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Hey all, Not sure where to ask but I'm trying to find out where or when any home brewed mead competitions will be held within the UK? I'd quite like to enter some but the mazer cup in the USA seems expensive to post to, surely there has to be something closer to home? Many thanks!

Hey guys, Just completed a batch of Jaom, not too bad, definitely drinkable but I'd like something better. I was thinking 1 gallon (4.5litre I'm from the UK you see) batches of both a chocolate mead with a vanilla pod and a cyser. I was wondering what quantities of ingredients to use for both...

Hey guys, I have been tinkering around with my traditional mead and my jaom and I was thinking I would quite like something lower abv and sparkling. I know the issue with making a short mead is lack of flavour and mouthfeel. I was wondering if anyone has had success making a sparkling short...

Hey guys and gals, Looking at making a mixed berry cider, I'll have 22 litres of apple juice, just wondering what weight of berries will be needed to make it fruity, kind of like kopparberg if you will. I was thinking around 2kg/4lb? Thanks in advance

Hey guys, tried searching and couldn't find much. Just wondering what sort of equipment I would need to do a 1 gallon BIAB batch, just a few trial experiments? Also if there's any calculators for grain and water quantities that would be great as I have no idea as I'm just starting out after...

Afternoon ladies and gents! I have just finished making my first traditional mead, it is rather dry but I will be back sweeting in the near future. I am wanting to start another batch, and I want to do a mixed Berry melomel. I know I need frozen berries and to let them thaw out, but what I'm...

Hey guys, Been trying to see if there is an answer to this but couldn't seem to find it. At the moment the weather is rather warm and I find room Temp sitting around 26degrees celcius. I need to keep my fermentation bucket cool around 18 to 20 degrees celcius. I know a lot of people use a...

Hey guys! I'm looking to make some mead over the weekend. I would quite like a sweet mead and not a dry one if possible. Does anyone have any recipes for this such as honey quantities etc? I am going to start on a 1 gallon batch so the quantities for this volume? I know I need yeast nutrients...

Hey guys, I just wanted to know what the general consensus was on using tap water vs filtered bottled water. Is there a big improvement of using filtered water or is it just preference? Thanks, Dan

Hello! I have recently started brewing beer, admittedly using the kits you can buy as I wanted to practice with then before venturing out. However, I have done about 3 batches, they all taste good but the beer is always cloudy no matter how long I seem to let the bottles stand. I was wondering...