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Well, I was sitting in the back room taking a break from this ferocious British sun when I heard, "bloop" . . "bloop" "Bloop" . . . "bloop", I recon Mr bernardsmith is onto something here, 'patience', Its been a few days and I have toyed with adding a little turbo yeast to the demijohn that is...

Sorry interest is the wrong word, accepted with gleefull gratitude is probably more the truth.

Wow, thank you Mr bernardsmith, lol I feel well repremanded and like a small child being made to hold responsibility for the first time lol. I truly don't have a clue as to what I am doing. I started down this road because of the dog rose outside our front door and the rosehips, 3 kg of the...

I did this with some rhubarb wine, it was crystal clear but by the time I got it on the table to syphon it, it was as cloudy as anything. If yours was clear and now isn't because you moved it your in good company, like these guys say put it in yer fridge or away somewhere dark and cool where...

You guys are amazing, thank you. I do have a little conomdrum now, I talked to the guys where I buy my ingredients from and explained the problem I am having with this batch, they recon I should filter it, I asked how and was told to get a two pack charcoel filter, they are not expensive so I...

I opened a demijohn of sloe wine last week from 2001 wonderful stuff, tastes like cream sherry. I also re racked two demijohns of mead from March. As long as the airlock is ok and like Maylar said as long as there aint nothing growing on it it should be OK, One thing I have come across is that...

Wow, I am glad I joined. My hydromiter then says that my new batch of blackcurrant wine is starting off from 1.94 That's with 2 3/4Lb sugar and 2.2Lb fruit. The reading is from the second mark down from the blue part going towards 1.100. And my camera has failed me completely. I think I am...

Thanks Mr bernardsmith and Mr Tombstone0, I probably don't know how to read it properly. That is why I am in here, to learn and have fun from my endeavours. I don't have a camera that shows my hydromiter clearly, anything inside 12 inches and it dies of fuzz, I will try and show you what...

My maths was never a strong point, but from 0.88 to 0.8 I understand because it is to the right of the decimal point, I suppose I could have put 0.80 but in my head it's just 0.8. as both are the same side of the decimal take the larger from the smaller, but if that's how its done I will...

YAY I did it! sorry about the prievious post, didn't mean to advertise shoebox. Here are my bonfire meads, they were clear but I stuffed em up trying to syphon them, two weeks and they will be crystal clear and I will get some help to do them as its obvious I need three hands, plus I can make an...

(I am not sure that I have managed to put up photo's here) I have taken these two demijohns and re-racked them. This is the Bonfire Mead. Made with 4lb honey and 1/2lb of treackle syrup per gallon. The batch was started 10th of March this year and original gravity was 0.88 they were racked off...

OK first, I emptied my meadarium into 2 1/2 demijons original gravity was 0.88 now it is 0.8 just on the base of the yellow of my hydromiter. I will admit to being disapointed with the eruption that made so much mess and loosing half a gallon, which when thinking about cleaning up is about...

I have watched the threads for a few days I have read up on things that seem relevant to my situation but I am still no closer to being proficient or sure about what I do. I am going to sort out my 3 gallon must today, Firmentation stoped within 4 hours of adding the yeast, but not before...

Try this, I listen to most youtube mixes, they take some time to play through which is ok for me, this is Patty Gurgdy she keeps poping into stuff and her mix of folk type music is easy listening. Enjoy.

OK I have come into this forum because of the flavour enhancers used within mead, from just one fruit to all sorts, I would like to know from those for whom it is legal what is ganga mead like and how much bud per gallon. Secondly magic mushies, has anyone ever made mead with mushroom flavour...

this is the airlock I cobbled together https://screenshots.firefox.com/DvU02YQ1iejfGX2h/app.shoeboxapp.com

Just trying to put up a photo or 2, this is my meadarium, not sure about more than one photot though, I aint used to this forum stuff yet

Hi, I have never heard of 'yeasted honey'. It might mean you have all the scrummy bits from the cutting of the money comb as it was being spun out, in which case crack on. I am having some trouble with my mead, but never give up lol.

Hi guy's and gall's, I joined day before yesterday and got right on with the mead stuff I have going on, LOL I didn't remember the five posts per day limit so I have had to wait to today say hello properly, I could have said hello last night but I was afk Hello! In the past I have brewed a few...

Hi Maylar, yep I have one, original grav was 0.88 as yeast went in, I haven't done another yet, I was intending to seperate into demijohns and add turbo yeast, but that is guess work on my side. I keep seeing coments like aggitating every day for the first three ish weeks, I only did this as...