Recent content by Joshlc

Hi, I've just started off my second brew. I'm using 8kg of orange blossom to make 18L in total. However, I've just filled the fermenter and realised I only have 5g of yeast, I reckon I need at least 8g. it will be around 24 hours until I can get any more, should I add the 5g and top it up later...

Ye, thanks that's interesting. I didn't make that very clear. I meant nearly everyone has heard of it but I was surprised at how few people knew exactly what is was other than old and alcoholic.

Hi everyone, I've recently started taking more of an interest in mead, up until now it's been largely drinking rather than brewing, although I'm currently taking my first tentative steps. I'm from the UK and you don't see mead anywhere, no one I know has ever tried it (I hadn't up until a few...

Ok cheers. If I were to buy nutrients now would it be too late to add to the mead? Or is it fine as long as the abv is below 9 - 10%? Also, if I transferred the mead to a different container, with airlock, in say a week would that be ok?

Hi, thanks, I really appreciate your support. I missed off how many litres in the original post. I have 2.4kg of honey with 12 litres of water, I guess that's too much by your calculations! How necessary are nutrients? They weren't listed in any of the recipes I looked at. Can I add them at a...

Hi, thanks for getting back to me. I used 2.4kg of heather honey with litres of water and champagne yeast. I've got very basic equipment so I was planning on leaving it in the bucket (covered but not completely sealed - thanks everyone) for around a month before siphoning it into bottles. Hoping...

Hi everyone, I started my first batch of Meade yesterday, I have left it in a plastic bucket with a sealed lid but no airlock. Do I need to release the CO2 if so how often and does it matter if oxygen gets into the mixture? Many thanks, Josh