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I am currently experiencing a slow/stuck fermentation on my first batch of Traditional Mead (and first mead as well). This happened IMMEDIATELY after racking to secondary 6 weeks after brewing. From reading a bit on the subject on this forum, I believe my best bet is to pitch more yeast...

I agree. Where do you get YOUR ingredients BigCheese?

Thanks...I will rack it tonight. I kind of figured I would have to rack it a few times. What is normal? Racking every few weeks after secondary?

Gents, I have my first batch of traditional mead (15lb OB honey, water, WL Sweet Mead yeast - ONLY) in the primary. It will have been fermenting away steadily for 6 weeks as of this Saturday. When the heck do I rack it to secondary? I have been told by a few sources to wait until it...

Thanks for your input. It is my personal philosophy is to always use the best ingredients - life is too short to do otherwise. Cheers :mug: BrewStef

Greetings, I have read that you should spend a few extra dollars to get QUALITY ingredients. I wholeheartedly agree. The question is: What differentiates quality ingredients from, uh, non-quality ingredients? The LHBS has stuff, I buy it, thats it. Sometimes it is online, sometimes...

Herr Kaiser, Thanks again for this how-to. I used this whirlpool technique very effectively this last weekend. I did not have a whole lot of trub as I was just brewing a heffeweitzen, but it did form a nice cone nonetheless. Cheers :mug: BrewStef

Good Point, I think I will do a double batch. Thanks for the recipe.

Cheesefood, Love the avatar. Who is that with your wife?:rockin:

Dude, With all the comments and suggestions posted on this recipe, could you perhaps repost a V2 version on the recipe thread that incorporates the lessons learned from this brew so far? Cheers! Stefan

Oh man, that sounds SOOOO good! I think I will whip some up now for christmas gifts! What is the total yield of each batch?

The Pom and Cherry sound delicious. I always wanted to try a Pom. How long did you let them age for? What yeast did you use? Did you think they would be not as sweet? Cheers :mug: Stefan

SWMBO gets wicked headaches from sulfites, so finding an alternative would be great. Perhaps the campden tablets does not have a sufficient quantity to result in a bad headache - perhaps only if you add additional sulfites for long-term ageing, but I would rather not risk it if possible. Any...

You could train her to help you brew beer!

Interesting thread! :mug: I too am a homebrewer that wants to expand my horizons to include wine. Is there an alternative to sulfites which works just as effectively? Cheers! Brewstef

Way to go! It is critical that you do multiple batches, othewise you may (gasp) run out of homebrew! Cheers! :mug:

Thanks for the info. I think I will just stick with a basic full-boil pot and siphon it the old fasioned way. I really like the idea of doing everything possible to make the process easier and more consistent, and don't mind spending a little money (no brewsculptures are in my near future...

Kai, Thanks for the response, but why would a ring connecting to a spigot help the whirlpool? Sorry if this is too much of a Noob question. Happy Easter. Stefan

Kai, Can you get a good whirlpool going if you have a kettle with a ball valve? How about if it also has a thermometer? Would the probe in the thermometer get too much in the way or would it disrupt the whirlpooling effect? I am thinking about getting this...

BrewPastor- "Before I learned to brew I was poor, sober and lonely. Now I am just poor. " Now I understand why this is in your signature block...