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As we all know the world will end on Dec 21, 2012 at 11:11am according to the mayan calendar, My brew partner and I were discussing the possibilities of an "End of the World party" starting on or about Dec 20 2012, and continuing until the End of the World" What mead would you brew...

Six 5 gallon Glass Carboys 30 dollars each (retail 435) or all six for $150/obo All six have been used in beer/wine/mead making within the last year Selling to purchase 6 gallon carboys (making kit wines that require more space) Would also trade two of my five gallons for one six...

My buddy and I just bottled up a great batch of mead. Taste is wonderful even with a 14% ABV, calculated by gravity readings. What we'd like to do is make the same mead, with the same taste and flavor , but drop the ABV down to 9-10%. Our original recipe: 15lbs honey 3 lbs corn sugar...

I see a beer swap area here on Homebrewtalk but not one for Mead. Is their a place we can trade meads and get feedback on our endevours and perhaps see what other have done? Doug

We made two batches of mead using identical recipes Original gravity was 1.072 Final gravity was 1.002 ABV ~ 9.1% Only difference in process was during the primary fermentation: the first was kept at 78 degrees the second at 68 degrees The first fermented out in 10 days, the second in...

I recently racked 5 gallons of mead onto flavoring in the secondary and put the rest into a one gallon jug to be used as top off in the tertiary. When I first racked it there was a lite black tint that sat in the top one inch. As time has gone by the color has been become more intense and...

Long story short: Made some mead, Bottled before it finished fermenting , have created bottle bombs. Mead tastes good, and is very effervesent. My plan: Open the bottles of mead, release the pressure let sit for ten to 20 minutes move to different bottles . reseal, drink in 6 months or...

My brew buddy and I were talking the other night about aging mead. Does mead that has been bulk aged taste different than mead aged in the bottle? Example: Two meads brewed on same day. three weeks in primary, racked onto fruit in the secondary, left for three weeks, placed in tertiary...

Has anyone tried using pie filling as flavoring for a mead. Our next experiment is: 12 pounds honey 2 pounds corn sugar water to five gallons yeast Primary Ferment in five gallon carboy rack into five one gallon secondaries containing 20 oz Cherry pie filling 20 oz Blueberry pie...

We were setting our second batch of Mead experiments the other day and got into a discussion of what constitutes what in Meads. (Strawberrys used as example) If we put sliced Strawberries in one primary and then puree'd strawberries into another would the name change? Is one a Melomel and...

I posted a request for gallon jugs and recieved much good feedback. The question came up as to why jugs and not wide mouth gallons. I did some searching and found airtight lids with pre drilled airholes online. My question has or does anyone use wide mouth gallon jars for brewing? Thanks...