Recent content by shamisan

It's just floating it seems, not sure if I want to risk it but I guess I should attempt to figure out what it is first

This is a cider that has been in secondary for about a week with a few cinnamon sticks and some brown sugar tossed in. I went to check on it tonight after I got home from work and I found this weird black thing floating around inside. Is this just a piece of the cinnamon stick maybe? I dont...

Sounds good to me. I'll have to look into that more.

I'll have to check that out. Thanks for the help!

I actually didnt use any nutrients. Was kinda just winging it haha. I'm planning on doing another batch soon though and I would like to be a bit more prepared for it. Do you have any recommendations? I've heard people like to use raisins in their batch sometimes, but is it better to use...

Sounds good! Thanks for the response :)

I do not have one yet. It's definitely the next tool to invest in though. 5% is about what I thought it would be. How long do you think I should leave it during second fermentation?

So I'm currently brewing my second batch of mead and I decided to experiment with it by only using a pound of honey to make a 1 gallon batch. It has been in primary fermentation for about a week now, and I'm using 1 full packet of D47 wine yeast. My question is, combining all of that together...