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Chocolate or Chocolate Cherry BOMM? I have 2 x 5 gallon BOMMs aging in 5 gallon corny kegs. I would like to try to make either a Chocolate or Chocolate Cherry BOMM by adding cocoa and or cocoa nibs to the secondary of one and cocoa, cocoa nibs and cherries for the second batch. I found a...

I am new to mead making. Consequently, I cannot offer any educated advise in the subject of adding mouth feel. However, if you head over to the link below, there is a writeup on using Glycerin to add mouth feel written by Bray Denard, PhD, also known as Loveofrose on this forum. The site...

So the BOMM was at a dry 1.000 before adding the blueberries. The berries were in the mead for 18 days. I racked to another 1/2 gallon jug using a bottling wand to reduce splashing. I didn't think/ know to take another gravity reading after removing the blueberries. And I didn't take a gravity...

I am basically a new mazer and I want to play around with the mead and see what happens with different inputs. But since it it s big batch (to me) I don't want to screw it up by doing something too dumb that can be easily avoided. For example, I had a gallon BOMM that I added blueberries to...

When step feeding to boost ABV, do I need to add any additional Fermaid O or Fermaid K feedings, or just honey? What is the SG that I should start step feeding? My understanding is 1oz of honey per gallon of mead when step feeding. So with my 6.5 gallon batch I should add 6.5 oz of honey per...

I was checking the Gravity every 12 hours for the first few days. I also feed just a few points early just to be sure that I didn't miss the feeding. Probably just being paranoid since I'm new to this mead thing.

LoveOfRoses has a website www.denardbrewing.com . On his site he did an experiment with Glycerin to add mouth feel. Here is the link to the Glycerin experiment Denard Brewing This is a quote from his experiment " Overall, the glycerin additions improve the overall mouthfeel and balance of...

I am definitely a new mazer, but 10 points in 15 hours seems impressive to me. Those yeastie beasties are alive and well. You'll have to keep us posted on how it progresses and turns out. I am still interested in using my yeast cake as long as my mead doesn't taste like beer.

I asked about reusing the yeast on this thread; just a bit up the page in post 1728. Love of Roses replied in post 1731 that the yeast cake can be reused 5-6 times " depending on your sterile technique " I don't know that I'll reuse the cake if the BOMM tastes like beer when I rack it.

I am at the 25 day point with my first BOMM. It tastes like beer. Is this normal?

@SimPilot I was also thinking of making a 6 gallon batch of cyser by scaling everything linearly. I chose 6 gallons because I have a 6.5 gallon fermentation bucket that I plan to rack into a 6 gallon carboy and finally into a 5 gallon corny keg. I expect to lose some during racking, but hope...

I saw that line 11 in the 5 gallon BOMM instructions states " 11. Degas daily. ". but it does not state when to stop degassing. I was planning to degas until the 30 day point or 1 week of stable SG readings.......... unless someone tells me otherwise. Alex

New guy question. I am making a 5 gallon BOMM. It is proceeding slowly. Starting Gravity was 1.096 on 9 Oct 2020. Today, 18 Oct 2020 the gravity reading is 1.014 (a six point change from yesterday). I have been degassing once daily since starting. My question is: How long should I continue...

Bray, Thank you for your responses to all of my questions. I will hold off until I get the Fermaid O, I need to get a temperature controller for the fridge / Kegerator anyway. I appreciate the info on 2.5 vs 3 lbs of honey, I am still trying to get my head wrapped around ABV and the drop in...

That does help. Thank You, especially for reading all the way through the post. Alex

I am a beekeeper looking to make mead with my honey. I took the time to read all 1,727 posts, many of which I read several times. I have no experience fermenting or brewing other than the two batches of Joe’s Ancient Orange Mead bubbling away on the counter. I plan to make mead in two-gallon...