Recent content by VoxPopuli

Hello bernardsmith, I am new to this forum and not sure how to quote or reply to a specific message so I hope you see this. You said "but during active fermentation you want to stir your mead to remove the CO2 which as it builds up in the liquid can put a lot of pressure on the yeast cells"...

I bet, still very excited to get into It, not too sure my bank account is as enthusiastic, I can see it becoming expensive! What do you brew?

Yeah, I have been keeping it at 60f, and using raisins as nutrition, the bubbler has been steady at about one bubble every 5 seconds, so it's working, it's my first Mead, so I'm just nervous that I have done something wrong! I guess only time will tell and I should 'rdwhahb'

Do you think most of the sugars would have been converted within a month? How long did you leave it before drinking?

Oh okay, so my aim at 1.04 could be very sweet? I was hoping for it to be ready to drink within 4-6 weeks too as I have a gathering I was brewing it for.

Oh okay, that's reassuring, how did the Mead turn out? I'm hoping for a sweet Mead, and what was your FG? :)

Ah okay, that's great, my main concern was the size of the buildup after just 5 days, I guess I just expected things to take longer?

I started a Mead brew on the 2/1/18, and I used: a gallon of clean water 1.3kg of honey (a little under 3 pounds) Half of a large orange 25 raisins I have two questions really, I didn't have a hydrometer on brew day, so I'm working on a OG estimate, am I right in thinking it would have been...

Thank you both for the latest replies, I have bought a hydrometer after you said it was an important tool, I'm just waiting on shipping, is there much point me using it on this brew, as I won't know the starting gravity, as it may only get here in a few days? I woke up this morning to it...

I'm glad I haven't been met with urgent messages to discard it! Haha, I'm looking forward to all of the steps it will take, and I'm more excited to drink it! Do you think a month in that jug, then another month after I rack it is enough to get a good flavour? And any advice or tips are greatly...

Ah okay, I'm glad it's expected, I'm really interested in Mead, I would hate to mess up my first try! Any tips you could give on what to do now?

I'm absolutely new to home-brewing, and I decided to go for a home made Mead for my first time, I'm using a one gallon glass jug with a bung and a bubbler (it's bubbling about once a minute). My main concern is the amount of yeast growth on the surface, I'm pretty sure I sanitised everything, so...