Recent content by discdog

I brew exclusively with Eldorado Springs Water now. I think all of our lower efficiency batches (as low as 40%) have been due to bad mashing. We are now hitting 65% and occasional 70% or 75% as we improve our mashing techniques. Things that I think have helped us (YMMV): 1. Using our...

Guys, Thanks for all the advice. Much appreciated. Yeast choice: bad advice from LHBS. Timing: Recipe from the Compleat Mead book said 4 weeks in primary so I did expect significant drop in gravity during this time. Here's what I did for the curious: 1. Thiefed again. Still ~1.110...

Hi, I'm a very beginner mead maker (two batches so far) and novice beer brewer (dozen batches incl allgrain). My question: I made a 5g batch recently and it is moving slowly *I think*. 16 or 18 lbs honey (I forget) Some orange peel (left behind in primary) Wyeast sweet mead yeast O.g. 1.130...