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So what are we thinking for this BOMM yeast, then? :)

Wow. Nailed it. Do you happen to know a good sub for Wyeast 1388 for this? I'm leaning towards sticking with dry yeast to be more cost effective. Everything I've read about D-47 (seemingly the most popular) indicates it lends itself more to fruity/citrus notes, and nothing I've read about...

I'm trying to find a recipe for my first mead, but want to try to hit a certain flavor. I was looking at the BOMM recipe, but I don't think that will hit the mark. I'm shooting for dry to slightly sweet finish. A lot of beginner recipes I'm seeing uses orange blossom honey and/or oranges, but I...

Once I wrap my head around the basics, I definitely want to get into bochets and more earthy/oaky/vanilla meads. I'll definitely keep this in mind. Thanks!

I've been researching economical but quality honey sources and have come across dutch gold honey, which has been recommended in multiple posts on multiple platforms. I was looking through their selection and found: https://dutchgoldhoney.com/product/bakers-special-honey-60-lb-pail/ which is...

This is what I was thinking. They also had an Earl Grey variety and I figured the tannins would really cut the sweet, but no dice. At one point, I asked to sample the driest mead they have, and even that was a bit too sweet. They had a couple dozen meads, I figured they would do at least one...

My wife and I went to a nearishby meadery today. It was part of my "research" for my plans to make my own mead. We were a little surprised by the taste of it. Basically, everything I've read said, "don't expect it to be a sweet, honey flavored wine", but really that's exactly what it was...

That sounds really interesting. Any chance you can ask for the recipe and pass it along? I'm definitely doing some practice runs first. I will probably spend my first year or so honing some skills, while also developing my long term mead plan along the way. Based on my (totally noob) research...

Hi all. I've recently married and also recently developed an interest in brewing. I swear, these two things are not related. :D I've been researching a lot online about brewing different things, and I'm particularly interested in making mead. One thing that I thought would be cool to do is...