Recent content by TotalMeadNoob

Have to try this myself, looks good to me. So what was the strawberry/Cranberry ratio?

Just today I was strolling in the neighborhood and came across a wineshop that supposedly specializes in homebrews. All excited I walked in with my head up asking for yeast, wine yeast, beer yeast, any type she could offer me. She then looked at me like I have a screw loose and said " if you...

Vex, thanks for the link that recipe is perfect for my next batch! For now I'll have to do with dividing the must to 1l top flips but if it works why not, this recipe seems to be low maintenance so it'll do fine. I could start experimenting with different Bread yeasts and *gasp* chocolate...

Hmm.. I honestly believe only Americans use those glass carboys, here in Europe we use wine barrels and I could get a barrel for about 80 euros, not bad, and I'd be able to just let it sit without worrying if my mead will paint the walls.. Actually I might have seen one of those "carboys" you...

Thanks for the quick answers, I'll add some dead yeast then, see what happens. How much should I add?

Hi guys, So this is my first post on this website. First brew ever, not a fan of beers except for Belgian double or triple bock, and I love honey so I thought I'd make a Mead. Some things you should know about me: -I don't use any chemicals like tablets, I prefer to make traditional if...