Recent content by Nimrod1193

Racked to secondary today. Gravity is at 1.011, which puts ABV at 13.48%. Tasted a sample, and it was great, with very nice citrus notes. Now for the hard part; leaving it alone for about six months. Thank you to everyone who helped me out on my first mead.

Gravity is at 1.021, which should put the current ABV at 12.1% It has been in primary for one month now. About how much more time should it be in primary, and should I give it another dose of nutrients?

Checked the gravity today. It was at 1.052, and I added the nutrients as tweake suggested. It does smell good, though. :)

Ok. Thanks.

I'll check the gravity again in a few days. The airlock is still bubbling steadily, so I'm inclined to leave it alone. Thanks.

Checked on the fermentation bucket and there are steady, happy bubbles coming out of the airlock. Looks like it's well on its way. Thanks for all the advice everyone!

Okay, we seem to be making progress. Gravity is at 1.071, and when I strirred the must, I got a lot of bubbles, so the yeast is working. Should I be adding more nutrients at this point?

Thanks, I will take your advice. I really appreciate all the help. I've been away from homebrewing for a while (my electric range just wasn't getting the job done) so my skills have gotten rusty, and this is my first attempt at mead. Keep your fingers crossed!

The local store didn't have the 71B-1122, but they did have the K1-V1116. I give it a try this evening. Thanks. Do I need to add more nutrients or are the ones I added two days ago sufficient (since there has been no activity)?

That's what I'm trying to figure out. Do I re-pitch with a different yeast? Is there something I can add to reduce the acidity? Do I just wait, or just write off the batch as a bad idea?

Gravity is still at 1.112. Must temperature is at 66 degrees. Didn't realize the acid blend was too much; just going by the recipe. Do I need new yeast? Do I need to move it to a warmer part of the house? Or am I just hosed? Thanks for the help so far. I really appreciate it.

OG was 1.112. Recipe was The Antipodal mead from Papazian's Joy of Homebrewing. I'll check the gravity when I get back from work. Thanks everyone!

Couple of days ago I tried my hand at mead for the first time. I used the basic mead recipe in Papazian's book, but I used a Wyeast 4184 Sweet Mead Yeast smack-pack. I didn't use additional yeast nutrients since they were already in the pack. I got the water to 120 degrees, added the honey...

I plan on brewing a batch of mead using Papazian's recipe tomorrow. I plan to use Wyeast 4184 Sweet Mead Yeast instead of the champagne yeast. Is this going to be good to go, or should I stick to the recipe? Also, how many days into the fermentation do I need to keep aerating and adding...

Bottling day! My biggest problem was getting the brew into the bottling bucket. The Sterile Siphon Starter worked after a couple of tries, but about half way through, I broke siphon. Unfortunately the device won't work when there's that much airspace in the bottle, so I had to restart the...