looneybomber
Well-Known Member
The recipe was posted in another thread, so I decided to use it for my very first mead.
http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/pages/community/news/show?title=romance-by-the-glass
So between the sticky FAQ and the thread above, I have a pretty good idea about how to make this, but I still have a few questions.
1) I don't have any Fermaid-k or GoFerm, but I do have LD Carlson yeast nutrient and energizer and Wyeast yeast nutrient. Will those work or should I get this other stuff?
2) It says combine honey and juices with enough water to make 5 gal (I'll be making a half batch just in case I ruin it). In the FAQ it says to heat water and add honey since it dissolves better. Do I heat the juice since I'm not using water?
3) It says to hydrate nutrient additions. Do I hydrate using boiling water?
4) Seriously, 3mo in primary and then rack to secondary for how long? How do you guys wait*so long? I thought beer was bad.
http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/pages/community/news/show?title=romance-by-the-glass
So between the sticky FAQ and the thread above, I have a pretty good idea about how to make this, but I still have a few questions.
1) I don't have any Fermaid-k or GoFerm, but I do have LD Carlson yeast nutrient and energizer and Wyeast yeast nutrient. Will those work or should I get this other stuff?
2) It says combine honey and juices with enough water to make 5 gal (I'll be making a half batch just in case I ruin it). In the FAQ it says to heat water and add honey since it dissolves better. Do I heat the juice since I'm not using water?
3) It says to hydrate nutrient additions. Do I hydrate using boiling water?
4) Seriously, 3mo in primary and then rack to secondary for how long? How do you guys wait*so long? I thought beer was bad.