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Re-bung the bugger and don't worry. My bungs always slip out. If you have your sanitisation processes right then smash the bung down. The CO2 from the fermentation will take care of any O2 in the fermentation chamber. And if your ABV is above 10% then bacteria won't be a problem either - the...

Thanks all, I think spunding would be bad idea lol. I suspect it is my PET bottles, as both gravity readings came out the same. I will try the priming sugar for the batch now, as suggested. I was worried about oxidation, but it's probably not a major issue if i'm drinking it sooner rather...

Good plan. Thanks

Why does this happen? My beer ferments out no worries, and i use the 750ml PET bottles. I add 2 carbonation drops to each one and fill up to just above the neck taper. 1/3 of my batch is being lost. Help please.

There’s a post on here where a fella basically uses 2 pieces of ply and a couple of clamps/vices to squeeze the bag. A bit of controversy about the whole bag squeezing thing tho. For that amount of grain would a batch sparge be better maybe? Certainly take less time

I love this idea.

Haha. Thanks mate, very generous of you. Ok, so I’m a bit more comfortable with it now. Still new to this business. Thanks so much all

I pitched to packers of Lallemand’s Abbaye. Needless to say it’s taken off like a fricken rocket. I’ve brought it back down now to ~62

I accidentally left my fridge open after pitching a 5 gal Belgian Ale. It spent the best part of maybe 14 hours at 86 f. Is my batch ruined? Does anyone have any experience as to suggest what may happen and if I can salvage it. [emoji31]

Chuck in the honey and water and stir/shake the living heck out of it. Add the yeast. Next day add the nutrient. Keep it in 16-20 c (68-70) for a month. Rack to a second container. Wait for a couple of months and bottle. It’s all good. Don’t sweat the small stuff until you get the big stuff. Enjoy

Seriously! I didn’t get it, but the difference in letting it age is remarkable. I initially drank my mead within 6 weeks coz, you know, it was %12 and giddy up. However I now leave it age in a gal carboy for at least a year before bottling. Bulk aging is said to be better and I’m not able to...

If this is your first batch what are you comparing it to? Is your base mead going to be ginger with chai tea that has been stabilized and then backsweetened? It’s all good really, but just start with getting a traditional mead right first, so you can understand the relationship between the...

Yep. Age it. 6 months + Kegging is fine BUT once it’s in the keg you have to drink it. If it is 5 gal of %15 mead? Boy, no matter how it tastes, that’s a lot of booze to be drunk. I would totally recommend carbing/conditioning in bottles - but you will probs need to add yeast to each bottle as...

It’s kept its colour well. Great job. Waiting for things to cool down a bit where I am. Thanks for updating

Definitely the way to go. Thanks heaps