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I was checking on some mead I had bottled earlier this year, and discovered that there was mead leaking out from some of the bottles! Since mead takes so long to make, you can imagine I'm not happy at all. Right now, I'm trying to figure out what went wrong, and what I should do. Late last...

Hey guys, I've got a question. What do you use for nutrients? I've been reading Ken Schram's book, and on pages 54 and 55, he has a table with some formulas for rather optimal nutrients (determined by Morse and Steinkraus). He also mentions that FermaidK uses about the same formula. Does...

I have a question about American 2-Row malt. So I have only done extract and partial mashes before; perhaps when I escape grad school I can get into all grain. Anyway, I made a brew a while back that required 2-row, and I still have a bunch of it sitting around. I thought for my next batch, I...

So, I've been reading up about trying to prevent oxidation in mead. It seems from looking at other threads that campden tablets will do the trick. But I guess I have a few questions about all this. First, is oxidation an issue with mead? Obviously, oxygen in any alcoholic beverage is bad...

Hi everyone! I had a question about a mead I'm currently making. I'm making my first mead (just like everyone else who starts threads in this forum) and I've decided to try making it a traditional sweet mead (also just like everyone else in this forum!). I've got a 6 gallon batch with a...

Hi everyone. I have a question about a type of extract. I would like to brew a certain beer, but it calls for 6.6 pounds of Pale Liquid Extract (8.0 SRM). I have had some difficulty finding this online. So I was wondering: 1) Does anyone know an online site that sells this? or 2) Is there...

Hey everyone! I was interested in trying to make a Framboise. I've never made one before, but I found a simple recipe online that I thought I could try. Here's what I got: 6-7 pounds light malt extract 1/4 pound crystal malt 2-1/2 cups raspberry puree (added to primary) 1 ounce...

Hi everyone! I'm planning on making my second batch of hard cider in the coming days. I'm fairly new to brewing and cider making in general, as I've only made a few batches, so I don't know very much about what I'm doing yet! Anyway, the first batch of cider I made turned out very well! At...