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The numbers are when to add the hops, relative to the end of the boil. And all the hops stay in from their addition time to the end of the boil. You don’t remove the first when you add the second.

If this is your first mead, then try a JOAM. Easy simple no special equipment (but using a bubbler is better if you have it) Designed to use bread yeast, but ale yeast gives better flavours. It must age at least 3 months after it has stopped fermenting, is better with longer aging Harsh...

How do you figure out what your original gravity is, when you are also using whole or crushed fruit?

if it smells like vinegar, you have vinegar. let it sit and enjoy your new vinegars in saladas etc then throw out or sterilize your jars/bubblers and try again. or your next batch will turn into vinegar too. and don't store your next batch in the same place as your vinegar batch did you...

I rinse my raisins (or other dried fruit, depending on recipe) in hot water twice to rinse off any residues and then snip soak them in almost boiling water to sanitize/rehydrate them. Then roughly chop them and the water in a sanitized blender. I've never had any problems with infection or...

When you figure out your process

Start with small batches to find recipes you like . And your mead will be better than you have been buying.

If you are a beginner, maybe try backsweetening in a future batch, after you have learned how to use you hydrometer. You can always sweeten in the glass. But you may have made something already good to you taste preference. How long it takes to mellow and age to tastiness (instead of paint...

Then let it sit on fruit until it tastes nicely balanced (sweetness vs tannin level) Pull out fruit(probably a week or two) Let it sit on the yeast layer until it is 2cm or an inch thick. Or a month from when you started Rack into clean fermentor (top up with Knutson fruit juice to avoid air...

Swirl, he said SWIRL, not shake. Unless you like foam all over everything. Start slow to make sure you don’t have lots of dissolved co2. . And mead is sneaky, it ferments more subtly than beer. Patience, let the yeast (even the ones on the bottom) continue to do their job. After the...

Yes I agree Bottle and let age. Taste every 6 months. You would be very surprised how the flavour will change. I once kept a coffee mead for 5 years before it was good ( then it was VERY good). Try making a sweet/semisweet mead and try mixing a sample of each to see what you get. Try you...

It’s not a mess-up. We call them interesting experiments. Mead making has been going on for centuries, often by people who couldn’t even read. Relax, wait and see what happens.

Squeezing….lots of work for not much gain. Let it drip by itself Or crystal clear beer…. It gets served in a frosted mug anyway…..all tastes the same, lot-less fuss

Well, no. You have not solved the over primed problem. And keep them well covered on the counter, just in case and to prevent skunking due to light. Or get 4 clean (new) green pop bottles, pour your 4 bottles of beer (slowly)into the pop bottles, screw on lids and test squeeze twice a day...

1) put them in the fridge now on top of a towel 2) when cold, grab one using a towel, wrap up in another big towel and open it. If too few bubbles, great, drink it and wait a day then repeat. 3) when enough bubbles, call your friends over for a party and drink all of it. Try again with the...

If a pillow case is all you can get, it’s all you can get. But use an old one, preferably an old white one. And brew small batches. Start with light beers that have less grain per water. If there is any way to get one with larger holes. What about trying to use a smaller pot that just...

Yummmmmm dandelion mead!!!!

Taste it Smell it Look at the color If it’s yucky and sour, be suspicious If it smells/ tastes like beer you would like, wait and see Soured beer is obviously different and yucky (ok I know this part is debatable)

Try a mini batch and find out!! Taste smell adjust to your liking. If not strong enough, dry hop with more after the first active ferment is done

1) Smell it. If it is off, the whole solution will change color and not smell tasty. 2) never give up at first!!! Wait and see what happens. Lots of changes over time. let the yeast do their job!!