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jaom-BOMM just put into primary bucket. This is a 6 gallon batch.

so I am not the only person in the world to have this happen lol. this is my first attempt at making a starter. The next one will be done correctly darn it..I will pitch tomorrow and see what happens.

I was making a starter using wyeast 1388,smacked the pack and waited 3hours. When I went to get the pack I noticed it was not as fat as I remembered.(I know that should have raised many red flags but alas it didn’t)I sanitized the pack gave it a shake and poured, that’s when I saw the unbroken...

sounds good

Upstate ny. Stone throw from Cooperstown.

thank you, I sorta thought this would be the answer. The price for OB had me swaying lol

I have read heating honey to make mead is not being Practiced anymore. Therefore is buying homogenized pasteurized orange blossom honey a bad idea or will it be ok to make my mead with?

Oops my bad you are right, no tax. But the co-op price is $3.75 a lb boy is my wife laughing at me,even called me a lovely name lol

Just wondering what the price of honey is in other areas of the country? In my area of New York I have found a place that charges $3.75 a pound plus tax of course. I have yet to taste this honey as I just found this place. Sure hope it is good as the price is all most too good to be true.The...

Thank you for the clarification

On Brays site there is a recipe for a 1 gal Sweet Meadowfoam BOMM ,this is a traditional sweet mead. I want to make a 6 gal batch. I have scaled everything by 6. I know I need a good starter SO in my newbie thought process I thought I could use a starter from another recipe. So I stole the...

If this post is ment for me it is way over my head lol

for not knowing much about mead you sure gave me some good information. I am shooting for a FG about 1.020

This starter is from the Berry Death BOMM recipe, I wasn’t sure if it could be used for a traditional BOMM.

I am starting my plans to brew a 6 gal batch of Sweet Meadowfoam BOMM. My first question is, will this be a good starter for a 6 gal batch?; 1 lb of honey,1TBSP of fermaid O, water to 2 liters and 1 activated smack pack of wyeast 1388. Next question is, I don’t have a flask so can I use a 1 gal...

Thank you

I have read about sanitized marbles used to fill head space,will someone please explain how to use,how many to use and where to get the marbles.

I will do exactly that. Thanks bro

My JAOM-BOMM is 30 days old today,all the fruit is still floating at the top. The smell is incredible,makes my mouth water in anticipation. I sure hope the fruits fall and the mead clears soon.

Being so new to mead I have to try all recipes as written so I know what I like or dislike. Man it smells so darn good lol