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i have just installed a blow off tube and it is working very well and best of all no mess.

also as the gas escapes the airlock through the water it forms lots of bubbles on the top and is overflowing slowly as the gasses seem to be blowing rasberries at the top making lots of bubbles and mess. is this normal? should i leave it alone and clean up the mess after or use a syphon tube and...

also the must level has rises in the demijohn. when i started fermenting it was at the base of the neck if not abit below that. now it is 1 inch high up the neck of the demijohn. how is this possible i never saw this on my ancient orange batch, is this another trait of the blueberries or is it...

the airlock is working great its bubbling heaps now and the colour of the water in the airlock has changed to pink and smells like honey and blueberries. but i thing im not happy with is that i filled it up like i saw in the diagrams to have half of each "bubble" in the airlock filled with...

i thought so. it seams the yeast/nutrient i used is slow acting as it is taking longer to start fermenting than the other yeast i used. but now its bubbling quite well. probs will just take longer than last 1 so ill wait it out. thanks guys

your mead doesnt need saving. i read you need to rack it once the bubbling is at 1 every 30 seconds. so you are fine just let it sit in the new demijohn for a while to clarify and finish fermenting (you will see sediment at the bottom after a while) then rack into bottles seperating the good...

it started bubbling slowly after 3 1/2 hours. it is still bubling slowly. 1 every 20 - 30 seconds. i read that when it bubbles at 1 every 30 seconds it is ready to be racked for secondary fermentation. if that is true will the bubbling increase speed over time or should i just wait 3 - 4 weeks...

ok fellas, i have started my blueberry mead and i used shop bought yeast nutrient rathe rthan using raisins like last time and a fruity yeast strand. its been 2 hours but now bubbling in the airlock. should i be concerned? my last batch was able to blow up a balloon within a minute of mixing all...

i am actually using 3.5274lbs of honey to be exact because i used 3lbs last time and it was dry. remember all my measurements were in metric form before i said 1.6kg of honey wich is more than 3.5lbs of honey as you can see. easy mistake to make, i used to do it all the time till i learned to...

thanx to all of you for your advice i have now finallized my recipe and will keep you up to date on the progress.

i found this yeast on the website and it said its good for fruity blends what do you guys think? here is the link http://www.westbrew.com.au/showProduct/Wine+Making/Wine+Yeast/840033

plus 1 tablespoon of lemon juice

well atm my recipe is 1.6kg honey, 710g blueberries, yeast and nutrient and water to top up to nearly 5L to have room for fermenting. i dont want to back sweaten and so will this recipe work if i find a yeast with 14% tolerance. here is a link to my local brewcraft shop, can you please tell me...

the rain water is off the gutter of my dads shed which is tin roof so that there are no nasties in it like the tiled roof of our house and tastes great by the way. cant believe i have drank tap water all these years. and i dont think i have any lavin yeast at my local brewing store. but they...

yeah i know i have increased the honey because it wasn't as sweet as i would have liked last time. and as for the rain water i know all about impurities and it is actually not much different from distilled water. you see here in australia distilled water is tap water that has been boiled and...