Recent content by Xygonn

The final result was much better than expected. It was a total hit at the party it was meant for! For back sweetening I just used 1/2 cup of wild flower honey. The mead wasn't completely clarified, but was pretty dang clear thanks to the super kleer. I suspect that may have something to...

The mead came out of secondary today. FG=0.999, just short of what I wanted, but that's ok, I'll just back sweeten it a little less. I gave it a taste, and found it surprisingly drinkable, just a bit sweet, and strong (but not as hot/sharp as it was out of primary). The sweet orange peel...

Just wait for the mead to finish. If you are following a recipe, the final gravity should be the same or very close to the final gravity of the recipe (assuming your OG was close to the recipe OG). Add some bottling sugar or honey (or really any sugar) to a bottling bucket. I recommend...

So the plan is to move to temporary storage/"tertiary" this weekend. The move is to get the mead off the trub (or whatever it is called in mead making land, lees?) and add the stabilizer. I'm also considering adding something like Super Kleer to make it look more clear. For those that have...

Just thought I would post a simple mead I'm doing that is going gangbusters! I did 19 pounds of wildflower mead in 6 gallons of water. I did not heat the must. I added yeast nutrient (1 tsp) and DAP (6 tsp). I did a starter on Red Star Champagne Yeast and just pitched it into the must...