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I brewed 2 batches of mead about 3months ago. After 2 weeks I racked from primary to secondary and its been sitting since and hasn't cleared up a whole lot. Should I be concerned or just keep waiting? I made some years ago but don't remember how long it took. Here are a few pictures. I did...

I only want to brew 3gal and 1 gallon all grain. I like hefe-weisse and stouts, along with Belgium style. Can I get by with a 5 gallon cooler or so I need larger?

I'm sure! I've opened a 12oz bottle, poured a glass Nd capped it with a wine stopper had the rest a few days later and it was stored in the refrigerator with no difference in taste for me. I just wasn't sure about not refrigeratored

Wildflower honey 5lbs for $20 here in Northern IN, probably not far from you

I plan on making some mead here shortly. My question is last time I made it i bottled and capped it in beer bottles. This time I was going to make a bigger batch and put in wine bottles and cork it. My question is after I uncork it can I re-bottle it? Or how do I have to drink the rest of the...

How much of each hops?

excellent! i've done one mead that way but never honey into beer so i wasn't sure if anything was different..... honey into the fermentor tonight!

once i graduated college i backpacked europe by myself for a little over 3 months, best time of my life! BTW i'm from the USA so i traveld over 3000 miles by my self :) IMHO Paris sucks, it's nothing more than a big city, the ifle is cool but that's about it.... in other words DO IT!!

i didn't even think of bacteria being in honey, i found a recipe for a honey ale that they say add the honey to the primary around the 3 day mark, after reading this thread i may heat up the honey to pasteurize it before adding it

that's what i was planning on doing for the temp, i'll pull out the grains when i get home and see if i can't get them a few hours out of the fridge

lol, i'm sorry i just had to laugh with kids of my own. i have a 3.5yr old and a 1yr old. my oldest was a horrible sleeper and was up every 2hrs and didn't sleep through the night till he was 18 months old.....we were exhausted and i took a LONG break. it's a whole new world having kids and...

i've got some grains in my fridge in a plastic zip lock back that have been crushed and i want to know if i have to do anything different then add water and bring my mash up to 150-155? do i really need to bring grains out of fridge and let warm up via natural air or can i just add warmer water...

you DON'T NEED to measure OG, SG or anything. the 1st couple of batches I did I didn't have anything but a thermometer and basic equipment. I just let it sit in my primary for at least 2 weeks if not longer (won't hurt anything) and then bottled. turned out just fine in fast the last batch i...

WOW that sounds AMAZING!!! would you mind sharing specifics? like recipe name/brand of the bourbon? :)

if beersmith gives a volume of .39 quarts round up to .5 quarts or down to .25 quarts? does it matter? what about for small batches like a gallon or 2 to 3 gallons? i have 2 different pitchers 1 with .25 quart increments and another with .5 quart increments so i could do either

great thought but not to terribly worried since I do have a window to crack plus an industrial dehumidifier going for my crawl spaces. I do have a faucet and drain, ok a sump pump but serves the purpose. i was thinking recirculation just to help save on wasting water

so after reading a few articles on electric brewing i've been thinking about looking into more but have questions. i'm brewing 1-3 gallons and maybe.... going to 5 but probably not just because i like variety and i don't go through it that fast. so in the good spirit of minimalism i'm...

any one have a recommendation for how much and how long to soak oak chips in bourbon for a 1 or 2.5gallon batch of either porter or stout? last time i tried this it came out WAY to oaky. i've seen lots of threads for 5 gallon batches but not smaller batches. plus it doesn't seem like a...

do you have to up your grain bill any or just your hop bill?

old thread but..... i saw on here you can do a 4 gallon pot for 2.5-3 gallon batches if your careful to prevent boil over but could you use a 4 gallon or even a 5 gallon pot for a 1 gallon batch? anything to worry about? (maybe higher evaporation rate?)