Recent content by levinem

They've been in there for about a month. That's super helpful though I don't need the bottles anymore so I just won't worry about them in that case. Thanks

So I had a brew in the fermentor from October to February. Then after I bottled it it didn't carbonate so I consulted my brew books and the yeast most likely deactivated. One of the books suggested that I add more yeast to carbonate then recap. How much yeast should I add and how do I go about...

Alright thanks. I've got two 5 gallon glass carboys should I ferment in one then rack to the second for like 2, 3 weeks?

Also would it age faster if I broke it up into smaller batches?

Lol thanks guys I'm more of a beer brewer so this is going to be a bit of an experiment. I'm hoping to have some mead for like a week long vacation this summer not sure when exactly I'm meeting one of my buddies when he comes back from Boston.

I'm also looking to make 5 gallons of mead

How long do I ferment and do I boil it?

Hey so I've never made mead before but I'm lookin for a few pointers and a recipe or two. My brew books have like nothing on making mead so any info helps thanks.

Thanks that's what I figured just wanted to get a second opinion

So I brewed a smoked porter saturday and pitched wyeast 1272 American ale II Liquid yeast. I've seen a little bit of krausen in the fermenter but not at all what should be there. The yeast packet I used was a little old and it may be a little to cold where I've got my glass carboy stored. I also...