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We consume lots of things daily that put in the right concentration could kill us. Solanine is one chemical. It is found in potatoes, tomatoes, and eggplant . If all the solanine was extracted from just the potatoes the average person eats in year it could kill an elephant in minutes...

I just discovered six bombers of peach Mead I made back in 2016 or 2017. Last I had any of it was Halloween 2019. No matter what else you put into it TIME is the key ingredient to truly great mead.

I've vented them all, or what's left of them. Great yeast, incredible flavor, just not predictable. Hate to lose the bottles but I can get more.

Bottled a nice wheat beer after two weeks and two equal gravity readings at my expected FG. Seems though it took off again in the bottle. I use PET bottles for the most part and it really swelled them, see picture. These are Coopers 740ml bottles. You can see the shape of the bottle on the left...

My wife doesn't drink either. I do ten to twelve liter batches on the stove top in a five gallon kettle. Leaving the lid on partially to maintain a boil isn't a bad thing to do. If steam is getting out so is potential dms. Hope your beer turns out great. Keep us posted!

I use some white wheat malt in everything. Just love that flavor.

I've read you should crush them then boil for fifteen minutes or so. If you don't apparently they get gelatinous in the fermenter.

I bought a hand operated vacuum pump to degas some wine. I was amazed how much CO2 came out with the pump.

What yeast? Tough call. Venting them works but you may end up undercarbed.If I could I think I'd refrigerate them but keep an eye on them.

Landing pad for the gnats so they're easier to pick out and they don't get in the actual beer. Just sayin'

Use a saison strain. It will dry it out but should make a refreshing beer with some wheat beer-esque flavor.

Just did a what with M20. Very happy with it.

Fountain pump and a bucket. Cheap, easy, and effective.

Pour some in a glass and add some sugar to sweeten it. Should tell you if the dryness is your problem.

Corn meal is "de-germed" which means it has a lot less oil than whole corn. Just something to keep in mind.

I just primed a few bottle of my hefe-weizen with blue raspberry and cherry Jolly Rancher candies. One is a bit much for a twelve ounce bottle at three grams of sugar. They're tart so I'm interested to see how this works.

I bottle and find it can be an enjoyable process. I do 10 to 12 liter batches and use 740ml Coopers PET bottles so it isn't a lot of bottles thus not a lot of cleaning. I have never, ever, once had a beer fail to dispense from a bottle. 24/7/365 they work without fail every time, all the time.

Roll with it. Unlikely to have gotten an infection. Let's us know how this turns out!

Welcome aboard from Raleigh. Allergies here suck but for the quality of life it's a small price to pay.

Google search, "Joe's Ancient Orange Mead". Simple, fool proof, and makes a very nice mead. It's ready in about 30 days but gets better for years in the bottle.