Recent content by ACUBrewer

well, no action. Killed with potassium meta and sorbate and tried some finnings. I have realized that the yeast I used from more research isn't that great. But I do have to learn more about making mead. Any links to good walk throughs?

I followed a nutrient schedule for the first couple of days. I aerated before pitching with oxygen and a stone and then I shook it alot in primary. No way to check ph. Temp has staying constant between 66-68. After stirring and degassing a few days ago there is a little bit of airlock activity...

Ok, so I started a sack sweet mead on 01/31/11. OG was 1.130. 18lbs of honey and topped up to 5 gals. Pitched White labs sweet mead yeast. Primary for about 30 days then rack to secondary. Now the SG seems stuck at 1.065 has been there for about a week. I stirred it up really good yesterday but...

Ok. So I got the Brown to about 78 deg and pitched yeast. I know that there is no way to salvage the better bottle :). The updated og on the ipa is 1.056. I want to boost it up to 1.065. How much DME should I add? any hops becasue its an ipa? I should have explained better. I am going to home...

Ok, I don't know if my mind was elsewhere today but it probably. I was trying to brew two beers that could age while I am deployed for the next 18months. My first one was a honey brown that I upped the sugar content. Dumb me put the wort straight into the better bottle, so it started to melt. I...

Ok, long overdue update. Here is what happened: I had it in the primary for about a month and then got orders to leave with the army on short notice. So my wife and I in fury on a saturday night bottled it all before I left. SWMBO is a great helper but does not like to have to monitor, track...

Ok, so I started an experiment while I was inbetween batches of brew. I brewed 5 gals of tea with bags according to the directions on the cartons to get the correct tea base. I then added 6lbs of sugar to bring up my OG I cooled to 80 degrees and pitched champange yeast that I made a...