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I found a few apiaries in MD, and it appears I may be able to pick up their honey from stores. Since I am only planning a 2 gallon batch, I am hoping it won't cost too much.

I don't want to bother racking to secondary. What is the longest time I can keep the mead on the yeast cake? I'd like to drink my mead this year, but I won't mind letting it ferment and then age in bottles for a few months. I am planning to look for an apiary in Maryland and get some honey soon.

I would like to try making some mead, but I am afraid of making 5 gallons worth of the stuff. I remembered that I have a 2 Gallon Mr. Beer fermenter. Will this work? Also, I'd love a recipe recommendation. I've only had 2 meads so far, and only liked Viking Blod. I would love to make...

@jmferris, used your tip, and a trashbad, it didn't volcano. @Kaz, yes CO2 was still coming out, so I just took it out. Thanks!

For the first time I have krausen coming out of the airlock. I'd like to pull it out and put on a blow-off tube, but will my beer paint the ceiling if I do so? How do I safely release the pressure (if there's any)?

@Firebat138, after some searching, some people say to do your primary in a bucket, but your secondary in a carboy. They say carboy, because it will minimize the headspace, and glass because it will keep the oxygen out. I am still skeptical about the oxygen issue.

Since I don't plan to use steel wool to scrub the sides, I am not worried about scratching. I've been reading about the oxygen issue, but I've yet to find anything conclusive. So far, the consensus just seems to be that buckets are not good for aging, but I've yet to find some kind of study on...

When I did my third batch, i kinda missed seeing the krausen rise, but i got over it. No, my bucket doesn't have a spigot, I will just syphon.

I am fermenting my 3rd brew in a bucket, and I wondering if there are any downsides to it. So far, the only thing I dislike about it is that I can't see my beer inside, but besides that it's easier to carry, it's cheaper and it's easier to clean.

Damn, i did have the capper get stuck, but didn't think much of it. I have enough other bottles where I may avoid using anchor.

Why were you losing them? Did you capper actually break the bottles?

Which capper do you have?

Another good idea!

When you say "couldn't cap", what do you mean?

@Revvy, that's a great idea @eanmcnulty, thanks for the confirmation

I don't recall what issue the person had, just that he decided to not use the anchor bottles. I read about this on a different site. I was unsure of problems myself, and wanted to know whether or not my testing method was sufficient. Just because water didn't leak, i don't know if I can...

I have almost a case of Anchor bottles, but I read that someone had an issue reusing them. What I did, was fill the bottle halfway with water, capped it, flipped it upside down and let is sit in an empty plastic cup. 2 days later there was no sign of water having leaked out. Can I conclude that...

The recipe calls for 2 week primary, 2 week secondary. I was planning on skipping the secondary, and letting the bear clear in the primary. How would I know it's ready to be bottled? The OG was 1.052, so I am sure my SG will stabilize by next week.

I brewed three extract kits so far. My first witbier still had krausen 3 weeks after brewing, so did my tripel. My third brew, a hefeweizen, has almost no krausen left on it after just 6 days. The hefeweizen bubbled like crazy for the first three days and then stopped fairly quickly. Is there...

I am looking to start all grain brewing, but I can't decide on whether or not to use a false bottom or a braid (bazooka or toilet supply line). I plan to use a 10 gallon round cooler, and to batch sparge initially (although may try fly sparging later). I know that false bottoms cost more...