Recent content by WinsomeLass

Thank you summersolstice! I didn't know why bottles were kept on their side; now I know! I won't be making huge batches so a year and perhaps more should work out OK. If this first batch ever gets made and is decent, I suspect I'll be giving a lot of it away. :D

Another vote for Motorhead. :D

Oh interesting. Why is corked better for long term? Better oxygen blocking? I'm just trying to avoid the expense of a corker at the moment, though reusing wine bottles is easier for me than getting beer bottles. I do want to do what's best for the mead, though.

Thank you both for the input! I was just reluctant to buy a corker when I've a bottle press to hand but want to do right by my future mead. :D

Hello! As the post count will reveal I'm a mead noob [hello!] with luck, hoping to start one by the end of the month. I have done some reading and searching but am not sure what to think about bottling. Is using either using caps or corks superior to the other? I have a bottle cap press...

+6 on The Compleat Mead Maker - I'm a total newbie and it's helped answer so many of my questions!

Yup, another newbie :D Thank you all for the welcome [and for the link]. I am trying not to get too advanced and overwhelm myself with all the mead stuff, so I suspect my first will be rather easy. This place is a great resource as well and I look forward to chatting more with y'all!

Hello all! I have lurked on here a wee while but decided to join as I'm hoping to make my first mead soon. :mug: Never brewed anything in my life but have Schramm's book and have been reading here and am sure I'll be in the thick of it soon. I found a recipe on a sort of herbal site for an easy...