Recent content by 1up23

Right, i figured. In all honesty, i'm just fascinated in the chemistry aspect of the process. Getting to drink delicious mead is just an added benefit.

To my understanding, As long as i'm not pitching the yeast, there's no illegal activity in minors home brewing.

Thank you for the answer! And no, i haven't drank out of the container or anything. Just bottled it up and let it sit there. I think i'll open up a gallon in April (after it's aged for 6 months). And i'll open the other gallon at a special event, maybe a wedding or a child's birth or something...

If you grill the fruit first (genius by the way) would you still freeze and thaw to break down cell walls? And if so, would you do it before or after grilling?

What is degassing, and why would it fart out? Also, how would i fix it if it went out, add more yeast?

24 + 6 gallons blackberry-peach melomel = 30 gallons

Good call on the mesh back. I didnt realize they were so cheap at home depot. I looked online and saw some outrageous price of like 15 bucks

I did not add kmeta or any campden tablets. What do they do? And what does it mean for my mead if i did not add them?

Yes, haha. I am indeed referring to a different batch. I used gallon sized glass containers to let the finished mead age for a while. My friend told me once i open the container, i have to drink it in roughly a week or it will go bad. I guess my question is can i re-bottle the mead when i'm...

And here's what it looks like after adding more yeast nutrients and stirring

Results from one day later

Yes, this is a 5 gallon batch. So i started to feel a little concerned reading your comment about possibly building a toxic environment with too much honey, but my airlock is bubbling up which leads me to believe the yeast is live and well. Is this an incorrect assumption? Thanks. And i...

I finished making mead and dodnt have appropriate sized bottles to store it in, so i used 2X 1gallon jugs. Could i siphon the mead from the gallon jug to an air tight 40 oZ bottle, or will it go bad?

Making my second ever batch of mead and its a peach-blackberry vanilla mead. Primary fermentation 24 pounds honey 5 gallons spring water (A lot of honey, i know. I like my mead sweet. And correct me if i'm wrong, but more honey=more sugar= more alcohol, right?) 6 peaches 6 packs of...