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Well, it is bubbling away quite nicely. I am shaking it a couple times a day and it is releasing plenty of gas. Is there a way to tell what the OG should have been with the additional water? That is now 3 gal water and 12 lbs honey. Also when should I add more nutrient and how much? Sent...

Ok. I added another gallon of water to the must last night. Hopefully, that will make things easier. I did notice an alcohol smell when I removed the lid from the fermenter so I can only assume something good is happening in there. Thank you for the advice. This is a very helpful forum...

Thanks for the feedback. If I were to switch to a different yeast when would I pitch it? Now or after the D-47 stops working? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Hello. This is my first post. I just started my first batch of mead and am not sure if I did something wrong. I bought a brewing kit with a 6 gal fermenting bucket and a 3 gal carboy. I got 3 gal of distilled water, 12 lbs of clover honey, nutrient, energizer and D-47 yeast. I poured one...