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Strangely, no increase in gravity since the (assumed) false reading last night. Currently reading about 1.082. At least I know that the yeast is happy. Minor offgassing before degassing and adding the Fermaid-O. Airlock is now bubbling nicely.

It is the beersmith 3 app. Heard good things about the beersmith programs, figured I'd try it out.

Hmm. I used this brand of honey for my cherry mead, and the calculators were spot on with the actual gravity. Maybe the blackberries needed more time to break down? Like i said, going to take another reading when I add the first dose of Fermaid-O later today. May be a slight discrepancy between...

Just started my 3rd one-gallon test batch yesterday. This time dabbling in more modern methods. 1 gallon spring water 3lbs blackberries (frozen, partially crushed) 0.25tsp pectic enzyme 2.875lbs (46oz) Walker wildflower honey 1 packet Lalvin k1-v1116 2tsp Go-Ferm 4g Fermaid-O (divided into 4...

Here you go. Looks like it may have settled a bit more around the edges, and a little bit thinner in the middle, although the uneven-ness could be from shifting it from the middle of the shelf to the corner.

I'll snap another pic of how compact it is when i get back home in a few minutes

I'm a relatively new meadmaker, first time using bentonite. From what I've read, most of the clearing is in the first few hours, and it'll slowly finish over a week or two. Should line up perfectly with when the fermentation should finish up.

Correction: Cherry mead was 2.875lbs of honey, not 3lbs. Update: Traditional at 1 week, gravity 1.070. 1tsp fermaid-o added. Initially wasn't going to, but off-gassing was slowing and didn't want to deal with a stuck fermentation. At 2 weeks, gravity 1.032. Airlock still bubbling at about 1...

Thanks! I'll take a look.

Thank you for the input. I would have gone with tart cherries, based on everything I've watched and read, but that gallon was made for my fiancée. I was initially going to use blackberry, but she insisted on sweet cherries. Not using nutrients for these batches. Wanting to keep things simple...

After being interested in brewing for many years but being unable to try my hand at it (due to living arrangements), I finally purchased equipment for my first 1 gallon test batches. Sweet Cherry: 3lbs Walker wildflower honey ~0.75 gallon Ozarka spring water 1lb sweet dark cherries (frozen)...

I'm planning on letting FG stabilize, killing off the remaining yeast and backsweetening if FG is under 1.010

I don't believe it is as fermentable as regular sugar JFK, I've been reading that it tends to leave residual sweetness in the brew. I will update this one or make a new thread in the mead section once I get going with this recipe. It may be 1-3 weeks until I can get all of the supplies

Thanks for the suggestion JFK, modified the recipe to "rack ono ginger in secondary, if desired" Could you recommend a decent program or site that would simplify calculations? I'm aware of the beercalculus site, but I'm not sure how well that'd work for a mead type drink. (Edit, nevermind the...

Also, should this thread be in the mead section? I placed it here because I wasn't sure, and most beer brewers dabble in other drinks as well.

Thank you for the advice. Would be crash cooling (or pasteurizing if needed) before backsweetening, and by the time I crash cool the fermentation process should have stopped and most of the yeast will be dead (I believe). Perhaps pasteurization would be a better method? Especially since I...

Thanks for the replies guys. Lexus- I do have a VERY small amount of experience, but none of my previous batches have turned out the way I wanted, and I got discouraged for a while. I'm wanting around the average beer 3-7% ABV, not too strong but a noticeable alcohol content. Something that...

I will be making a trip to my local homebrew supply store in the very near future and would like to make 2-3 gallon test batch of a sweet (not dry) sparkling brew that is very heavy on ginger root (hot) and would prefer to use honey over sugar for the majority of the fermentables (if I use...

Found your forum while trying to find a good recipe for a ginger-heavy brew, Noticed it had a decent amount of activity and many knowledgable members, and decided to join. A little about myself: customer service by day, hermit by night. I have a wide range of interests including, but not...