Recent content by johannvdl

Thank you for the advice! I'm afraid i don't have a hydrometer and i am still learning the basics of home brewing. I've also had some trouble with bread yeast in the past and because mead is such a significant investment in time and money, i wanted to get right the first time. But I'll go fit...

hey guys, long time; first time. anyways so I made my first batch of mead the other day. for the most part I followed Joe's Ancient Orange Mead recipe but with a few tweaks. including the addition of a campden tablet 24 hours before pitching the yeast, I zested the oranges and threw out the...

this recipe is a little too sophisticated for me. is it possible to use a balloon poked with holes instead of an airlock? also i know that honey has some anti bacterial properties, does this mean i can forgo hardcore sanitation techniques in favor of a rinse in boiling water?