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So I had my first overflow from the airlock with this cider. Added a bag of frozen mixed berries and this morning it was all over the table. I poured a gallon into a different carboy and snuck a taste. I think this one is going to be a winner!

Holy crap that thing is beautiful. I'm looking for a new grill, hoping to catch an end of season deal, but seeing this thing may make me save up some more cash and get one of these bad boys. I also had no idea this section on HBT existed!!

Starting a 5 gal batch of this today but am thinking about throwing a bag of frozen berries in with it to ferment. Then backsweeten/carb with honey possibly.

1 gallon of show mead for 675.3

Added raisins tonight and my yeast was ladling ec-1118.

Totally forgot to take an OG reading before putting in the primary. So I'll let it sit in the primary at least a month before racking. Would I be able to drop a few raisins in it tonight to add nutrient or is it too late?

I put together my first mead Saturday. Pretty basic and only a gallon as I have not gotten my 60lb tub from dutch gold yet. My recipe was 3 lbs local amish honey water to a gallon lavlin yeast I mixed the water and honey to dissolve then put in the gallon carboy then pitched the yeast...

Sounds delicious. How did it turn out?

I actually put a dab of mccormicks raspberry in a flip top quart when I bottled and it turned out OK. I think I used too much flavoring, as the start is fine but the aftertaste is severe raspberry overdose.

Mine finally carbed up and I pasteurized last night. Took 11 days but it turned out great. Now to start another batch lol

I did not take hydro readings during fermentation, just waited for the airlock to no longer bubble. My starting OG was 1.062 and finished was 1.022. I think I may not have let it go long enough, as the OP stated his finished was 1.10ish.

I made this and waited 2 weeks to bottle it. When I went to bottle my fermentation was done with no bubbles coming through the airlock. I followed the updated recipe with 3 cans FCAJ and the cinnamon syrup. It has been 5 days and my bottles are not carbonating. When I opened one it gave a...