Recent content by Timmead

I've already got 4gals bubbling, I've put 10 dates in tonight (day7) for extra nutrients as fermentation has slowed down/stalled. I'm going to rack them into 4demijohns in one or two weeks and use 2 as fruit mead and the other 2 as hopped mead. I'm wanting for ibu and aroma, already have the...

If adding hops/aroma to secondary, should I boil said hops in 500ml of extra water or use part of the ferment? For 1 gallon btw

Thanks, suppose my next question is would it have to age for 6months+ like mead or does the hops Alter everything and does it have to be carbonated (invest in more equipment)

Would I be ok to leave fermenting for the remainder of 30 day period then rack to 4 demijohns and add hops and aroma to a couple of them or does the hops need some fermentation aswell?

Hey I'm new to making mead and I've sort of Taken a gamble/uneducated punt with recipe but after initially starting the brew (5 days bubbling) I've decided I want to turn some if not all into lager/IPA is this possible now that I've started or will I have to try again next time with new...