Recent content by Adam Davis

Hello all, So this disastrous batch has been a major learning experience (new 1 gallon batch started and going very well)..... However, I am determined to see this chaos through to the end even if only for practice. TOSNA 2.0 was followed until 1/3 sugar depletion upon restart of the stalled...

And yes..... honey is expensive. However, in my search for ingredients to continue learning how to homebrew, I've learned that the honey supplied was not of the best quality either. Essentially just over here making junk mead with junk honey for now. Luckily it wasn't a waste of good honey.

Thanks everyone for the recommendations and advice. Luckily for me, the bulk of my materials were free for this batch as a friend was going to throw it all away. The only real money wasted was the nutrients, as even the honey was supplied for me to take it off his hands. I brewed 5 gallons...

I did change brewing areas and now have a temp of 69-71°F so should be good. I hope

Hello. There was no specific reason at the time for adding that much honey. I basically took the advice of the man at the homebrew store and he said to "add about 15 lbs of honey, more if you want it sweeter". I didn't learn about alcohol tolerances or a mead calculator or anything until after...

Hello! I'm making my first mead and just need to know if someone can tell me if I'm on the right track. I got very limited help from the person at the homebrew store. In a 6.5 gallon glass carboy, I mixed: 3.5 gallons of boiled water (tap) 18 lbs of honey I was told to take a gravity reading...