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I recently made a mixed berry mead, I started with juice and then recently added a couple pounds of mixed berries into my mead during secondary. My question is, how long should my mead sit on these berries. I've seen some mixed information, some people say to leave it for about a week or 2...

Just racked my cranberry mead last night. Gave it a taste and I'm very pleased with the flavor so far. I'll be bottling it probably within the next couple weeks and aging for a few months. a little bit of cough syrup flavor in the after taste but its almost non existent. any ideas on the...

I was thinking of just adding OJ into secondary to top off the mead that is lost when racking, but I think I will try to be a little more diligent with the amount I use and try to not use more than what you have suggested. another thought was to make myself another batch of joe's ancient...

I might try to use actual cranberries. they are grown near where i live so the groceries are typically stocked with fresh cranberries from the farms. how much juice do you think to use and how much cranberry? also I was thinking of using orange juice with the cranberry juice, thought? hope to...

thanks man! Where were you when i first started! I don't have access to mesquite honey where I'm at. Any suggestion on replacements? the hibiscus sound delicious, but i think I'm going to wait for my second batch to try it.

Thanks, I'll make sure to rack it once at the very least. how long do you typically wait to bottle from secondary. should i let it sit for the same amount of time i did in primary, or just for a week?

I started a cranberry mead about 3 weeks ago and it has started to clear. I used 100% organic cranberry juice. there is still some slight fermentation going on. originally the recipe that I read stated that it can take up to a month before racking to secondary. my question is that once i...

buckwheat honey is by far my most preferred honey. I can put that stuff on anything and enjoy it. My favorite use of the stuff is to make a white sauce pizza with goat cheese and olives and when it is finished I drizzle the stuff on top, it's delicious.

Thanks for the reply and the info. I will keep what you said in mind. I was thinking of adding honey to try and sweeten it a bit more and raise the alcohol concentration.

This is my first attempt at making mead and I need a little help. I'm working with 3.5 gallons of mead that has just reached the secondary ferment stage. I have added my fruit and spices and now I'm looking for a little guidance. Here is what I'm working with: - 9 lbs of buckwheat honey...