use a twin airlock on my bung. Would a blow off tube replace that? Do I simply want to use the blowoff because the batch is so big that the twin airlock won't be able to handle it like it would a one gallon batch? EDIT: Also, I was looking through...

After you bottle how do you all end up storing? I know some folks just stick in a dark stable-temp (70-80) area, but I've heard some say you can put it in a cool location like a basement?