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Why yes, yes I have. And it is very tasty and well worth the effort. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f30/mulberry-mead-dramatic-adventure-81367/

When I make gallon batches, I get about 1/2 inch of lees after primary. That's on the bottom of a 1 gallon apple juice jug. FYI, it's not critical you leave 100% of the lees in primary. It'll be fine if you happen to suck up a little. They'll settle out by the time you're ready.

Freezing them first will help increase juice yield. Go right ahead.

My understanding is that rhubarb is acidic. I'm just not certain how it compares to lemons. There's no magic way to stop the fermentation. And if you try to stop fermentation, you won't get much bottle carbing. A possible solution is to bottle now. Don't add extra sugar. If you do this, I'd...

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It won't be JAOM, but I expect it'll still be tasty. Here's to future projects and experimentations! :mug:

Yes, it can be put into a mini keg. For best results, it should be put in your stomach.

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One tablet per gallon. Do not add yeast with the campden. From what I've heard, the least amount of time you need to wait is 18 hours. A full 24 hours is recommended.

Taste it first. If you think it needs to be more sour, then go ahead and add the acid. Since it's a kit, you'll probably need to add the acid.

Good deal. I had occasion to visit the 2nd Street Market just outside of downtown Dayton. Their honey seller is selling 5lbs for $12.25. Best price I've seen since I started making mead.

Where are you getting your honey from? Don Popp?

Experimentation and time. I'd start by cutting the sugar, and not the honey. If that's not sweet enough, you may want to back sweeten.

I suspect some of your problem may be from the wildflower honey. There's no way of knowing what types of flowers the bees visited to make that honey. Depending on where the hive was located, it could contain pollen from clover, goldenrod, thistle, dandelion, or a great many other flowers. As...

Won't hurt anything either way. It will still be fine at Christmas one way or the other. Now if you weren't going to drink it until Christmas 2010, you're better off adding the campden.