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The peoples republic of Canada? Uh .... what?! *L*

Good point, guess not then eh

I have seen these kinds of jars around, the ones with the handles are particularly nice looking but I dont know anyone that has bottled with them. If the screw top lid is sealed why wouldnt it be a good idea? Has anyone bottled with these?

Do you have to rack or cant I just ferment and age in the same carboy and just take care when I bottle it, to not disturb the sediment.

On the other side of things, if I add too much water what would happen to the mead? I know i I add too much honey it just makes it sweeter.

Gotcha ... I have to figure out how much honey and water to add to this to top it up then ...

Again, probably a stupid question but what does oxidized mead mean to me?

Whats the worst case scenerio that I just leave it with that much space at the top? P.S. does anyone know some recipes that call for a 23 litre (6 gallon) carboy?

My recipe was basically this 4 cans of lemonade concentrate 3kg of honey (6lbs for my american friends) 4tbs of yeast nutrient 2 cups of sugar 1 packet of yeast The amount of everything I think worked out to 18litres (5 gallons) but my carboy is 23litres (6 gallons). So now I have to figure...

Sorry for the stupid question but what does S.G. mean? I just did this batch yesterday so I would assume I would be good to add more water+honey today ...

Any recommendation for adding honey and water to top it up? In other words would you add 2 parts honey to one part water till theres little space at the top?

Hey all, This is my first crack at making mead and so far so good (I hope). One quick question I would like to throw out there. The recipe I followed was for a slightly smaller carboy (18litres/5 gallons) but my carboy is 23litres/6 gallons and as you can see from the picture there is...