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Thanks very much for the responses. I'm using traditional clover honey. I like the apricot idea. I was also thinking oranges. We will see...

Making a 5g batch of mead and about to go into the secondary carboy. Any ideas for any flavor enhancers for the secondary fermentation? Thanks!

Yup I have one. Thanks for the info.

Great thanks. That's what I figured. Now it's done fermenting when the bubble activity stops completely on the filtration lock right? I'm new to this if you can't tell!

Quick question. When transferring my mead to my secondary glass carboy should I also include the sediment? I've heard different things. Thanks.

Thanks. I appreciate the support. Happy to have found the forum!

Haha! Sounds good to me. I'm just worrying too much I guess. I've been wanting to get into this for years now so I can't wait to get started!

The bucket does not have a spigot. The carboy is 6 gallons so I guess I will just use that. Glass is more preferable anyways I assume. You're the best! Thanks very much for your help.

Thanks for the input. I keep getting conflicting recommendations. I know my brew kit came with both a bucket and the glass carboy. The people at my local homebrew store said that 2 stage yields a better product so I wanted to try it since I have the capability to.

I'm starting to homebrew this week for the first time and I just want to clarify something. How long would the wort sit in the primary bucket before I transfer it to the secondary glass carboy? And then at what point would I be able to bottle? I realize there are various factors (type of beer)...

Great. Thanks very much. Looking forward to starting. I've been wanting to get into home brewing for years now. Not sure why I waited so long.

Also I was going to add a yeast energizer. It was suggested by someone at my homebrew store.

Lalvin D-47 Mead/white wine yeast (5g packet)

What a great forum! Happy to have found it. Anyways, just getting into home brewing and I'm starting with a mead. Found a pretty traditional mead recipe online which utilizes 15 lbs of honey. I prefer a finished product not overly sweet but with a decent kick. Should I adjust the honey or will...