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Hi guys. I started a Mead with 20 gallons of honey in a full 6 gallon carbon. It fermented down to 1.000 in about a month. It appears to be finished so I racked onto 2lbs of sliced up apples and 14 cinnamon sticks and topped it full. The yeast cake was about an inch deep in primary and mead...

I have not ever drank HOT V8, but the keg that just kicked is HOT, It will tingle your throat and lips....My brother says its like gasoline! The aroma is Hot!! The steam coming outta the kettle about burned my eyes! I find it quite tasty!

I have some ingredients getting old so I am brewing this in the morning. To let you know ahead of time........I like HOT beers! 3 lbs breiss cherry wood 1 lb C120L 10 lbs 2-row WLP 380 hefe yeast pitched at 60 and fermented in the mid sixties 1 oz chinook at 60 1 oz chinook at 5...

This is a very interesting topic. I also wonder about the same question in regards to beer. I realize beer has been studied much more than beer. Sadly my understanding of chemistry is weak at best due to "other" more important things during school!! I guess it's just very intriguing. I mean...

That's a Good Q Randar???

I have made several with EC-118 that went to 15-18% with just a bit of nutrient and nothing more.......swirled the carboy once a day the first week! Ec-118 Is hungry!

Well............This Damn EC-1118 is still hungry! It took four days, but it's up to it's old shenaneginns! Bubbling away! I might have to let this finish out, rack again and add more apples!!.....of course i'll taste it too see how it is! Yeah with an O.G. of 1.o92 I shoulda figured it...

haven't had a mead finish above one yet........all were .0990 or less.....i think a 1 gallon batch i made with some Hawaiin honey hit .0988 or less i've used EC-118 for all but one so far!

forgot to check it when I racked!! oops! I gess I'll just leave it on the apples for 2 months and rack a final time and let it sit! I'm sure it'll come out ok!

sweet! thanks! I usually cork mead in 750 ml bottles, but beings it's only a gallon I want more smaller vessles!!

no signs of activity!?!? Now im concerned that with the extra honey and water I added it will just be a overly sweet/diluted wreck? also, I swirled the carboy gently to get the added pure honey dissolved so it wasn't just sitting in a blob on the bottom.

2.5 lbs/per galon yes! I realized after the fact that yes most of the apple flavor would be carried away by more fermentation......I am fairly confident however that is is "done" for the most part fermenting! I guess I should get out of bed and go check!!!!

Hey guys/gals. I racked a 3 gallon batch with 2.5 lbs in about 2.5 gallons of water,{saved room for apples} O.G. 1.092 So it had pretty much cleared, so I went and bought another 3 gallon carboy and racked it onto a bed of 8 diced organic apples, two cinnamon sticks and two cloves...

Hey guys I got two hawaii honey meads I made almost a year ago. They were racked once they cleared, and have been sitting in one gallon jugs since.....I guess they are about 11 months old. Both are clear, but have a very thin layer of sediment on the bottom, also, I wanna free up the jugs...

I've made all my meads with EC-118 so far everyone regardless of starting O.G. has went to 1 or below! The first one was 5 gallons with 18 lbs wild flower honey and EC-118. It's nearing a year old and I've drank have of it! Stopping now haha! After a year it too is still quite "hot"! I...

While I'm new to mead and by no means questioning anyones advice........I have made 3 batches and everyone had a gravity WELL over 1.100..........pitched in EC-118, 2 tsp's nutrient, swirled/degassed every day for the first week and all 3 fermented down to 1.000 and lower. Again, I'm very new...

what is degassing? I have been swirling/shaking it every couple days and thats seems to drive out huge amounts of co2 up to the surface and the blow off tube goes nuts for a few seconds........Is this degassing?

Hi guys I just made a 3 gallon batch of mean.......used about 8 lbs in 2.5 gallons and 2 tsp of nutrient. s.g. was 1.090 I wanna cube up some organic apples in it. The last time i used apples i put them in after i racked after like 3 months. I got a decent apple flavor, but wondering if...

Yeah i know.....i was surprised as well!! I checked it several times! I had a another one gallon batch that went down to 1 also with EC118. I'll let you know what this current one gets down to...so far EC118 is the only yeast i've used.

I had a mead that started with a similar s.g. and fermented all the way down to .990!! I used EC-118 and have for my last several meads as well......just made one last night, 3 gallon batch, s.g. was 1.090 so im expecting this one to ferment out dry as well!