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I have a Brewing America hydrometer. The scales look like this..

kinda getting it.. let me give a better example of my other mead that I took a reading at the start. Let me know if I’m on the right track. It is a Blackberry Orange mead with raisins and a 1/2 pack of RC 212 yeast started on January 15 th. My hydrometer has SG @ 60deg F. (Black gauge). 22...

Didn’t know there was a formula so let me get back with you! Not as easy or direct as I thought it was… 🙂

Hey folks! On 12-27-21 I took a SG reading of my Blueberry Muffin Mead with vanilla and cinnamon. SG 32 ABV 4 sugar 8 This was my 1st rack. I forgot to take a SG reading at the start. A month later, 2nd rack 1-28-22 today SG 25 ABV. 3.5 Sugar blue line 6.5 What does this mean? Thanks, Art

That would make sense. I did use a strainer bag and mashed the berries but there were still particles floating around in the hydrometer. I was thinking that should throw the second reading off a bit. Thanks for your input Art

Hello all, I made a blueberry orange mead and took a reading of the honey/water mixture then another after I added the fruit. They were different but which one is best? thanks, Art

You are right. I just opened a similar blueberry mead for my wife and friends. That was the one I back sweetened with warm water and honey. My wife likes sweet wine. I don’t drink at all, so we went with her taste. They said it was very good. BUT oh how sweet it was! They all said it taste like...

I wish I would have remembered to take a reading in the beginning. When I was researching a new yeast the guy at the store told me the RC 212 stalls out early because I told him my first mead was too strong. No bad egg smell, thank goodness. What would that mean? It smells like a light wine. I...

Here’s my first rack at 30 days. It’s clearing up a little. First time I used this type of yeast but what does anyone think of these numbers after 30 days. (I didn’t take a reading earlier) My hydrometer shows Red 4 ABV Black 32 Specific Gravity Blue 8 percent sugar by weight All seems low...

Just an online one I wanted to try. My 2nd one all together. First one was more detailed. That‘s what I did with the first one…let it ride!

Ok, it’s not asking for nutrients but some of the recipes I’ve tried tell me when to put the them in. Thanks for responding

Hey folks, This one called for 3 pounds of honey heated in a gallon of water poured over 2 pounds of frozen blueberries and a few raisins in the brew bucket. Sprinkle Bourgovin RC 212 yeast, give it a swish once a day for 3 days. I just racked it into a carboy and added a cinnamon stick and...

Thanks for the info!

I’m reading where people are “Turning” their wine? I’m still new and I’m going to leave my mead for 6 months after bottling and try it. Am I supposed to rotate it around or lay it down, change positions during that 6 month? Thanks, Art

Great! Looking forward to it. Thanks for all your help. Now, off to the next batch. I have a ton of honey and a ton of blueberries!

You mean like just below the yellow on my bottles?

phew! We didn’t. Came out pretty good.

Little bit of a recap. Let me know what ya think. I started this blueberry one gallon 1-17-21. Decide it had to many tannins in it and the wife said it tasted bitter and strong on 3-6-21. On 3-25-21 we split the gallon in half and added honey and water to one and blueberry concentrate and water...

Time for one more rack for this batch! The wife last tasted the batch I added honey to on April 29, 2021. And she liked it. I’ll have her taste it again and bottle it. A little worried about the batch I added blueberry juice to. I couldn’t get a SG reading on it and it looks and smells like...