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So the boyfriend wants me to do a plain (traditional) mead using some 'berry' honey that he bought. We have 12 lbs of honey for 5 gallons. He said the label at the store (god forbid they put it on the honey jar) said it was either a blackberry, marionberry, raspberry honey or a blackberry...

I have a recipe for a Ginger Mead that calls for yeast nutrient, but isn't specific on the type. I'm a totally newbie to brewing so for a recipe that is basically just honey, ginger root, fresh squeezed orange juice and water what would be a better choice, Fermaid K or DAP ?

So I stumbled across this recipe posted in a thread by an inactive user. I've only been brewing since August and don't know enough of the chemistry to know how to spot recipes that should work versus ones that may need tweaking. I don't know the rules for when ingredients need extra nutrients...

I'm going to be using Sparkolloid for the first time tomorrow and I have a bit of a dilemma. I've been researching off and on for the last few days and have found that the instructions for the Sparkolloid addition stated by the Scott Laboratories' site, my package (re-package it looks like) of...

So the boyfriend has his heart set on having a pineapple mead. Of all the research I've done so far, most comes back with either horror stories of other people's failed attempts or posts that never give updates. I really haven't found enough 'successful' information to attempt a test batch. I...

A little background. I've been brewing (ciders and a JAOM) all three weeks as of today, not counting all the reading and research beforehand. Last week I heard of Meadowfoam honey for the first time, was intrigued and was looking up prices. Local place had it for $12/lb so I didn't think I would...

I will say up front that I hate making introduction posts, but I'll humor you this time. LOL. Been "lurking" for about two weeks as I did research for my very first (solo) brew. It's a hard cider that went into the closet Saturday. Coolest 'room' in the apartment. My only experience so far...