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That’s what I was afraid of. Any tips on keeping it cool during spring and summer? I’d rather not have to wait until the fall to give this another shot.

No to both. It’s probably 2” below. I didn’t have enough to fill it up to the top when racking and don’t have a small suitable container. On the sulfite, after you mentioned it and thought back and realized I forgot it.

Solids, maybe mold? Not sure if this pic helps or not. I’m trying to bulk age right now and walking into the closet a few days ago and noticed this.

Any shot of saving this?

Thanks! The more I read up on mead making, the more I realize I’ll need to learn some patience. I’m hoping to get a batch or 2 going soon. A traditional to establish a baseline and something maybe more “fall-like” involving apple. I guess while I’m at it I need to look further into December as...

Do y'all have any good sources for someone looking to get a crash course on mead making? Youtube link, thread here, etc.? The only kind of brewing that I really have done is with Apfelwein that I'm still waiting on. Other than that I'm clueless. I still have a good bit of honey leftover from my...

Hmm. Mine was real quick. I caught the first bit of foam coming up the airlock the morning after I started. I’ve moved on to the rhino farts stage of brewing though.

The same one. It foamed like crazy hours 12-18 but has since backed off.

So I started my batch last night. Only thing I did different was some yeast nutrient. I’ve got foam coming out the wazoo. Is that normal when adding nutrient? Everything I read said this had very little foam.

So I'm 171 of 342 pages through this thread and just wanted to ask a quick question. Has there been any update (or consensus change) to the original recipe posted on page 1? I plan on using the original for my first but since it has been so long since this started I was just curious if there...