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Hey guys, So I made a dark braggot with caramelized honey and caramel grains afor the fall/winter, but it didn't come out with as strong a toffee/caramel flavor as I wanted. Is there any way to add that flavor post-fermentation without ruining the beer?

Hey guys, I am interested in jumping into different yeasts with my meads. One I am interested in using is a saison yeast, as I heard they can bring interesting spice notes after fermentation. Therefore I was wondering if any would be interested in critiquing a strawberry peppercorn saison mead...

Hey guys I'm making a series of lighter abv meads for this summer and I wanted to try hopping some of them. One idea I have in particular is hopping a low abc peach melomel that I currently have fermenting. It is a 5 gallon melomel 11% with 8lbs of orange blossom honey and 3 lbs clover honey...

Here to show off my 1 gallon Dark Souls inspired mead! Used 4lbs Dutch Gold clover honey and 2 sticks of cinnamon for primary fermentation with Lalvin D-47. Came out to 14.4% ABV and is now sitting with half a vanilla bean and 1 gram of saffron for color. In a couple weeks I plan on adding a...

Hey guys, Just racked over a jasmine accacia mead and found that I had a half gallon excess of mead after fermentation. I have put it in another carboy and put an airlock on it, but do any of you have any suggestions for dealing with the headspace?

Hey guys, So I made a noob mistake the other day. I noticed my elderberry mead had stopped fermenting (bubbles-wise) and took a measuring (1.000 FG). Instead of waiting a week to see if it was stable, I decided to transfer it. A lot of stuff happened; including seeds getting stuck in the hose...

Hey guys, I currently have a 1 gallon raspberry blossom traditional brewing. All the research I've done points to this sort of honey being an excellent show mead, as the raspberry hints of the honey are easy to cover up. I wanted to ask if anyone has had any luck mixing it with anything, while...

Hey guys, New mead brewer here and I currently have a couple batches going. I have a pound of dried elderberries and I recently got my hands on 4lbs of acacia honey. I know that acacia is a light and floral honey, therefore would it not go well with elderberries? I was thinking I would add...