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Hi all I got some fun tea (both herbal and non) for Christmas, hoping to add them to a plain mead in secondary. What's a general guideline for the # of teabags for 1 gallon? I figured I'd brew the tea and then add that versus just putting the bags right into secondary Thanks

I am struggling After this defeat (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/10-gallons-stuck-traditional.671955/) I started another batch I went to Kalispell and found some yeast energizer and figured that might help me out Used: 6kg honey 5 gallons water 2 packs of D47 2.5t energizer 5t...

Hi all I have been making mead off and on since 2012 but I have never had this problem I started a Traditional on Sept 10th. 15 pounds honey, 5 gallons water, 2t DAP, and made a D47 starter with warm water, honey and some nutrient. Checked it a month later and it hadn't moved much, if at all...

I have a traditional mead that I find too sweet (1.010) and was thinking of blending it with some herbs I have around to make bitters. Has anyone (Disturbed Chemist?) experimented with this before? I was thinking some cinchona and gentian for bittering & cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, etc...

WVMJack's website says to boil the berries, then keep them in primary for a few days. Jack Keller's site says to wash off the berries and let them sit in primary until fermentation stops Is there a noticeable difference between keeping them in for a few days and keeping them in for a...

I made a JAOM variant with lemons instead of oranges and dates instead of raisins I used 10.5 pounds of honey for a 3 gallon recipe. OG=1.130 FG=1.040 I used bread yeast. I'm thinking it tastes too sweet and want to get the gravity lower. What are my options for doing this?

Hi all I'm about to bottle some mead and want to know if you guys sanitize corks. I read a lot about not having to, but then I bought some mead the other day and found a mouldy cork. I want to prevent this. I just bought some k meta and was planning to use that to sanitize the bottles and...

First off, I am very new to brewing and have never made anything except a few meads. Mead seems kinda fun, but I miss my stouts so I thought this would be a good way to introduce myself to beer brewing. So far, most gluten free brew recipes I have read use sorghum. Sorghum is the only grain...

I started a mead on Sept 29th, then racked it onto thawed blackberries on Nov 8th. It's still bubbling a little so I guess it's still fermenting. My question is: Do I need to push the berries down into the liquid? they are quite buoyant and some are near the neck sitting out of the liquid on...

Hi all I purchased some dandelion honey recently and have no idea what to do with it. Should it be made into a traditional mead to bring out its flavour? Used like any other honey because it's not that special? Or put on toast because dandelion honey makes bad mead? All input welcome

I tried to make Raspberry Melomel (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f80/raspberry-melamel-bronze-medal-winner-2010-great-arizona-homebrew-competition-183027/) last night and am having issues. I followed the recipe almost exactly. I used a whole package of D47, and started it in a bit of warm...

Hey all I made JAOM and thought it was kinda fun so I'm going to try to pursue mead making. I have a question about head space, or whatever the term may be. I live in a small apartment, I have two 3 gallon carboys and one 1 gallon one. I currently have a modified version of JAOM in the 1...