• Please visit and share your knowledge at our sister communities:
  • If you have not, please join our official Homebrewing Facebook Group!

    Homebrewing Facebook Group

Search results

Homebrew Talk

Help Support Homebrew Talk:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
  1. A

    Krausen or infection in secondary?

    Hello guys, I've noticed this thing in my current batch. I've transferred my beer to the secondary 6 days ago, day 1-5 it seem OK until last night I've seen this thing happen on the surface of my beer. I'm not sure what it is because I did not familiar to this thing in the secondary before...
  2. A

    Leakage arround the rim of the lid (fermenting bucket)

    I know that the fermentation still on going after my airlock stopped the activity on the second day of the fermentation. Yesterday I was read the reference above thread then I back home to check my batch and it has leakage arround the rim of the bucket lid. Actually, I had a few batches of...
  3. A

    Fermentation sudden stop

    I having the similar issue as this thread https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f163/need-help-fermentation-sudden-stop-383125/ I know that the fermentation still on going after my airlock stop to active on the second day of the fermentation. Yesterday I was read the reference above thread then I...
  4. A

    Bottle carbonation question

    This weekend will be my first time bottling carbonation for my mead ale. It was started fermentation 3 weeks ago with OG 1.045 and now the fermentation already stoped without bubbling on the airlock. I plan to use the carbonation drops for my mead ale which it has the instruction on its bag...
  5. A

    Brewferm belgian ale yeast

    Hello all, Does anyone know this yeast? I was ordered it from the internet (only 1 package 6 grams) and pitched it in my ale mead batch (2 gallons) on last Saturday at 70 degrees. It started fermentation after 12 hours after but notice the airlock bubbly very slow. After 24 hours it was faster...
  6. A

    Is it possible to carbonate in oak barrel?

    I have 5L american oak barrel and I think I will try to carb my mead ale in the oak barrel by add the primming sugar for the carbonation. Do you think the oak barrel can keep the CO2 inside the barrel? I would like to try but not sure that the CO2 will escape or not, anyone has done this before?
  7. A

    Going to brew mead ale

    Hello All, I'm planing to make 10 Litre batch of Mead Ale. The ingredient will have these. - Honey (will choose later) - Water - Lime juice (from 1-2 limes) - Hops (Saaz) - Yeast (SAFBREW S-33 Beer Dry Yeast) - Expect OG = 1.045 The honey, water, hops will be boiled together. I...
  8. A

    Can I brew mead like a beer?

    I'm thinking about brewing some mead like brewing beer but don't use grain or malt just use honey,hop, water, and beer yeast, OG is about 1.040 One thing I don't know is how to make that mead bubbling like beer(carbornation)? After the fermentation finished what should I do to make it bubbling...
  9. A

    Cyser and apple juice question?

    Hi all, I'm going to make something like cyser. I'm thinking about blend Honey, water, apple juice, and sliced apple together. Is that can call "cyser" in your oppinion? Another question: I've got 1 litre of apple juice from super market, it's "Florida's Natural" 100% apple juice. Can I...
  10. A

    Making Cycer

    I'm planing to make cyser this new year but I'm not sure what is the right ingredient of it. Can I only use this below ingredient? - Honey - Water - Yeast - Yeast energizer - Sliced apples Do I need to add the apple juice?
  11. A

    Question about "Bulk aging"

    I have 5L. batch of blackberry melomel and I think it's ready to aging. It's very clear almost cystal clear coz I didn't use bentonite or anythings to make it clear and it taste very good also. And without bubbling the airlock. I think all fermentation has been stoped. So, if I rack it to...
  12. A

    Hydrometer calculation

    Hi All, I have 5 L. batch show mead and just was racked from primary to the secondary on last Saturday. It has been fermented in the primary 30 day with ingredient below. Honey, water, yeast energizer, dry wyeast Red Star Premiere cuvee. The OG is 1.103 I did hydro test and the letest...
  13. A

    Peppermint Mead

    I just think about to make mead with peppermint. Fresh peppermint is easy to find in my country. That is just the idea for my next batch. Does anyone had the experience with it before? How to make? How does it taste? :mug:
  14. A

    Does any one have an experience with Red star Premiere Cuvee?

    I have 2 batches which fermenting with Red Star Premiere Cuvee wine yeast. One is Blackberry melomel 5L and another one is a basic mead. The melomel has been racked to the secondary almost 1 month and it's gonna rack again soon. I've tasted at the last rack it's quite good. The Red Star...
  15. A

    Aging mead

    Hi All, I'm a new meadmaker and this is my first time making mead. I really confuse about "aging" process now I have one batch of Blackberry Melomel in the secondary fermentation and it's almost 1 month in the secondary. It's a bit clear and I think it will be more clear by the next rack. So I...
Back
Top