Search results

Let me see what I can do. A trade is always welcome. Brad Dolhofer is the owner and Paul (uh brain fart) is his master brewer. I met them while helping to bottle there first batch. since then they both have helped me become, what I consider, seasoned mazer. The strawberry is such a hit with my...

I am so happy to read that you all are enjoying this. I am currently brewing a 500 Gallon batch through Bnektar meadery. Most of you know who they are if not go to Bnektar.com and check us out or go to your mead retailer and ask for it by name. Same recipe and we sold out fast. So keep brewing...

Sorry for the delay. I was out of town. Racked to secondary. SG 1.018 PH 3.7 Temp 68F 1-2 beats per 5 min. so almost done Starting to clear with a nice rosey orangish pink kind of color. Taste is kinda hot as all young meads are. Nose is Strawberry through the front with a good hint of...

Well D-47 is a nutrient, specifically nitrogen, hog. You will have to add a little more than what you would with KV. Kv-1116 is an all around easy yeast to use. It is part of a strain of yeast known to restart fermentation when one stops. You can warm up your must to around 68-70F and it should...

Well, first I would go to your local donut shop and get a frosting bucket. Usually they give them out for free and use that for your primary. Your glass will be fine until 1.015 if you want. I have never brewed fruit in a glass jug, other than JAO. So I really cant help with experience...

Yes sir.... You should leaveas little space as possible. That stops the space for spoilage organisms to grow. Less room the less chance.

Well for one its ease of enterance for aerating. For 2 imagine living in an enclosed area with just a small hole to breath out of. Hard HUH? There is so much CO coming off your fermentation that its hard for it to push through that little opening. Also being that there is so much CO coming off...

The original recipe is the one that I could recreate and used for 3 batches. I changed it a little due to Bnektars protocol which caused the ferment to go a little faster. A vigorous ferment is the best and thought I would try it out at home. We shall see. Thats why we have a group brew right...

18lbs Strawberries (frozen then thawed) 14lbs Micgigan Wildflower honey Water to 5 gallons 10g DAP 10g Fermaid 10g Kv-1116 Rehydrated in 105F must for 15 min. OG after fruit 1.129 Pitched 10:00 pm EST 1-24-10 Lag was reached 7am EST 1-25-10 Punched Cap Added 5g DAP and 5g Fermaid...

Yes wait 24 hours before you pitch as camden will kill your yeast fast. I used the camden as to deter any wild yeast from interfering with my batchs. I typically use fresh picked berries right from the farm, so there is no telling whats on them. LOL 1/3 honey to 2/3 water usually gives you a...

I have brewed this 7+ times, did it three different ways, and whole berries are the way to go. IMHO You can mash them, however, they are a pain to rack underneath when they are fell apart. As the yeast eat the sugar in the berries they become very soft and evenb lose alot of there color. Also...

Aye whenever ur ready

Hey all! Thanks Flyweed I'm in also. Got everything I need and ready to knock another out.