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So after my last batch didn’t go so well it took me a long time but I set up a new batch yesterday. Very simple recipe. My question is, the yeast is red star Pasteur champagne yeast- does it need yeast nutrients? Recipe didn’t call for any, but I figured I’d ask.

As I have said, I am an amateur mead maker, having only done so a few times. I was interested in trying to make a cherry mead until I saw how several people online had tried it and it apparently came out like robitussin. So I was considering making a cherry-cyser? Thinking two large cans of...

So I started a cyser day before yesterday. It’s about 4 gallons but I realized I have enough room in the bucket with the must for another gallon of apple juice. Is it too late to add another gallon? Seems to be humming along fine and I don’t want to mess it up, but I also can’t imagine why...

Okay so I made a batch a few years ago and wanted to try again. So, I found a good strawberry recipe and the wife and I threw it all together Friday night. A few hiccups (I rinsed after using Star San, finger touched the must while stirring) but worse things have happened. So, we originally...