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Temp is 68f and after writing it the way i did I probably should've edited it around the other way lol My normal 3lb per gal takes around a week as well but this was a much higher og so im a bit surprised by the movement and speed of this ferment.

In just 6 days this thing has gone to .050 from 1.145. This is by far the fastest big mead ive ever done, wow!

Im sure we'll gift some but kepping the most. Lol Still would like to get clear as possible just in case I decide to enter anything. The high gravity I'm quite sure will be a bit much for the D47 so im really not expecting to to finish dry. Aprox 19% and D47s tolerance isnt that lol I have...

Lalvin D47, yea I know its good before but we were caught up in the moment and completely forgot. Ive read you can add at some point after but im not sure if I should let it finish or do it now

Last Friday my friend and I started a cyser. 4 gallon batch 12 lb wildflower honey 3 gallon 100% organic apple juice 1.050 D47 yeast Fermaid 0 tonsa 2 OG 1.145 Degassing 3-4 times daily Things are rolling right along and the sg is falling steady, not sure if this will go dry but we dont...

Youre better to build a double slant boka. I have a 3" that in one run produced 190p but that also depends on what you're trying to make. If you want bourbon, rum or brandies just go with a potstill

How dry is it or the others that have the same issue?

Unless you make the exact same recipe a therm in a pot still is useless other than seein it. For instance, if you make a wash/mash at 12% and another one at 6% the one with 12 will boil faster because theres more alky in solution. I personally follow the heat by hand, once my lyne arm is hot...

Preheating a thumper is not recommended, in order to be effective it must be heated with the steam from the main boiler. More like 1.5 runs really because if I strip run and load the boiler with low wines it actually comes out higher abv than just one run with the thumper. I personally do 3...

Ahhhh....thanks! Good luck with the recipe.

I did some strawberries in 2015 and it turned out fantastic, i did because of the low sugar content in them add .5lb sugar per gallon of must. For 10 months i was so disappointed and around the 11 month mark came the most amazing strawberry notes, i wish i would've had the patience to wait do...

I sampled today and its definitely getting some sweet cherries later.

Fruit has a boat load of water in it, i believe most are at or above 85%water. Some mead makers use fruit and honey without any water additions.

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I always go to the scott lab handbook for yeast specks, also batchbuilder will help you dial in. They ask either low, med or high so if in doubt go med and never go past the 1/3 depletion with them. I only use fermaid O and batchbuilder does both ferm k and o in the calc. Just use the option...

Nah, he's in Pa. Lol

Its there to a degree but not up front punch you in the mouth. I guess you could say its an acquired taste. Lol

3 lbs/1 quart buckwheat honey 3 quarts water QA23 5g/1 packet 4G Fermaid O sna, 1g at 24, 48 and 72 hours and last on 1/3 sugar depletion if needed. Degas twice a day for the first 5 days and ALWAYS before adding the nutes. 1 tsp bentonite (dry) in primary after 24 hours while degassing. I...

In the last couple months I've grown to love QA23 and RC212 212 did great in my mesquite trad fermented on AO and Hungarian med toast cubes. Very nice!!! QA23 was awesome in my barrel fermented bochet

Need to think about what kind of likker you wanna make, Rums, brandies, bourbons... potstill Neutral, vodka, gin...reflux