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Thanks for the replies, everyone. Another question about using pierced balloons as airlocks: when replacing a damaged balloon or transferring the liquid from one jug to another, should one be worried about contamination for the brief period of time the container is exposed to open air?

For the recipe in question, the required fermentation time is 7 to 10 days. The next step says to transfer the liquid into another container to let it age for a few months. Question: does that second container also require a pierced balloon or other airlock device, or can it just be capped?

Has any one tried to make mead with the "easy bread yeast mead" recipe from makemead.net? If so I have a few questions to ask

Mead seems like a good idea for the first experience in brewing. It seems slightly less complicated than beer or any other kind of fermented beverage.

Hello Brewers, After reading a few websites on homebrewing, it started to look more and more like an interesting and hopefully delicious new hobby to try. This forum seems like a good place to start trying to get answers to my questions and perhaps read some good ideas from experienced...