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I made a manifold that sits flat against the bottom of mine, using tubing on the valve always you to syphon all but about 1 cup worth.

With mead, I do my first racking after about 4-6 weeks. Yes, keep your eye on it, wait until all the little bubbles have stopped, then wait another week. It should be fairly clear at this point, then rack it and stick it in a cold place for several months to age and fully clear.

Did you stir/aerate enough before pitching the yeast? I frequently make batches with 3.5-4.0 lbs/gal, but I don't put it into the carboy until 5-7 days, since it's a lot easier to deal with a stuck fermentation and other assorted problems if it's still in the bucket.

Yeah, I know racking that early isn't the best thing, but the amount of sediment freaked me out. When I checked it this morning, the carboy seems to have finally settled down, only a little foam left; though there's quite a mess around the blowoff container. I left more head space than I...

Keep your honey at room temperature, and if at all possible, buy local ones that haven't been heated. As long as you sanitize your equipment, there's no need to ruin the base ingredient by boiling. Also, don't add acid until after the fermentation has finished, if at all.

Hi, first post here. I've been brewing mead for about a year now and am starting into beer via making a braggot first. Anyway, I made up a 3 gallon batch, started off in a bucket and the next morning I noticed a good 1/2" of sediment on the bottom (trub?). So after about 18 hours, when the yeast...