ok.. so this is my first mead sortof. tried making one before but it got tossed out before it was done. so this time im making a more traditional mead with a twist and wont have to worry about it being tossed out. this is what i have first..... its a twisted verson of jaom but only in 1/2 gal. it has 2lbs of honey,1 granny smith apple, snack size box of raisins, hand full of white grapes, and a hand full of red cherries for color, 2 oranges, and fleischmanns yeast, plus 1 3/4 qts of water to make the 1/2 gal. and..... then.... theres my second 1/2 gal its easy i had a 5 month old unopend can of 100% pure grapefruit juice in the refer and i seen it was expired and i thought hmm? why not... so i opened the can and put in a spare 2 liter and put some raisins in it and a pound of honey and a cup of water with fleischmanns yeast. they have been highly active for the last 4 days and was wondeing when the best time would be to rack them both together in a 1 gal car boy. how long should i let them sit before i do that would be the question..... 2 primaries to make a secondary whats your thoughts on this ? thank you. oh and when is it good to use a airlock? some say yeast needs oxygen and some say yeast doesnt need oxygen.