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Youll basically be making it accourding to Ken Schramms method in "The Complete Meadmaker" Book. I think as long as you are using a food grade pail with a good tight lid and an airlock hole for it youll be good. Like most fermentations you want a little headspace but not alot. You could also...

Oh hell yeah, me too! Just let it ride man, when those oranges drop and it clears, your good to go.:drunk:

I think you should let it go. let it do it crazy thang!!! Itll settle, clear and those oranges will drop and its good to rack then and drop in some sparkaloid then bottle it up! You did'nt mention if your fermenting it in a glass carboy or pail. Hopefully a carboy so its easier to watch the...

Im posting this as a curiousity on here...he is using yeast found in amber...LOL! Id love to get some and try MEAD with it of course!!!! Ruger12pk Gallery: The Making of a Prehistoric Brew | Wired Science | Wired.com :mug:

Im thinking cold steeping mean simply to make it with cold water at first and let it set for a few hours? Tap water cold or place the carafe in the fridge?

Im thinking of trying the recipe below. Also I will add some yeast Energizer along with the Nutrient. I figure on brewing 12 cups of good Folgers smooth instead of the dark roast stuff and simply mixing in *4* pounds of honey for sweetness and then use kv-1116 to give it a kick. However I was...

You got that right brother!....:mug:

Thanks! I will go ahead and use the pectic then. The reason I only leave it on the fruit for like 4 days. The last time I did this I checked it at 4 days out and it was perfect! A nice berry flavor with a sweet =honey finish and a wonderful color. I bottled it and it was like the most requested...

Im turning out a 5gal batch of traditional which will be finally racked into the seconday. To this I will be adding 5 pounds of blueberries for just a few days. Is it prudent to add Pectic Enzyme at this stage?

Sounds interesting....is there a problem with using canned peaches?

I made 5 gallons of tradtional mead and after a month racked it...then after another two weeks racked it back into the plastic ferementer with 1 teaspoon pectic enzyme and 4 1/2 pounds of blueberries in a muslin bag...and it going happily away..Ill prolly pull it in another 2 -3 weeks...then let...

Thx Summer! I went ahead and added that and we will wait and see how it goes! I figure the addition of that wee bit o honey must will keep the fermentation going but thats ok with me! Just makes it better! regards.....:mug:

I have two batches of mead going at present...one is 1 1/2 month old traditional with Lalvin D-47. The other is a newly made JAOM made with K-V1116 yeast. Now my question is that after I made the new JAOM today I had about 2 quarts of must left over (because of the volume of the oranges) which I...

Well the batch of JAOM I made with the K-V1116 yeast is Clear, Still, EXTREMLY alcoholic and TASTY!.....Im real new to mead making and Im pleased as punch over this recipe! Im making more right away! 2 months from start to finish. Delicious & Drinkable right out of the gate and I can hardly...

Would that be per gallon?

Im not familiar with "cold crashing" How is that done? Thanks!

I ran across a link to a carbon filter tool to remove yeast and lees. Is this a useful tool or are there better alternatives for final filtering prior to bottling? CarbonSnake Filter System :: Midwest Supplies Homebrewing and Winemaking Supplies :mug:

I conjoured up a batch (5 gal) of JOAM using K-V1116 and now after a month its slowing on the fermentation. Now the question is...from the looks of it Im showing a good inch of lees on the bottom. Since Ive used this higher abv yeast, would it be prudent now to rack it off the oranges and the...

I conjoured up a batch (5 gal) of JOAM using K-V1116 and now after a month its slowing on the fermentation. Now the question is...from the looks of it Im showing a good inch of lees on the bottom. Since Ive used this higher abv yeast, would it be prudent now to rack it off the oranges and the...

Agreed..this has been racked and topped off over a month ago. But there is still just a little (1/8 inch maybe) lees at the bottom now...so will stirring them with the sparkaloid be a problem or rack once more then add it?