Recent content by DaleGC

Update to all of you: 7oz of honey fave me a SG increase of .022. It looks like the theory and the practical are pretty much identical with this one. :) Thanks again :) I'll keep the updates coming.

Wow, thanks again to you both. I think I will stick with the amount recommended by ACBrewer (when I've done the sums the PPG for a UK gallon seem about right and rationing that against my original honey input sounds about right) but feed it in 2 halves afters a couple of weeks when the gravity...

Hi ACBrewer. That's exactly the info I needed, thanks :). The honey wasn't particularly thin that I noticed but I'm not exactly 'the trained eye' ha ha. I only started on Friday so I think I'll give it a quick gravity check and add the honey and stir it with the sterilised stirrer. I wonder...

Thank you both for the quick responses, my recipe is: For 1 gallon 3.5lb wild forest honey 6oz ginger Zest of 1 orange 25 raisins Tronozymol Lalvin k1v1116 The initial gravity was 1.100 and after looking through some notes, I'd have preferred an SG of 1.140 to get the sweetness and alcohol...

Hi everyone, I've got a batch brewing at the minute and I'm looking to boost the gravity with some extra honey. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can do this without upsetting the yeast. I was hoping to do this slowly but I'm unsure if I can pour this straight into the DJ or if I...

Thanks for the post gayleygoo. I think I know where I'll be going next time I'm staring a batch off. The prices seem much more reasonable than the supermarket ones and it looks like a better variety as well :)

I have been reading around and it seems one of the best options when trying to calculate the 'new OG' to use trying to work out the final gravity would be to add the additional gravity to the 'OG' at the time of the final calculation. For example, in my case, I have a starting gravity of...

Thanks very much. So that could be used for sweetness and alcohol levels? If so, how would I then measure this? I only know of the basic calculation to work out ABV.

Yes, it has me intrigued as well ha ha. Thanks for the advice, that sounds good to me. The next question is probably quite a simple on (I justify this with inexperience again :)) but by doing some research, it turns out with the OG I had (1.100) , it's unlikely my mead will be much...

Nice and bubbly now. Airlock going every 30-40 seconds and a clearly visible foam. I'm very pleased with how it's gone so far so now to look ahead. I am looking to move to a secondary eventually but I was wondering what the consensus is on that. The most common theory I seem to have found is...

Thank you very much. I took the plunge last night and its off. 3.5lb wild forest honey. Orange Zest 6oz ginger, boiled for 30 mins in 1 litre if water 25 raisins Tronozymol 3 teaspoons Lalvin k1v1116 (rehydrated) SG 1.100 It smells amazing, the ginger tea alone smelled brilliant. I've...

So how much ginger would you both use for a gallon? I've bought more but was using guidance from other recipes when considering 4oz. I want a strong ginger flavour without it being overpowered. I know this comes a lot down to taste but any personal preferences would be great.

"The heating of the honey and actually boiling had to do more with a way to remove impurities from raw honey. It is still a preferred method by many, plus some say this method reduces aging time. At least that is what I hace picked up along the way. Personally, I heat my water and dissolve my...

At all? Do you combine them cold or add it to warm water off the heat? Thanks.

So, I've got all of the ingredients and I'm looking to set this off on Friday: For 1 gallon 3.5lb wild forest honey 4oz ginger Zest of 1 orange 25 raisins Tronozymol Lalvin k1v1116 I intend to make a must from the honey and take it to about 180f for half an hour of skimming. I'm them going...