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I decided to try the JOAM recipe that was posted in the JOAM recipe thread. Has anyone ever tried it without the oranges or replacing the oranges with apples or other fruits? Basically, I want to do the recipe with two changes. Apples instead of oranges and dried organic blueberries in...

Unless there is a major misunderstanding on my part, different yeasts ferment at different speeds. At the moment the only types readily available without ordering are plain bread yeast, which works but is not intended for brewing and a mega F-ton of EC-1118(was free) Compared to other...

Here is the recipe and steps I went through for my second experimental batch of Mead. Advice, opinons and comments appreciated Ingredients: A total of 1300g(2.866lbs) of honey 500g of that is wildflower honey, mainly clover. From a trusted relative who owns a few hives. This is...

My mead has been sitting untouched since November 2016 and is still slightly clouded, almost as clear as white wine and with a similar coloration. I was able to remove most of the sediment which sank to the bottom but there is still enough very fine residue causing slight murkiness...

What is the ideal type of glass bottle to use for bottling mead? I am aware that beer and red wine usually use a tinted glass bottle that is green or brown. I heard this has something to do with keeping the beer or wine in the best condition. What about mead? Is it better to get tinted...

I have a one gallon(4L) batch of mead that has been in the same jug since Nov 3. It has not been transfered to another container at any point throughout the process. The only thing done was to remove the balloon airlock after two or three weeks and sealing the cap. The brew is now slightly...

Is it possible to tell if fermentation has stalled by the way it looks? I used a balloon as an airlock and let it ferment until the balloon went completely limp. Two days ago I tranfered it to another jug and put the balloon airlock on it. The small fermentation bubbles are no longer...

For you experienced mead brewers, what type and origin of honey makes the tastiest mead? What would be the recommended choice? For a first experimental brew, the only thing immediately available is from Burma/Myanmar. Unfortunately there is a very substantial possibility that it may actually...

Are there any major disadvantages to using plastic jugs versus glass ones for fermentation? Would a plastic jug have any undesirable effects such as causing strange or foul flavours?

Has any one tried to make mead with the "easy bread yeast mead" recipe from makemead.net? If so I have a few questions to ask

Hello Brewers, After reading a few websites on homebrewing, it started to look more and more like an interesting and hopefully delicious new hobby to try. This forum seems like a good place to start trying to get answers to my questions and perhaps read some good ideas from experienced...