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Okay, well my mead has been ready for awhile and I've been enjoying it quite a bit since it finished. I figure I should share the results. Just a quick recap: my recipe was as simple as 14 lbs of cheap honey in a 5 gallon bucket and then I filled the bucket up to somewhere around 4.5 gallons...

Ah, so it looks like I haven't been stirring as much as I should have. Whoops... Glad you re-posted to get your question out. I too am curious if anyone can describe the exact difference in mead made with and without raisins.

Right, you bring up an excellent point. That being said, I had another question and an interesting development in my mead project. I opened up my mead yesterday just to take a small sample for funsies. It's still very sweet (duh) and also... it's carbonated like soda. I know the airlock I...

Okay, so you've convinced me that Lalvin 1116 would be a bit better, even if it means a slightly longer wait. Now my planned recipe is as follows. -14 lbs of honey -1 teaspoon of Lalvin 1116 yeast -5 teaspoons of Fermax yeast nutrient -Fill the container up to roughly 4.5 gallons of warm...

Thank you so much for all the good information, everybody. I really appreciate it. I think for my yeast I'll just end up using the "monster" Lalvin 1118. That way I figure I'll get the quickest results and a dryer product. Also, the note about keeping my must under 69*F confuses me! I have a...

Okay, so about how much nutrient would I need for a 4.5 gallon (17 liter) batch? A description I'm reading on the Fermax says use 1 teaspoon per gallon, but I figure it probably depends on what I'm brewing. Also, would you recommend I use something other than bread yeast, even if I am just...

Hey everyone. I made mead, once, a long time ago but I don't really remember what all was in it anymore. I definitely know I didn't use any fancy brewing ingredients like yeast energizer and such. I'm currently planning to make a ~4.5 gallon batch of metheglin in a 5 gallon bucket. Here's my...