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  1. brandono

    Back-sweetening and keeping yeast from refermenting

    I have a batch of mead that I would like to re-sweeten and I have used a dry yeast, couldn't I hypothetically bring the mead to around 140 degrees or so and finish off my lovely yeast that have been so good to me up until now?After they are gone I could backsweeten as much as I desire. Just...
  2. brandono

    2nd batch ever, any suggestions???

    12 lbs amber honey 4 oz. hibiscus petals white labs sweet mead yeast northern brewer yeast nutrient -steep hibiscus petals to make a tea, then bring the water to a boil 10 minutes to boil out any chlorination -add honey and let dissolve when heat has been turned off to pasteurize it...
  3. brandono

    2nd time ever trying mead, any opinions on this?

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 lbs amber honey 4 oz. hibiscus petals white labs sweet mead yeast northern brewer yeast nutrient -steep hibiscus petals to make a tea, then bring the water to a boil 10 minutes to boil out any...
  4. brandono

    Mead n mold?

    Hey I just tried my first batch of mead. It was bubbling like crazy for last 11 days and things looked beautiful. Now I have a few whitish looking clumps floating around in the top. I have never had a sanitation issue and tried to be as dilligent as ever. If this IS mold, can I try to just...
  5. brandono

    Tripel Weizen

    Since I have the ability to make a beer that I cannot find at the store, that is what I have been trying to gear my efforts towards. I want to make a mash-up of the Belgian Tripel style with a German Weizen. Sort of a Belgium invading Germany thing, a flip-flop of the 1940s. Starting with...
  6. brandono

    ABV Question

    Due to the fact my wife loves citrus and raspberry brews I tried my hand at making an Amber Orange ale. Upon taste testing it from the secondary, I found it was not fruity enough for her so I added approx 400 mL of Triple Sec. My initial S.G. was 1.048. I am curious about what this will do to...
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