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My problem was, I racked my mead too early and it caused fermentation to stop early. I tried adding boiled yeast and also tested the ph and it was good. Will D47 be a strong enough yeast to repitch, or if I want it to ferment further will I absolutely NEED to use a more tolerant yeast? The...

I am wanting to create a low abv mead, probably a melomel, that my wife will like. Below is the plan I am thinking about, will it be really watery or can anyone think of any major issues with it? 1 gal batch 1.5lb clover honey (should finish at about 7.5%abv) 71b yeast +nutrient/energizer...

So I have a few questions on what I should do at this point. I am making a variation of "cuties orange mead" from the recipe section using orange blossom honey and D47 yeast. My OG was about 1.126. The recipe said to rack to secondary in about a month. I pitched on 01/20/2013, and I just racked...

I racked my cider from primary to secondary after 3 weeks when it finished fermenting. at that point It was pretty dry, and had a little bit of a fruity taste but I wouldn't really consider it drinkable. I added sugar to a sample size and it still wasn't very good, so I put the sample in the...

Hello, I am wanting to make my first batch of Hard cider (sweet) and have read a lot of different methods... I was trying to decide between these two options... Option 1: Stop fermentation early (preserving?). I figure when I take the OG of store bought cider it will be around 1.05 or so...