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I read the scale wrong. It is Specific Gravity I was looking at but the scale starts with 1.00 then goes in 10 degree increments. I didn't notice the offset. Like I said, I'm old. 😆

I went back and studied my hydrometer a little better. It was 1.030. My bad. That was for the show mead Ty520. Not the acerglyn. I had to order a vial since I bottled it in flip top bottles instead of wine bottles. My hydrometer doesn't fit down the neck.

Hello, BernardSmith. You're right about my preferring a very sweet mead. I am a Southern lady after all. OK. So I just opened a bottle I made in August 2019 that I said was sour. Specific Gravity is 1.3 - 1.4. It tastes better than it did last year. It's actually palatable now. Can't test the...

Thanks for the replies! Mad Scientist, I did use a nutrient that came with my kit. It was a dry powder so maybe I should have e hydrated it first. I will consider your suggestions for the go ferm products. Degassing is stirring with a long stick isn't it? I did not do that. Ty520Both batches...

I'm an old woman but new to mead making. I made two batches last year. The first batch, a show mead, tastes sour. The second batch I tried to make a maple mead. I used a quart of honey, a quart of maple syrup, a handful of black walnuts, a dozen raisins, an orange, and a half packet of wine...