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[JoshuaG79]

Thanks for the info I am learning as I go

 

[Golddiggie]

I didn’t boil my Honey I boiled the water and added the honey to it when it cooled

Honey shouldn't be heated above 100-110F if you want to retain what makes it great. You mentioned you added the 'honey water' along with the hops. Hops don't do much in the 100-110F range. At least not for bittering.

 

[JoshuaG79]

I was going for the Aroma not the bitter my sample smelled and tasted good but after looking at my fermenter I think I will have to let it set for at least a week or more

 

[JoshuaG79]

Well I bottled up my brew and had a little left over so I drank it it wasn’t nasty tasting but it was strong omg it was at least 17% Alcohol it tastes like The Wicked Hops IPA’s but stronger

 

[Rish]

Well I bottled up my brew and had a little left over so I drank it it wasn’t nasty tasting but it was strong omg it was at least 17% Alcohol it tastes like The Wicked Hops IPA’s but stronger

That's kind of a short ferment. Did you check SG to make sure it's finished?

 

[JoshuaG79]

Everything had settled and it was brewing for 14 days

 

[Rish]

Everything had settled and it was brewing for 14 days

I've had mead that took longer than that to get to FG. If you didn't make sure by gravity readings that you are at FG, you may want to store your bottles in a sturdy container so you don't have injury or damage in case of bottle bombs.

 

[JoshuaG79]

I put them in a box to help regulate temperature and they are plastic bottles by Mr.Beer hopefully they dont bomb on me well thos is my forst time so ima gonna hope for beginners luck and well I am gonna buy a hydrometer so I can check in the future lol

 

[camonick]

this is my first ever I used 5lbs of raw honey for 2 gallons of brew

but it was strong omg it was at least 17% Alcohol it tastes like The Wicked Hops IPA’s but stronger

5 pounds of honey in 2 gallons of water with distillers yeast would yield about 13% ABV according to beersmith assuming you didn’t gain many more fermentables from your grains. A hydrometer is an invaluable tool for brewing.