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Hey madgaz. My first batch ever was 1.1Kg of honey to 3 liters of water and it came out very dry. I had to backsweeten it in the end. Also, the larger the batch, the longer it takes for it to start "bubbling". In a 5L batch, you'll see bubbling after 1 hour. In a 10L batch, it might take 3...

I did not know Brouwland. Thanks a lot! I'm browsing through all their bottles/tanks/casks category. This might solve my problem for bulk aging. EDIT: Thanks to your link, I've found a distributor here in Portugal. Fantastic. I might give those specialty yeasts a try.

Thanks for the input, fatbloke. I actually just use the plastic for the fermentation process. Once that's done, I let them age in 5 liter wine jugs I get from several people. I just never found glass containers large enough for the whole process. I might look into making it in those wine jugs...

My Xmas mead is a success! I've decided (on the 1st of November) to start preparing for next Xmas. Larger quantity was the first requisite (I suppose every brewer finds this out.), my batch got claimed by friends and family faster than I could say "my mead is ready". Freaking vampires! :tank...

This is a recipe I started back in early July to give out as Xmas presents. I called it "Nico's Xmas Carol", it has some cinnamon, vanilla, orange and a couple of extra local herbs. Very sweet as it should. I just finished bottling this first batch and will add the labels later today. It's...

And so it began the Bacon-Mead research thread...

Thank you for all your answers, I went ahead and Pasteurized my batch before backsweetening, it's perfect right now, taste wise, no new fermentation. It's just resting until December. I've had a couple of victims taste it and the feedback was awesome, so I'm quite pleased with myself. It's going...

Ok. Seems simple enough. I'll go with Pasteurizing. Is there a thread somewhere where I can read on how to do it exactly? How much to heat it, how long, etc? EDIT: I've read somewhere of some guy putting his closed bottles through a few cycles in the dishwasher. Seems loopy to me, but hey, if...

Hey guys, last week I posted this: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f30/question-about-yeast-aftertaste-360649/ wondering about the yeast aftertaste, and the bottles have been in the fridge ever since. The yeast taste is pretty much gone which is a good thing, but I'm left with two very dry...

I did not try that. Had no idea really. Thanks! :) Will try it and report back. Cheers!

Greetings everyone, I'm new to the forums, but been lurking quietly for the past 3 months. I have started 2 batches of mead 3 months ago (first try), one just pure water and honey, and another that is much like what you guys call the JAOM (some orange, cinnamon, vanilla...) I am however...