Recent content by HowardW

Hi folks, I am just about ready to start my first batch of Mead. I have found a few receipts that are interesting but most are either for 5 gallons or 1 gallon so my question is how do I scale the receipe? On the 5 gallon, is it simply a matter of multiplying the Honey and Water by however may...

Yikes they are a bit on the pricey side, way out of my budget and needs.

I was thinking that the long syphon tube reaches the bottom and would draw the lees off first, but either way it seems there would be a small amount of waste.

My thought was not to use the lees but rather looking for a simpler way to remove them. Currently I only have the 6.5 gal carboy and I would be syphoning the top into other bottles, my bottles are amber so not great to see in, I also have the original plastic the Cider came in, it is frosted so...

Oh sorry, yes there was 5 lbs of dark brown sugar and a packet of EC-1118

Folks, I started with 5 gal of fresh cider but put it in a 6 1/2 gal carboy, I am thinking there is too much space at the top of the carboy to really give me an accurate idea of what is going on. Since I have all the time to wait and I am in no particular rush I was wondering if adding an...

Thanks for the info, I guess it's just like the other things I teach myself, trial and error but it sure helps talking with others that have already done it.

to yooper. Chevy took a chit... sorry couldn’t help myself; I have a good friend from Menominee that always joked about the UP dialect.:) But back to the subject, I have not yet tasted what fermented molasses tastes like so I don’t know if I will love or hate but what would you sweeten...

to: markf This morning 11/20 the bubbles seem to have stopped. That said, I siphoned off the most of the carboy, dumped the bottom inch (although there seemed to be no excessive collection of spent yeast) cleaned, re sanitized and put the siphoned cider back in. Now, I see bubbles again. The...

To: ericbw Yes 5 pounds of dark brown sugar.

to: Nogud247 Not sure, I got the receipt from a youtube video and I could tell that the guy was from Pittsburgh and living there for a long time I know those folks know there hooch.

Folks, everything I look at or read syphons off the cider and leaves the lees to be disposed of but as I was sitting contemplating the finished product a question popped in my mind. Why not syphon off the lees from the bottom?

I am waiting on a hydrometer to be delivered, I think the snow may be part of the delay, in any case my primary is bubling at about 1 per 6 seconds but I am not sure when to rack the lees out, do I wait for the bubles to stop or should I just go for it? Comming up on about three weeks now, 5 gal...

Hi, been reading some articals here and as I am new, they have been great help. Glad to see some other folks from MI here as well.