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Hey folks. I just bought a house and I'm trying to get my equipment set up so I can start making some mead again. I have a spacious closet in the garage already set aside to be my mead room, but I'm having difficulty deciding what form I want it to take. Id like to see pictures of your equipment...

Thanks! I appreciate the pictures.

Think I should top off the water, or just wait a month til I rack,it?

An accompanying photo of the mead in question...

Could there truly be an "Angel's Share" with mead like the aging of bourbon? Probably not, but I hope you can help me figure this out. I started a JAOM recipe two days ago. Here are my ingredients. - 2lbs. Goldenrod Honey - .75lbs. Wildflower Honey - 1 Orange, cut into 1/8th, with rind on...

I appreciate the ideas. Could be a good supplement to a mixed drink as well I suppose.

That's good advice. Thanks

Ive got another pound of the same honey I used to start it. Think adding it would help give me a little more umph? I mean, couldnt hurt right?

Totally what the paper I got it with said. Once again. No clue what I'm doing. Lol

Well, the first SG reading I took, the hydrometer dropped to the bottom of the glass. Would not float at all. The liquid covered it to 1.010, so I made the assesment if the glass were a bit taller, it would be 1.000. My reading this week gave me 1.072.

Well it wasnt originally. However, in my inexperienced mind, it seemed like a viable option to get it going strong again.

I appreciate that input. I had thought that could be the issue, especially since I introduced more O2 during the transfer. I was also thinking that if it is still slow in a couple weeks I may split the batch and add more honey and yeast.

I actually did take a reading before I racked it. But I'm still learning how to use my hydrometer, so it didnt really reveal much information that I truly understood. I does seem to have increased in alcohol content, of course, but like I said it's still quite foreign to me.

So I racked the mead into a carboy yesterday, and now the airlock hardly bubbles. While it was in a 2 gallon bucket, I would get airlock bubbles between 20 and 50 seconds apart with varying times. Now I might get one every 90 to 120 seconds. I'm not sure why its doing that, but I'm worried it...

Not a big deal for my first mead I guess. If it's too weak maybe I can mix it with some bourbon.

Thanks everyone for your comments. I had foam this morning when I checked it.

Good call. I thought about it earlier, but I figured it would be too early in the process to get a result that would indicate anything about whether the yeast took or not.

The raisins haven't started to float yet. I may leave it open another day just to see what happens. Thanks for the reply.

Hello, all. Newbie here, seeking some guidance from more experienced minds. My wife bought me a copy of "How To Make Mead Like A Viking" by Jereme Zimmerman for Christmas last year, and I finally cracked it open and dove headlong into trying to make my own sweet nectar. I took 1.25 gallons of...