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hello everyone! Two weeks ago I started my first attempt at growing a scoby. Everything is looking great (I think) however my growing scoby seems to be "hovering" above the tea. not sure if this is normal or not as I haven't read anything about this happening in all my extensive reading I have...

Hi. I'm fairly new to making mead. I have made a couple show meads but that is about all. I am looking to make a 5 gallon batch of a peach melomel this time. I was wondering if anyone had any tried and true recipes that I could try. I want to make a medium sweet mead and am planning to use...

So I just acquired a peck of apples from my mom. She has had them for a while now and hasn't had time to do anything with them so she asked me to do something with them before they go bad. I started 5 gallons of wildflower mead on 11/12/13 and I was wondering if it would be okay to add half now...

Hi. I started a 5 gallon batch on 11/12/13 and had an SG of 1.140 which I know is very high. I wanted it to be sweet without having to backsweeten. I did not add any nutrients or anything. Only a bunch of rasins. I airated once daily for the first 3 days by blending some of the must in a vitamix...

Hello everyone. I am new to mead making and I just started a 5 gallon batch yesterday. I used 20lb clover honey and EC-1118 yeast. I have a SG of 1.140. I want to end up with a high ABV, which is why I chose that yeast, but still want a little sweetness left but not too much. As I said I am new...

Hi everyone, I just started my first batch of mead with zero equipment. I am using a gallon water jug with a balloon. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on a cheap but still good way to bottle.