Recent content by Auryn

Hi all sorry to have been gone so long- crazyness around here. So I decided to go ahead and pass this first test into a glass carboy. We recently cleared out the spare fridge we have in the garage. We use it for drinks only- would it be advisable to put the glass carboy in there where I can...

So it would appear that my first attempt is going to be a 2 year game of waiting. I live in south florida, and even with the AC on 70o- the average ambient temperature in the house is somewhere between 70-75o. At least until november- in the winter it will get down in the 50s for a couple...

I guess I shouldn't be surprised I screwed it up on my first try. I think I will stabilize it, put it into secondary and forget about it for a while. Now I have to find a good recipe and yeast choice that will produce a sweet soft flavored mead that doesn't take an elephant's gestation period...

Tested last night PH at 3.4 gravity at 1.019 tasted like 86 octane and no sweetness left

Thanks for taking the time. I very much appreciate it. I will start taking some gravity readings today for the rest of the week. I can vaguely start seeing a yeast cake forming at the bottom. My fermenter is opaque white so hard to tell. I am thinking that when I rack it, to put it in...

Hello all. Erika here. Total newbie. I apologize for posting this here but I figured it was more appropriate than in the Newbie board. Sorry if it goes a little long but I figured it would be best to provide all the pertinent information. So 2 sundays ago I made my very first batch of...