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I started my first two batches of cider in December, that were bottled after about 3 weeks and they still seem to have a very strong yeast flavor after four months. The two one gallon batches started off as: OG: 1.048 - S-04 OG: 1.051 - EC-1118 Both fermented to being completely dry...

The bottle is awesome, but the mead itself was a bit hot-alcohol tasting for me. I think with a few years of aging it could be really excellent, and I'm tempted to get another bottle and forget about it in a closet for a while to see how it turns out.

The first time I had mead, it was awful. We bought a couple of bottles from the local cider bar (I forget the brand) and they were horribly yeasty. We ended up pouring both bottles down the drain and the whole house smelled like raw bread dough for several hours. That pretty much turned the...

I think temperature probably has a large influence on airlock activity/speed of fermentation. This is only my second week of experimentation with brewing, but I have 4 different gallon jugs going. The fastest one is a high gravity cyser with k1-v1116, and it only bubbles once every 3-5...

Just put the 1 gallon jug in the corner, under the table... so we'll see how it goes. Did not add anything other than honey, water, yeast, and 1 tsp fermaid. Stirred and shook everything for a good while, so hopefully good oxygen. There is a jug of cider sitting next to it that has been...

This is one of the first experimental meads I've been wanting to try as well. There are a couple of threads either in this forum, or somewhere else that I turned up when googling coffee mead the other day. So sounds good to me! I like the idea of cold-brewing the coffee and using that is...

Thanks for the advice! I think I will resist the temptation to add extra ingredients in this batch.

I just bought some honey to attempt my first small batch of mead. After reading around on these forums and the internet, I had settled on starting out a simple batch using orange blossom honey, but unfortunately I was not able to find any orange blossom honey locally. A local coop grocery...