Recent content by MeadMarine0313

Update: as of today, my Cyser is at 1.022 specific gravity, and tastes amazing, despite being very young.

So, I have my first 5 gal batch of cyser still in primary, so I figured I'd tinker around with making a 1 gallon batch. I brewed up some lemongrass/ginger tea, mixed with 2.5 lbs of honey and the rest of the gallon water. I used Belle Saison yeast, as it was what I had on hand. OG was 1.090. And...

I was planning on taking my first hydrometer reading (aside from original) at the one week mark, should I be doing it more often? And I'm not too worried about the leak during primary fermentation, but I'm thinking maybe I should rack it to a carboy after 2 weeks so I know oxygen isn't getting...

Quick question: as I have opened my fermenter to oxygenate/degas every day, there's clearly fermentation going on because I can see it bubbling, but the airlock on my fermenter isn't bubbling. I double checked to make sure it was inserted correctly and had the correct amount of water in it, but...

Update: today I went to oxygenate my must and almost overflowed the fermenter with just a couple stirs. I’m far from an expert but I’d guess fermentation is well on its way. Looks like o was worried for nothing

Thanks guys! I'll try not to worry too much, my air lock isn't really bubbling yet but it's only been a day so I'll give it another couple days before I mess with it. I thought I had really messed up my first batch Edit: I'll post an update in a couple days to let everyone know what comes of this

So, like an idiot, I decided to just wing it with my first batch of mead. The recipe (if I can call it that) was as follows: 15 lbs honey 3 gallons apple cider 1/2 gallon water 5 tsp yeast nutrient 2.5 tsp yeast energizer One pack Wyeast Dry Mead Liquid Yeast Ended up with an original gravity...