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I just moved a carboy of mead to the front of the counter so it has time to settle before I rack it and I noticed that there is mold IN the airlock. I don't see any mold in the carboy but I don't know how to proceed. I started this mead back in March and I was waiting until fermentation stopped...

I just brewed a 1 gallon kit. I started with 1.25 gallons, as per the instructions, followed the instructions to the T, and the wort boiled down to half a gallon. WTH? I'm so disappointed, I was really looking forward to brewing this product.:(

I'm thinking about brewing my first batch of beer, and it'll most likely be from this 1-gallon kit. I normally brew other things like mead and cider since that's what I like. I'm not crazy about beer because I don't like bitter. The only beers I like are sours. Anyhow, the kit comes with...

So, dumb, absent minded me pitched the yeast in a too-hot must last night. The must was probably around 110F and the yeast Montrachet. It wasn't until after I bunged the carboy and put the airlock on that it dawned on me. At that point there was nothing I could do but wait and see. This...

I started a batch of JOAM on June 19th and a few days ago I noticed that it was clear, I could see right through it. It's dark because I used a dark honey, but it's clear nonetheless. I just re-read the instructions and it says that it will take two months, maybe a few days more; then it says...

I made a small (one gallon) bath of mead that I am ready to bottle. This was an experiment and I don't actually have a corking machine, or glass wine bottles, and I was wondering if I could use beer bottles like this to bottle it. I am not planning on keeping the mead for the long term, if...

So, I got it in my head that I would make a small batch of mead. I have never made mead before but I have seen the process and enjoy the product. I do food history and part of the enjoyment for me is to make things in as close to period ways as I can and for mead, this means using no fancy...