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0,6 gallons and 1.1 pound (2,5L and 500gr) was used. First mead ever, since I have used way more honey on other attempts. Still need to rack those so no clue how they came out. Only thing I can think of is that I added 2.5gr of tartaric acid. Only learned after the fact that you should add...

It is really clear! I am thinking I mightve added not enough honey. Someone told me really dry mead tastes sour too.

That’s what I thought. What couldve caused this?

Hey all, Back from transferring the mead to another vessel and I have a question. I tasted a couple of drops of one of the meads and I have to say it tastes absolute **** haha. Vinegary sour with hints of alcohol. I know I should let it age properly but expected more of it at this stage. Is...

Transfered two meads to new and clean vessels. One is already beginning to become clear, the strawberry one is still hazy. Also made three new meads! One natural, one blackberries and one cherries! Will transfer these new ones in a week or 2-3 to new clean vessels :)

Update #2! A whole week has passed. Things are looking good. Next week Saturday I’ll probably transfer the meads to new and clean vessels!

Strawberries are from a local farmshop. Same as the honey. Will not shake it anymore then. Though someone told me I should to keep the strawberries moist and keep them from rotting? Exact procedure was. Chuck everything in the glass container and pray for the best. It is our very first time haha.

For now I am sticking to mead but would love to try out beer in the future!

Update! The strawberry mead is bubbling like crazy, so I think that one went well! The normal mead is not bubbling. I’ll give it another day or so before adding new yeast.

Ah that is good to hear! Is it a problem if a layer of honey keep sticking to the bottom, even after shaking vigorously? Will it hurt the fermentation process?

Thank you for your feedback, I really appreciate it :)

Thanks for this! So I could do without the sulfites all together? Learning here so if that is the case, I might just ditch them completely in future brews!

When would one normally add the sulfite then? After fermentation when channeling it to a new vessel? So same time as when I should add the strawberries?

Aha. Thanks for this! Will keep this in mind for our new batches. Learning as we go here haha. Acid when bottling Strawberries after fermentation

Hey there folks! My brother, a friend and me made our first two meads today! We sure hope we did it correctly, but only time will tell haha. First mead: 4L water 1.3 kg honey 5gr tartaric acid 0,5gr sulfite 3gr yeast nutrients 5 gr yeast 500gr sliced strawberries Second mead: 2.5L water...