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I got this on the top of my mead in the secondary,is it normal and what is it?

Which yeast would you use for Raspberry and/or Blueberry wine? Or is there another strain that you would recommend. I may be experimenting by mixing the 2 when they are both done.How about EC-1118,I have 3 packages of it but I don't think it's a good strain for fruit wines.

I just picked 8 lbs of wild red raspberries,I made the rookie mistake of putting them all in a big bucket and the ended up smashed.I just put them in bags and put them in the freezer. How do I wash them without losing the juice(if possible) what are the risks if I don't wash them?

I picked up 15 lbs of unfiltered(but strained) Wildflower honey from someone that sells local honey,she said that it's not pasteurized (she doesn't think) Should I add campden tablets to the primary? Also who has a good recipe for blueberry mead?.. TY

I'm sure this has been answered before but my search on here hasn't come up with the answer. I'm going to be making some wine using some recipes from "The Alaskan Bootleggers Bible". when they say to add sugar are they talking about regular granulated sugar? ty

Ok.. I keep reading these recipes for one gallon of wine,to make it a short question. can I make 1 gallon of wine in a 5 gallon ail pail or will it be too much head space? If not where can I get smaller pails/ for a gallon of wine I would need about a 2 1/2 gallon pail correct? please help,it's...

Does anyone reuse Grolsch bottles? I wanted to use them but when I filled them with water I turned them upside down and shook them,when I did that I could feel the water coming out in little sprinkles. Any suggestions?

I have stuff floating on the top of my secondary,kind of looks like mold. I did all the necessary sanitizing,do you think it's mold or maybe something else? If so is it garbage now?

I have no clue on how to read a hydrometer,I thought i could figure it out but I'm not sure what I'm reading. On the first reading before fermentation It read 60 (on the beer scale). I just took a reading before transferring it to my secondary and the reading was right in the middle of 1.000...

Is it better to use a carboy or an ale pail for primary in cider and mead?

I posted here a while back about making some hard cider,well I'm finally going to get to it. I have a few questions that I'm sure you guys could help me with. (Even though I made a post about being confused I'll ask anyway) I looked around the site but couldn't find the direct answers I...

Been reading a lot of threads on cider and mead making on this site,it's so confusing. Pasteurize don't pasteurize,use this yeast,no use this yeast,use campden tablets,don't use campden tablets,back sweeten,don't back sweeten let it sit this many days,no it should sit this many.. I'm no better...

I'm going to make mead before I make my first cider.I have a yeast question.The brew supply company that I went to sold me a liquid yeast( Whitelabs WLP720 sweet mead wine yeast). I want to add a nutrient,(which I forgot to buy). All the videos I've watched and instructions I've read only goes...

Hello... This is my first time at trying to brew anything. I need a new hobby so I figured I would give mead and cider brewing a try. I drove around yesterday to local orchards to inquire about their cider,none of them pasteurize,but one said that the press they use "flashes" the cider to kill...