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Im new to making mead and have several diff one gallon batches going. As far as commercial mead goes... Some I like and some I dont. Most recent had a 'commercial' peach mead and my taste buds couldnt detect one iota of peach flavor.

Will be curious how this turns out!

Also will this carb in the bottle? Assuming there will be enough sugar left over it will.

I want to get a batch started so its ready for summer. For clarification please: *Instead of using 10 lbs of regular sugar wouldnt it be better to use Dextrose? It should dissolve way better than cane sugar *10 lbs of sugar/dextrose sounds like a lot. Are we sure we need this much? *Yeast Is...

Thank you for the clarification!!!

Mark do you have a link to that chart? I stove top past. 48 bottles of cider the other night Beginning temp 190 Set in bottles for 10 min or so then removed the temp did NOT stay up at 190 but instead gradually cooled. While I was doing this I was wondering if I was supposed to keep the...

From Leeners Peach Melomel Combine honey with one gallon of water in a stock pot and heat to 180 degrees F. for 10 minutes. Stir occasionally and skim any white film off of the surface. Do not boil. Remove pot from the heat and place it in a sink of cold water to reduce its temperature...

Ok so Im an newby but Ive read enough and made several batches of both mead and hard cider to know what Im doing..or so I thought. Campden is to kill off wild yeast/bacteria and to be added BEFORE the yeast (waiting 24 hrs inbetween). On the leeners website they have mead recipes that say...

I believe ONE yeast packet is good for UP TO 5 gallons. Over 5 gallons you will need an additional packet

Ok sounds reasonable....Im patient.... Can wait!!!

guyinaz5000: I was just coming here to say...... After 5 days I opened my first bottle to check the carb. There was NONE! So disappointed. I will open a second bottle in another 3-4 days to see if it carb'd. This is a good cider however it will be even better with carb. If it doesnt carb Im...

I also used only 3 apple conc. as I was afraid 5 would be way too sweet. I used Starbucks Cinnamon Dolce syrup. I have 5 gallons bottled as of Saturday night. I will open the first bottle tomorrow night and check for carb. Im hoping by only using 3 apple conc. it wont affect the carb. I...

From what I understand you NEED to stovetop past. this or you will get bottle bombs.

Two months. Mine is totally drinkable and wonderful!!!!! Was way sweeter than I thought it could ever be... and smooth! Next batch Im going to reduce the honey a tad and nix the clove and nutmeg.

Thanks Newsman. My thinking was correct!

Ok Im a newby here and Ive read over this thread several times however Im still not 100% sure what to do next. I want carb but not bottle bombs. Im confused on this recipe on if I need to stove past. or not. If I add the 5 campden it should stop ferm. right? When the apple conc. is added...

Love all the labels! Question for you all (newbie here) Do you use waterproof paper for your labels and if so where do you get them?

I am so jealous!!! Newbie here to both the forum and fermenting. Would LOVE to try a perry but having a hard time finding pear juice. Seems local stores dont carry it.