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So ive come to realization that i dont have a good spot to store my mead and keep ot cool once i bottle it. Sence i dont have a/c and i live i. Oregon were the temp can be 70 and the next day be almost 100 degrees. What can i do to keep it cool and in a dark area. The only thing i can think of...

Just starting my 2nd batch of mead. I used some about 6lbs of raspberry honey And some purified water about 6 quarts. The tonsa calculator didnt have my type of yeast as a option so i kinda went with the the medium m nutrients as it seemed like the best option. After pitching my yeast i poured...

So my honey became cloudy is it still good for making mead or should it be treated in some way before I use it?

So i was running through my head different flavors that i could try with mead. I was thinking ube could be a cool flavor to work with but then i started wondering if the starch in it could restart the fermentation process. Dose anyone know of have experience with starches being added to mead?

So im still iffy on reading gravit but were i marked the photo whats the gravity. From the videos i watch if im understanding and reading it right the gravity is 1.02

So when dose the 2nd fermentation actually start. I have a few brews going and there starting to clear with yeast hulls pilling down at the bottom of the jars (cant remember what there called). But theve been brewing for about 9 days now. So are they still in primary fermentation for only a week...

So i got a few qwestions. Is there anything i sould be carful about when it comes to planing out. For example i wana try a mead with added pepper jelly on the 2nd fermentation. Also could the potassium in fruit cause the yeast to stall because if i remembure correctly potassium sorbate can be...

Ok so originally i had mistakenly done 40 oz honey in valume instead of weight. So i split the batch. I then mixed the rest of my honey with more water yeast and some nutrients and split that between the the two jugs. Well the problem is wile one of the jars is brewing the other seems to have...

Soo if i forgot to test my gravity befor adding yeast how do i know what to test too so i lnow its safe to bottle it all up. Can i test the gravity a day after i started and have a close estimate?

So im verry new to mead and one of the idias i cooked up in my head is to make a spiced mead. I was wondering if anyone has tried that. And how they did it. Also would it tast good served hot not boiling mut hot enough to stewm My plan was to boil 3 sticks of cinnomon 2 star anis and about 8 or...

Brand new to brewing anything but im trying out brewing mead

So this is my first time trying to make mead and i baught the craft a brews kit. But in my hast to give it a try i put 40ozs volume of honey and not waight. I also added my yeast dry. Is there anything i should expect other then a potentially super sweet brew. Should i be more carful degassing...