Recent content by Solstice Meadery

OK I've been out a while and I didn't make a video but the McMead is done and bottled!!! It actually tastes pretty damn good. I back sweetened it nice and thick as befits a product made from McD's ingredients. Was a lot of fun and I am really glad I managed to finish what appears to have never...

wait a day or 2 and take another reading, if the "dial" hasn't moved you're probably done. Time is a mead makers friend. No need to rush unless you have some arbitrary deadline. But remember, the faster you try to get to bottle, the younger it will taste. (off flavors, sharp tastes etc. these...

Interesting. Thank you. Some experimenting in my future I see

Small problem. I have several 1 gallon batches that are in those narrow necked bottles with the finger loop.....you know the ones, looks like a glass moonshine jug. Some apparently are fine, but a couple of them for some damn asinine reason the neck is too narrow to get an auto siphon down in...

no, don't use the freezer. My fridge is set to 37F so your mileage may vary. Point is if you did that over night at anything below 50F (sorry, American) then it should have done whatever it was going to do. When using clarifiers keep in mind that I believe 1 of those attracts negative particles...

Late to the party but if it's only 1 1/2 cup worth of head space and you recently racked after primary fermentation I would just degas the mead and stick an airlock on it. You'll have plently of C02 in there to keep it safe. But, adding some water/honey to backsweeten should easily do the trick.

Were these melomels? If you had them in a fridge at just above freezing for at least 8hrs I'm not sure more time will help in there. You could try some clarifiers like Sparkiloid or bentonite.

1.5 gallon Watermelon, 2 seperate 1 gallon Blueberry, Cyser, Spiced pear 174.5 +1.5+1+1+1+1=180

If you're just looking to clarify the ferments you could cold crash them over night which should greatly increase flocculation.

An amazing giveaway! In for sure.

I don't seem to be able to edit my previous post.... 8G previously, just dropped a 1G Cyser=9G

Good thoughts and ideas guys, thx

Wondering if anyone has had this issue and what steps you took to keep your mead safe. I'm under contract and will be moving in a few weeks. I have several primary and secondary brews underway and am not in a position to do any bottling. What steps have you taken to move your brews over...

Looks Amazing. Thank you DBS. Fermenter FTW!

what was your recipe, been thinking of an apricot myself.