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So I did it. I dry-hopped for the very first time. The smell after I opened secondary was AMAZING! I've never made such a hoppy beer. I'm excited to see what comes of it. My concern is that I've noticed a few (1-4) seeds (or some part of the hop cone) in a few of my bottles that are now...

It's a traditional mead. I used 15 lbs of blackberry honey, water, and 1 packet of Lalvin D-47 wine yeast which I proofed before pitching. It fermented really well and although it was warm (around 70F +/-) it has cooled off significantly in my Chicago basement :P meaderbaker has a good point. I...

Thanks guys! Any thoughts on separating the mead from that stuff or do you think it will settle out?

Am I the only one on this forum that plays video games and is really excited to see the prevalence of mead in the new Elder Scrolls V Skyrim? Hell, you can even visit a meadery. It's one of the first few buildings you pass after you escape the first dragon. And who knew mead would replenish...

Hello everybody! So it has been almost three months since I started my mead. I transferred to secondary after 1 month and it has already cleared up quite a bit. I'm really quite pleased about that. Last month I noticed some particulate matter floating but not really moving in the mead. It's...

Hi Shawn! Do you think breaking or scoring the needles would help the oils emerge from the spruce tips? I'm hoping to make an ale for the colder weather and I want a pretty strong spruce or pine presence in the flavor. And you mentioned you didn't try soaking the tips in alcohol. Are you...

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Hello from Chicago! My interest was sparked this past year by some friends that brew and now that I live within bicycling distance between two ingredient/equipment stores I've made the leap into homebrewing myself. I love it! Right now I've got 5gals of traditional blackberry mead fermenting...

I used Lalvin D47 dry yeast. I pitched a concoction of 2tbs yeast energizer and 2 tbs yeast nutrient right before pitching the yeast. Should I add more nutrient at any certain increment.

Hi All! I'm new to the scene and had a question. I'm making a traditional mead. 5 gals with about 14.5 lbs of blackberry honey. My OG was 1.123 after i corrected for the temperature. Fermentation began in less than 24 hours. For 3-4 days it was a pretty steady ferment with only about 1...