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Hi, I've just started off my second brew. I'm using 8kg of orange blossom to make 18L in total. However, I've just filled the fermenter and realised I only have 5g of yeast, I reckon I need at least 8g. it will be around 24 hours until I can get any more, should I add the 5g and top it up later...

Hi everyone, I've recently started taking more of an interest in mead, up until now it's been largely drinking rather than brewing, although I'm currently taking my first tentative steps. I'm from the UK and you don't see mead anywhere, no one I know has ever tried it (I hadn't up until a few...

Hi everyone, I started my first batch of Meade yesterday, I have left it in a plastic bucket with a sealed lid but no airlock. Do I need to release the CO2 if so how often and does it matter if oxygen gets into the mixture? Many thanks, Josh