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Hey All, Hope your meads are clearing and that explosions are at a minimum! My brother is coming by tonight to help me bottle a berry/rhubarb mead, so I have an empty carboy! I'm planning on starting up this batch from StormtheCastle: 15 lbs of Honey 4 gallons of spring water 5...

So if it's a nutrient thing, would I do alright by removing a bit, warming it up, stiring in some nutrient and readding to the must? So sorry guys, I've been researching up and down the internet but nothing really beats an experienced opinion! I'm thinking of repitching the yeast tonight...

Degassed and aerated until the damn thing exploded ;) Still have mead on my ceiling. I used Red Star champagne, as it's what I had on hand and I've had success with it in the past. I roused the yeast multiple times, and was only able to knock off a few points. There's still a ton of...

I'm 2 months into BigKahuna's Leap Year Mead and have a couple of hmmmms... 2 months in, no airlock activity (has leveled out nicely) and has cleared beautifully. Tastes fantastic, has a slight hint of apples and still a tad bubbly. My problem is that my gravity reading is at 1.055, so it's...

I agree, I'd rather leave it in primary longer then bottle or transfer it to secondary.

This went into the primary last night, 1.080 hydrometer reading. Pitched at around midnight or so, and fermentation is giong quite well 7 hours later. I don't think I've ever seen fermentation kick in this quickly! The mash was a killer... like trying to strain molassis...

My primary bucket almost never bubbles through the airlock, but I haven't had a bad brew yet. Airlock bubbling is no indicator of fermentation activity, so don't worry too much about it. As long as your hydrometer readings show activity, you're fine.

I'm so impatient, I can sympathize with this. However, I find that if I time my brews so that I'm too busy to bottle for at least 3 weeks, it forces me to sit back and let the yeasties work. Everything seems to clear up after those time periods

Did you keep notes on the recipes you used, your gravity readings, or your length of fermentation?

Don't worry Revvy, it was still in Primary when that little fiasco happened. I've only ever racked a Mead to secondary, and it bubbled only slightly before subsiding. I still advocate using an airlock with secondary, I couldn't imagine myself having peace of mine unless I did. I suppose you...

That's a fantastic idea revvy. I've never worried too much about aeration with my beers, as I'm generally able to pitch quite soon after pouring the wort. I'm a little concerned now. Maybe my brews would have been better if I'd paid more attention to this.

I've never actually used a secondary for my beers, I just let it sit in the primary for 3-4 weeks. I tend to wait for the kreusan to settle, and then I do two hydrometer readings a day or two apart. If they're consistent, I bottle.

Even with the airlock, I once had to clean beer off my ceiling. That was a rough morning.

Doing the math now. I believe I used 2.64lbs of the equivilant DME for each of the 3.3lbs of syrup. so: 2.64lbs extra light DME 3.64lbs wheat DME 0.25lbs carapils 0.25lbs crystal 20 2 oz saaz hops safale 05 1 tbsp irish moss 1 oz coriander orange zest

I subbed DME the first time I made this. If my notes here are correct, I used 2.64lbs of DME. 1lb grain = 0.75 LME = 0.6 DME Please redo the math, I'm not sure if my notes are entirely accurate as they're over a year old!

Always airlock, although I tend to use preboiled water instead of vodka

I'm actually using ChshreCats recipe: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f68/double-chocolate-oatmeal-snout-126638/ I'm not experienced enough to play around with my own recipes just yet, but soon!

The best beer is the one you've got in your hand. That being said, I'm happiest with my Amber Wheat ale.

I do love Sam... Brewmasters totally got me started on brewing, I can't wait for his updated book to come out in June. Preordered!

Double Chocolate Oatmeal Stout is ready to launch on Sunday morning