I am making my first mead from a kit from midwest brewers. It includes 12lbs clover honey.
It says to do a secondary fermentation in a 5 gallon carboy so that there is only an inch of space between the mead and the airlock otherwise you end up with a vinegar flavor ( from the co2?).
I only have 6 gallon carboys. Do you think this will be ok, or should I tweak the recipe to make 6 gallons of mead. If so how should I tweak it.
The kit came with prepackaged yeast nutrient and acid to make a dry mead. I do not know how much more of each ingredient would be needed for another gallon. By the way does yeast nutrient expire I have had it over a year ?
Any advice on the 5 gallon to 6 gallon disparity would be great.
It says to do a secondary fermentation in a 5 gallon carboy so that there is only an inch of space between the mead and the airlock otherwise you end up with a vinegar flavor ( from the co2?).
I only have 6 gallon carboys. Do you think this will be ok, or should I tweak the recipe to make 6 gallons of mead. If so how should I tweak it.
The kit came with prepackaged yeast nutrient and acid to make a dry mead. I do not know how much more of each ingredient would be needed for another gallon. By the way does yeast nutrient expire I have had it over a year ?
Any advice on the 5 gallon to 6 gallon disparity would be great.