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And what are lees? There is a surprising amount of sediment on the bottom.

I just got a hydrometer and this was the first batch I used it on. 1.6 SP.GR

Brothers! I've made a handful of batches in the past so I'm still fairly new to mead-making, but I'm having an issue with my most current 1 gallon recipe. 3# Mountain Wildflower Honey Two pears (peeled and cubed) A thumb's worth of ginger (peeled and sliced) A cup and a half of...

The filth and grime which I do find nestled against the walls of my vessel is a glaring embarrassment which is outside the boundaries of my pickled and prying pointer finger. Extinguish my anguish so that I my deterge the scurge which obstructs my ability to fill it with a warm and victorious must.

How did this turn out? I'm going to start a one gallon test batch in January. How long did you let the coffee sit after the initial fermentation of the regular mead?