BlackDogBrewing
Well-Known Member
While I have alomst 20 batches of beer under my belt, I have no experience making mead. I made my first batch 2 days ago, 12 lbs hone, about 3.5 gallons water, 5tsp yeast nutrient and 2 Wyeast sweet mead yeast smackpacks. I was looking over gotmead.com and they suggested airating the mead the first few days. I gently shook it, then gently tried to use my wine degasser/stirrer for my cordlesss drill. I created a giant geyser of mead and lost almost a gallon!!!!!
Should I just leave it go for a while now? Try to airate again? I really feel a bit lost as to what to do and could kick myself for losing about a gallon. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Also, I received some acid blend from NB along with the mead kit. I use this at bottling, right? How much do I add to try? Thanks.
Should I just leave it go for a while now? Try to airate again? I really feel a bit lost as to what to do and could kick myself for losing about a gallon. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Also, I received some acid blend from NB along with the mead kit. I use this at bottling, right? How much do I add to try? Thanks.