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I am planning on making two one gallon batches of mead; this will be my first attempt at making mead also. First batch will be with 3 pounds of orange blossom honey and some yeast nutrient and champagne yeast. The second gallon will be with 3 pounds orange blossom honey yeast nutrient and fresh...

I am planning on making two one gallon batches of mead; this will be my first attempt at making mead also. First batch will be with 3 pounds of orange blossom honey and some yeast nutrient and champagne yeast. The second gallon will be with 3 pounds orange blossom honey yeast nutrient and...

Thanks for all the advise, I put my fermenter in a bucket with water and dropped in some frozen water bottles now and then to keep it around 67-68.

The temp is around 68 degrees should it be more. And I felt that I mixed everything well.

My question is I am making a batch of hard lemonade with a basic recipe of concentrate lemonade, sugar, DME, yeast nutrient, champagne yeast, and water with a SG of 1.070. I mixed the yeast with some sugar and warm water and slowly added some lemonade mix in at intervals till it started to...

What temp are you fermenting this hard lemonade at, and do you need the potasium sorbate?

What I don't get is why you only put a towel over the primary, and are you using a bucket or glass carboy for this part? Also is the yeast added 2 days later? Thanks

First off let me say this will be my first brew :ban:. The kit I bought is a Midwest home brewing kit- Liberty cream ale with the dry Muntons active brewing yeast package. My question is I want to brew but the temp in my house is at 70* during the day will this be ok or should i wait till the...