Recent content by Landon Sharp

What kind of nutrients? Also to aerate do I just let air in then shake it a lot? Also are you suggesting the aeration because of the amount of sugars I have in it?

I think it's a Midwestern thing ;) the measurements that is lol. And 1.141 is the OG I accidentally put ABV.

I did a mason jar batch a while back that didn't taste good at all, I didn't like the honey that I used but the honey I used this time tasted good so well see! I also added elderberry jam and some other spices. Might have went overboard on the nutmeg had a strong odor but I figured it needed a...

If it is mold would it need tossed out?

So, I have been brewing a very sweet mead with cinnamon powder in it, probably put way to much cinnamon whatever. Anyways I have had the balloon like this for a few days no fully sealed but kind of loosely stretched over it and I came back to look at it and their is mold growing over the mead...

If you drink enough mead this is the guaranteed outcome. :)

So could I add more honey water to the bottling stage and be just fine? I want it to be sweeter and I want it to fill the bottle more. after of course heating it.

Hey everyone! I am currently fermenting a honey Mead. It is fermenting in a quart jar and sits at about 700ml. I'm wanting to sweeten it once I bottle it but am terrified and creating the so feared yeast bomb! I am super paranoid about bottling after hearing such stories! What is the best way to...

Another oicture.

I was bored today so I made a label for my aging bottle. All it took was notebook paper, a sharpie and a blow torch. I think it turned out okay, needs more yellow/brown.

It smells different for sure lol.

I didn't take readings. It was just a quick batch to test the waters of mead making. And yes it is a quart jar. I put probably a pound of honey and 4 raisins.

It's been 11 days fermenting and it never really got a foam layer. It got bubbly looking a day or two but I don't know if it's done fermenting or what's going on. It looks normal. Is it done fermenting or what? Pictures are different colors due to flash. Please help.

Thanks man! Also, good to know I am in the right environment of wack-o's!

I recently started my first Mead Batch! I used a 1 quart mason jar (figured I would ease into it slowly) and I am not sure if it is fermenting. It has been two days and it doesn't have a layer of bubbles. Though when I swirl it it does build pressure. Also it has started smelling different, kind...