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Thanks for all of the advice, alot of good ideas, this mead ended up way too sweet, so i will update this thread when i crack the first bottle in at least a year.

To answer Joes first question, my last batch ended up below 1.00 (it was at 1.00 then i let it sit for 2 weeks so i dont know the FG, I just know it was done). It tastes like a very drinkable white wine with a tart apple after taste. Everyone who tries it says it will be better when its carbed...

So I recently made my first hard cider.:rockin: It was very good but i wanted a sweet cider and it fermented out very dry. I wanted to retry so I bought a single gallon of the same cider from a local orchard. It is late in the season so i think that the gallon i bought had been sitting in the...

Bottling a Kolsch tomorrow and an IPA next week. My cider will be perfectly carbed by turkey day. Then its on to an Oatmeal Stout!

+1 yeah i thought it was a good balance, looking forward to the spit beer next week.

"The other really easy thing to do would be to rack it into a sterilized 3 liter wine bottle" I never thought of doing that, its too late now but thanks for the tip I will keep that in mind for future brews!:mug:

I just bought this kit today, I was pretty pissed when i realized that they gave me notty. Never brewed a kolsch before and want to get as close as possible to the real thing. Another trip to the not-so-local homebrew shop

Good to know fletch, I'll keep that in mind with my next batch. I'll post in a couple weeks/months when i taste and let you all know how it turned out.

Thanks for the quick reply! I'm not too worried about this one being a "classic" JAOM. I have already racked it when it says not to, so I'm going to add the wine. I think i will take your advice and enjoy this one for what it is and make another batch following the instructions so i have a...

Hello, I am a new here as well, and not very experienced either. I have done three batches of extract beer and i am currently making a mead and a cider. I use the kits that they sell at my LHBS (Local Home Brew Shop). These kits are very easy, they make 5 gallon batches (a little over 50 12 oz...

I made my first batch of mead, a gallon batch of JAOM and after two months racked it into a secondary (which the recipe says not to do, but i did anyway). After taking a few taste tests and racking there is barely 3/4 a gallon left.I am worried about the headspace and I know that JAOM tends to...

That is awesome. Post some pics when you are able.

My only worry would be about getting an off taste from the lees. I've heard aging in bulk is better but as long as its done fermenting you could bottle.