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Hopefully I'm posting in the right sub-forum. I'm wanting to experiment and do a 2.5 or 3 gallon batch. I know I'll need to buy a 3 gallon carboy or better bottle. I"m wondering if those provide enough head space for primary fermentation or if they are better used as a secondary fermenter...

lol. very funny! :)

Hello all, I'm getting ready to bottle and carb one gallon of hard lemonade, but have no idea how much priming sugar to use. I'd appreciate any suggestions. Thanks, Matt

Ooh, hard lemonade. That's a good idea! Matt

Hello all, I have a vial of WHite Labs Sweet Mead/WIne yeast (description below) that I bought while my first ever batch of JAOM mead was still fermenting. I've decided thatI really don't like the taste of mead (not to offend anyone). Any suggestions for something else I could use the...

LOL. Yes, it's strong! :cross:

OK. Just bottled today, didn't carb. Overall I was satisfied, but was hoping for more blueberriness to the taste. Tastes like apple cider to me with a twist, altough that twist was $20 worth of blueberry juice. Still, it's some thing nice and diffferent. Here's a question. Do I need to...

I decided against carbonating. Hopeing to bottle this weekend. I'll post results soon. Matt

Tusch, From your experience, does this need to be bottled ala wine, or can I do it like beer? I've never corked anything, so I'm a little apprehensive. I wonder if using the Oxygen Barrier caps would work. Any thoughts? Matt

Update: I moved to secondary about a month ago. It tasted too appleish, so I added another .25gallons blueberry juice. For almost two weeks nothing happened. I was afraid all the yeast was dead/gone. Suddenly, a few bubbles started forming at the top. I guess I'll wait another few weeks and...

Yes. THe whole packet for my one gallon got it bubbling quickly. :)

Yes. I would like one too. Matt

Update: She's been bubbling away for a month now. WOndering when I should move to secondary. Matt

Dan, Where is this recipe you mentioned? And can I make a one gallon recipe? Thanks, Matt

oops - double post

O.K. Instead of 2lbs brown sugar, I went with 1lbs brown sugar and 1lbs clover honey. OG was 1.060. We shall see. :)

Here's what I'm thinking, largely based on Tusch's recipe. Any thoughts? Should I save the blueberry juice until secondary? Primary: 5 gallons Apple Juice .25 gallons Blueberry Juice (the **** is expensive!) 2 lbs. Frozen Blueberries 1 lbs Light Brown Sugar 1 lbs Clover Honey White Labs...

Thanks. Great advice. I will follow. Matt

AZ, thank you. I guess I need to work on patience :) One more thing. They mentioned the shortened drink time would be because of the Mead Yeast instead of bread yeast. Matt

Hello all. I've homebrewed numerous beers and a couple ciders. I'm thinking about mead. I'd like to do a small batch 1-2 gallons so I don't tie up a larger carboy. I'm also slightly impatient waiting for it to finish. I found this recipe online and was hoping for suggestions to cut it down...