TMH
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So i've been doing a lot of research and me and the wife really want to try making mead. Neither of us have tasted it before, or brewed before, but have found many recipes that sound very good. My question is this. We were able to get a pretty good deal on an equipment kit (fermenter, carboy, etc), so even though it will be our first time brewing we went with the 5 gallon carboy and fermentor in case we find a recipe that both us and our families really like. So a few of the recipes we want to try are 5 gallon recipes, my question is would there be an issue to brewing lets say only half the size of the recipe (2 1/2 gallons instead of 5 gallons) using the 5 gallon carboy and fermenter?
Just asking because it seems like people tend to use the smaller 1 gallon carboy for smaller recipes? Would it hurt the making of the Mead by only using using half the size of the recipe (as long as all the ingredients are coverted to halves as well) while using the larger carboy and fermentor?
Like I said not really sure if this is even a dumb question or not, but I dont wanna waste a good chunk of $ on honey for a 5 gallon recipe and it turns out we ended up not liking that specific Mead? Would rather make a smaller batch to make sure its one we like.
Thanks for any and all help, again i'm a complete noob to this.
Also this is a great site so far.
Just asking because it seems like people tend to use the smaller 1 gallon carboy for smaller recipes? Would it hurt the making of the Mead by only using using half the size of the recipe (as long as all the ingredients are coverted to halves as well) while using the larger carboy and fermentor?
Like I said not really sure if this is even a dumb question or not, but I dont wanna waste a good chunk of $ on honey for a 5 gallon recipe and it turns out we ended up not liking that specific Mead? Would rather make a smaller batch to make sure its one we like.
Thanks for any and all help, again i'm a complete noob to this.
Also this is a great site so far.