Recent content by Darkfreak

Is there anyone here who filters their mead? Or has done so in the past? What are your experiences and opinions regarding filtering? Do you filter between first and second? Or between second and third/bottling? Are there pro's? Are there con's? I was looking at these kind of...

Over here at the dutch webshop where I bought them they're called Tulipana Bottles (Derived from Tulip, you know, THE dutch flower :P) http://www.brouwmarkt.nl/lege-flessen-sierglas/sierflessen-kurkafsluiting/sierfles-0-2-ltr-hoog-model-tulipana-wit.html They have 200 and 500 ml bottles...

Decided to bottle my first batch yesterday (out of secondary). Sadly we used a pretty crappy rake so we ended up with very cloudy bottles. As you can see in the first bottle in the middle, the batch was very clear. Also added a photo of the mead prior to bottling (My container has a dark hue...

Racked into second today, not that much of a change visually, yet. Lost about ~1L due to racking. Seems to have gotten a tad darker ^^. Got a little taste, too .. It got quite a kick (I didn't measure at start, but it's easy hitting the 12% mark would be my guess)

They don't. But you're referring to a different cactus fruit than I am. Prickly pear (Opuntia) is this one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opuntia I am referring to Dragon Fruit (Pitaya): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitaya They don't grow over here, but have become very popular over...

Thanks for your feedback! I feel confident in trying it out now :D! Can't wait. Have been toying around with several ideas in my head already. One thing I'm dieing to try is something with the use of saffron or the pink cactusfruit (called dragonfruit over here in the netherlands). Basicly...

This was my planned approach if nobody would advice against it. Glad to hear my initial plan isn't that bad :D! Well, I still got quite some time to go until this first batch will be ready to drink. I got an unused 10 liter jug sitting around, so I might start a melomel next month (need to...

Of course I understand that fresh ingredients are the best way to go ;). One of the reasons why I'm planning to get several kinds of berry bushes so I can harvest them myself. But given the fact that I already own the flavours I was wondering. They are all water-based naturally-diluted...

Simple show Mead (first attempt ever): Pitched 8th of march 2015

Hello all! First of all, great forum! Been lurking around the past 2 months in preparation of my first batch. Given the fact that questions arose I decided to register :)! About two weeks ago I started my first Mead batch ever (5L, sweet show mead, nothing fancy, just plain 'ol honey from the...