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I have a mead with 2kg honey to 1gallon as per a recipe, however it's slowing right down at SG 1065, so way too sweet. I used Mangrove Jacks 18% yeast on this one. Was hoping to finish it sweet at 1025ish... If I add more water to decrease the honey per volume... Could this help with getting...

This is something that I make every year. My question is how long/far can you leave it to clear before secondary fermentation fails? Normally I clear for about a month, however sediment is still present with slight cloudiness of the wine. I haven't got disgorgement equipment so not really a...

I added stabaliser to try stop fermentation of a mead at a specific FG... The correct doses failed and fermentation continued. Now fermentation has finished, do I need to add the stabalisers again, or now fermentation has stopped will the stabalisers that were added previously function. I may...

Evening all (UK time). Last weekend, I pitched an orange and ginger metheglin. Recipe from Big Book of Mead Recipes by Robert Ratliffe. 1.5kg honey made to 4.5l water (boiled with ginger) 6 cut up oranges and skins 225g cubed ginger. OG circa 1100. The Lalvin D67 yeast was activated with...

Hello from sunny Manchester UK! James here. Been brewing for 4 years now with my better half... Starred with kits... Transitioned to the families 16yo miscellaneous red grape vine (folks greenhouse every late sept, since '20). Then with the help of CJJ Berry and the likes moved into other...