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Not to sound rude or combative, however, those two things seem mutually exclusive to me. Am I just reading something wrong? Is it ok to use just the metabisulfite or not? Edit~ I really don't like how that may have sounded, even with the pretext. Please don't read anything into it, I really...

It was a fair bit more clear before I took a second gravity reading, so I am sure it will clear up again soon. I do not have a scale to measure in grams (still need to get one), so I will have to "best guess" my campden tablets. I am going to cold crash it first, and then stabilize it before I...

Ok, well here we go. With the limited research I did before starting my first batch, I left ample headspace so I wasn't blowing anything out of the airlock. That was further accentuated when I racked it the first time because you always lose some. All of that was even further accentuated with...

Ok, so, I have a blueberry mead that I started about a month ago. Last week, I racked it for the first time, admittedly that was mostly because I was worried about the blueberries spoiling as people had indicated that they might. In the last 8 or so days, the bubbling has almost completely...

ok, thank you. I sadly don't have a local brew shop, so I have to order off of amazon

Thank you for the informative response. I suppose the next question would be, "what are good recommendations for nutrients/energizers?" so I can order them and get my next 4 batches started.

ok, so if I want to make a basic traditional mead, do I still need to add nutrients, or can I just pitch the yeast and be good to go? I have been trying to read up on what kind of yeast I want to run based on how much honey I am running and what final abv I am looking at. Am I correct in...

Yep, I don't think I have any of that stuff for the most part, so clearly my shopping list needs to expand. If I am very lucky, I will find someone willing to hop into a discord call and explain lots of things to me, until then, I will have to rely on actually understanding 10-15% of what I can...

Admittedly, that's a lot of information to digest. While I appreciate the feedback, sadly, I am not a text based learner. I need to process large volumes of data visually and audibly. That is the reason I rely on youtube and other video sources for most of my information. Sadly nothing I came...

So, are there any early warning signs that I should know about for this first batch? I am kind of concerned that my mead may be doing something odd already. It's kind of separating. There is a more clear layer below the berries, and then a kind of chunky almost mucus looking layer below that...

I appreciate all the feedback. I am following a recipe that calls for pre-packaged frozen which is why I was curious. I do think that, under normal circumstances, having my first batch be purely traditional would be a good idea, however with the recipe I have, I think I will just follow it. If...

So, I am about to start my first brew and it's going to be a mostly traditional mead but I wanted to add blueberries. I am working with fresh blueberries and what I am wondering is if I should chop/crush/muddle my blueberries before adding them or not. Any input is appreciated.

Does a birthday mean something else for mead, lol? 3 years you let them sit before drinking any of it? I mean, I am a relatively patient person, but I don't know if I am that patient.

I was going to make a mostly traditional (or what I believe to be traditional based on my limited research), just with some blueberries for a bit of flavor.

I was under the impression it was something like 5-6 weeks for aging.

Super new to brewing but I decided to give it a twirl. I like to make my Christmas gifts instead of purchasing them and I am hoping that can be mead this year. I look forward to lurking and learning, and I welcome any and all information, recipes, equipment suggestions, and general guidance that...