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Peach mead has gone down to 1.004 as of right now (8/4/2013). Seems further than what it should've gone with the yeast. Smells like everything else I've made. And tastes about the same too. I expected this one to be fairly sweet and after this amount of time not have all the alcoholic taste to...

Sorry it took a bit, only just now got the chance to actually try it. I don't know much of anything about how it should taste, so its more or less the "bar" for now (Only had a JAOM that used the same honey). And as far as describing it I'm probably lacking there too. Smell: Similar to the...

2/5/2013, Peach mead at 1.038, racked it off the fruit.

When I searched for the same thing, there were people split between sealing halting any aging, and those saying it helped. I would imagine it adds more protection. And doesn't lack anything, because aging in a carboy with airlock doesn't exactly allow the transfer of air. I doubt a cork...

Sharpie marks are wearing off my desk, so I figured I'd better write them somewhere. 1/17/2013 1 Gallon Batch Lalvin D-47 Yeast 1.5 jugs Santa Cruz Organic Apple Juice ($8/3qt) Into 1 gallon carboy and set. It says apple juice on the label but its more like american "cider"...

More of confirmations but posing them as a question to hopefully get answers or experience. (Assuming you want to be "exact" on abv.) -When you top up with the same water you used for starting the batch, does a new hydrometer reading need to be taken? -- A set of math that needs to be...

2/5/2013 Peach Mead is now at 1.042 putting it right around 13% (12.86%). It certain ally doesn't taste dry. And it does seem kinda fruity. I may rack it off the fruit its on now and see what it does. Maybe cold crash. Editing in a few minutes when I hydrometer the traditional originally posted...

Hydrometer will tell you if there are sugars left or not. Sparkling you want to be as precise as possible to avoid bottle bombs.

The sugar and nutrient being the peach slices? I suppose that makes sense.

Looks like it dropped about an inch of lees between racking and today. Not something I expected to see.

I don't really have anything planed per say. Depends on if the bee's decide to make honey or not, or if I feel like paying money for honey. But I've been considering: -Blackberry Melomel -Lemonade Mead And I still have two going right now. One a traditional, that has been going for 3 months...

Peach Mead Update 1/9/2013 (20 Days Later) Racked the peach mead into a new carboy, added a fresh 1 pound of peaches, and topped up the head space with water. SG 1.059 before topping up. Putting it at ~10%. Didn't take one after topping up. But I've never expected my ABV's to be more exact...

Beeswax serves to hold chemicals pretty readily (not sure what source I got that from), such as herbicides, pesticides, and anything a beekeeper treats his hive with... which is why its suggested to have the bees make new comb every couple years. The ability to pick up chemicals and hold them...

Most people recommend 6 months to 1 year minimum. But if it tastes good drink it when you will imo. Or set a bottle or two aside to drink later on and discover for yourself if its worth it.

Welp I decided to make another one now that I have an empty carboy with the extra carboy leftover for racking. So I started another one. Peach Mead 12/20/2012 Goals: -Peach-ee mead thats fairly sweet without sacrificing alcoholic content. Batch Size: 1gal Honey Variety: Starthistle S.G.: 1.14...