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I started 3 batches a month apart so that I could have a constant list of things to do rather than doing a lot all at once. My blueberry and blackberry mead was ready for tasting and I'm very happy to report that it is quite good. Below is part of the post I made on my website. If you want to...

I've been using Tilt to log my SG and temperature for the last 6 days of my brew and Its been working amazingly well except for a few spots with notes over them Blue is Sg and Red is Temp. There are two blue peaks that I have no idea what happened with. Do any of you have any ideas of what is...

Im starting a website so that I can document everything and hopefully get my friends and family into making mead as well, I have a page with a how to make mead section and I was wondering if you all could look it over and give me some suggestions on how to make it better or more accurate? Here...

I would like some insight from those smarter than me, I've been using Redstar Premier Blanc for the last 4-5 years using other yeasts very rarely. I decided to actually look up the specs on Premier Blanc and this is what I found: Species: Wine Fermentation Temp Range (°F) : 59-86 Apparent...

I started an electronic mead brewing setup, I hope you all like it or can adapt it to what you need. I think it will be amazing and keep the quality up on the mead because you won't have to draw a sample from the carboy in order to read the SG, Just use tilt! Hardware Raspberry Pi B3+ RpI 7"...

Ive been using Redstar Premier Blanc for the last several years, never really branching out. Im curious if I should use lavelin or another strain from Red Star, What are the advantages and disadvantages. What is your favorite yeast and Why? I brew Mead only.

Hello Everyone! I brewed a Peach Mango mead for the first time, I've brewed tonnes of other meads before but never Peach and Mango. I tried it for the first time and its about 10% ABV Right now and is absolutely delicious. I thought I would share my Recipe with you all. It makes 1 gallon...

Ive been looking into different fermenters to get the lees out of my Mead and I found Conical fermenters, Im looking at the 3-6 gallon range and The price isnt too bad, it mentions harvesting yeast strains as a big feature. What does this mean, Does this mean I should re use the yeast in the...

I want to start using a tilt hydrometer but I use fruit in my mead, Would I be able to use a mesh bag with the fruit in it with some glass marbles to sink it to the bottom and have it work? I think that the fruit completely submerged would be better instead of having 1/3 the fruit out of the...

Ive been brewing Mead for a while now and there is a much higher demand than there was, a ton of my friends love mead, and same with family. I would like to get to a spoint where I can run a small operation to cover costs, Its still a hobby so I dont need to make a living off it it yet. I have...

Ive been brewing mead and n occasional beer for quite a few years now, I have some cool hats and stickers and shirts, and of course a ton of bottles of mead. I want to set up a bbq event with a bunch of friends and other brewers and if you make a donation you enter for a raffle with the prizes...

It's 2019, new year new me or so they say. I decided to start of 2019 tester batches with a new spreadsheet format that you can see below! Let me know what you think or what I should add. Eventually this will be used with my whole operation so I want it to work well for me and expand as I do...

I make a lot of mead, I do my best with each one but I usually take the top, super clear, mead and make 1 or 2 premium bottles and then take everything else and bottle that as standard. Im thinking about using this bottle and then use a wax to seal it off. Its got a half cork half wood cap that...

Has anyone had any off flavours with mangos, I have a peach mango mead going right now and I left the skin on about 20% of the mango slices, the rest are just the mango meat. Does anyone have any experience on using mangos? should I remove all of the skin or add more skin?

Im starting to branch out into a lot of different kinds of mead with a few other guys that know what they are doing as well, We are looking to come up with a name for our meadery operation. We need something to put on a business card and hand out to potential partners for local honey and fruits...

What do you call someone who makes mead? Its not a brewer right? Fermenter maybe? surely its not Meader. Been racking (lol) my brain all day trying to find the right phrase.

I'm working on a system (Its almost ready) that will allow me to monitor my mead. It will include a page per batch I make, including a unique batch ID, the name, the ingredients and a place to input notes on when I pitched yeast and energiser. It will also allow me to monitor PH balance...

I've noticed that When I rack from primary into secondary (same size container as the first) I gain headroom because I leave out the sediment on the bottom, Headroom in secondary isn't good from what I hear so is there anything that I can do to take up that room? Could I fill it with a gas of...

I made my first gallon of mead about April of 2017, everything went pretty well, just honey and a vinilla stick, pretty simple. Everyone loved it. I drank a bottle and gave 2 bottles away and the last bottle I kept. I had a drink of the last bottle and It aged so well that I decided to give it...

Ive been doing a little bit of research and I was curious if anyone ever used herbs in brewing mead before. I was wanting to incorporate an herb that promotes deep sleep such as Valerian or poppy, and an herb that makes you dream such as Silene undulata though I dont know how effective it would...