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ok, i do appreciate the knowledge. we will wait.....happy thanksgiving.

that is the one that we added the blackberry to. if it is fermentation, great. But if it is infected, what do I do? Why is this so complicated? lol.

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Yooper and Guys Listen, this is the haps. I am not in the state with the mead, but I have been sent pics, and he thinks it might have mold. I read another article where a guy thought it was mold and everyone thought it was Lees. Here are some pics, there is no 'hair' on these things, but I need...

After investing what I invested in honey, I dont want to rush. However I dont want it to sit staginate either. Yooper, yuour a good help! Thanks for all the insight..but of course, this day wouldnt be complete without more questions from the noob. how do you stabilize? sweeten? .. I picked up...

Ok for the batch in the secondary the hydrometer reads at 1.000 exactly. This batch is the silent one, we dont want it to be dry. How much honey can we add and when can we do it, when we do it, should we add more yeast? HELP!!!

Oh and another thought, since I only added 1teaspoon of nutrient int he initial set up, should maybe I add a little nutrient to my secondary just incase, like a tsp or so, just to see if it might be stuck?

so if its done, how long should I let it sit in the secondary before racking?

ah, clarity thru your description. Thank you! I do see some the lees and honestly think it is finishing up. Sounds good! And again, thank you.

You mentioned repitching the yeast, this means just tossing in another vial of sweet mead into the secondary and giviing 'er another go at it?

Ok, lets just say for all included purposes that it was ready to be put into the secondary-since it is now, should there be bubbles in the secondary? If there are not bubbles, does this mean it is ready to be racked into smaller more manageable bottles for storage?

Great feedback. I appreciate all the help we can get due to this being our 1st and 2nd batches. Yesterday we bought a hydrometer. Havent used it. but will today. So for the first batch, no clue. And since Im a lay-man at this, I can ask since I know someone else out there is thinking the...

Okay, we made our first batch 12#alfalfa honey-6 gl h2o mead. Used White Labs Sweet Mead Yeast, Yeast nutrient-1tsp. had great bubbles, ya ya ya. Then, we siphoned it to the secondary. We added Blackberry puree when we changed it over. It is very clear and smells great and tastes alright. Have...

Hello! My name is Kara and I am between Las Vegas and Denver. I am a first time mead maker and looking for recipes (fruit ones) and helpful hints. Feel free to send um if ya got um!