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Tanks for a speedy reply and Sry for the stupid questions just find it easyer 2 ask dem Dan read 40 pages trying to find

Tanks I'm sons start that next weekend so should I wait for fermwnting to stop and then rack back into denijohns nd leave for a year with airlock still in or bottle it then let mature?

I'm looking to make a traditional mead with just honey and water I'm looking to make it about 14% as that's what my yeast should max out at but I want a little sweetness I'm just gona make a 1 gal batch as dis is my first traditional mead. So my problem is how much honey do I add per gal??

im just swiching from another tread that weve been discussing this but wasnt really for hard lemmonade so im glad to see theres a proper tread for this now. i started my hards lemmonade on 20/02/2011. i added 2gals of a french lemmonade that i bought 3pounds of store bought honey (tesco to...

Yeh the bottles are clear with a French lemmonade in them I'm not a big fan of the lemmonade but like dese bottles I store my cider and beer in them,have the shed shelved out like wine racks not a lot of light gets in but does get sum what happends if light gets at the beer as nobody has told...

Should I wait till its finished fermenting to add my mixed fruit or should I just wait a week or so and throw them in? When I put the fruit in how long should I leave it before I rack off the fruit?? Will it start fermenting again when fruit is added? I tasted the hard lemmonade deres a...

Did a gravity reading 2day on the 2 week mark got 1.024 That means by my calculations I've hit 11%avb already nd still goin strong this is gonna be some serious lemmonade mmmm.

I bought sum frozen mixed fruit to add 2 1 gal of my lemmonade after It finishes fermenting wen I rack it should I crush the fruit or just add as is?? I'm planning my next batch assuming it tastes good was tinking of adding sum tinned peach to the next batch and leaving a batch as original mead

Just tryed the mead calculator and got an 1.102 OG is this reading ok? My lemmonade on its own has an OG of 1.060 as dis is my first time using this I dnt know if its good or bad???

Yeh that would be a nice abv to reach.it hasn't foamed at all just bubbling away nicely have it inda hotpress to keep warm I was tinking about adding sum kind of fruit was gona go with few diff types bt would the fruit not rot. I invested in a hydrometer so nxt time ill be able to do the...

When I rack this could I add more honey nd let it ferment again?

What would you label this hard lemmonade is it a mead??? Was just reading bout mead and people say it tastes better with age do the same rules apply 2 this

I'm trying 2 do sumting similar to this exept I want to use an old pub beer legs with the top cut off It's alluminum is there any reason this won't work either with a fixed eliment or over the side one

O rite sorry any sugestions??

Anybody out dere got a clone for miller or heiniken or sumting similar to these. I no I'm gonna sound stupid to most of you but could you post an idiots guide as I've only made beer from kits before. Tanks in advance for all your help

I used a wine yeast as was hoping it would have a higher alcohol tollerance but didn't wanna put more honey in as didn't wanna make it 2 sweet.as deres no home brew stores within 100miles of me I've ordered a hydrometer but have 2 wait for delivery so I'm just winging it have no proper readings...

my first "hard lemmonade"

started my first batch of "hard lemmonade" today addes 3 pounds of honey to 2 gal of lemmonade so fingers crossed il post how it turns ou in a couple of months and hopfully its good.:mug:

Yeh that's a good idea I tink ill make a 1gal batch nd c what it turns out like its fairly bitter like lemmons wouldn't normally drink it bt if it kicks like a mule ill have a try:). Thanks for your help I'm always looking to learn more about home brew