Hey Al!
Just racked my mead to secondary. So far so good. Not great though. It seems my orange I put in during primary didn’t really transfer any flavor. From what I researched adding during secondary is good for flavor. My brother brews beer, and recommended using extract. What yours guys...
Update:
My FG seems to only be at 1.000… I don’t know where I went wrong from the initial 1.200 but it tastes decent and smells wonderful. Going to be racking soon
It was a little over a gallon. It was recommended by a brewer at a meadery out here in SoCal to concentrate it. The good news if it does taste like rocket fuel, I have a friend who just so happens to be a garbage disposal!
Fellow Fermenters,
I started my first batch of mead about three + weeks ago. It appears my bubbler has finally come to what appears to be a halt. Tomorrow I will be taking gravity readings then letting it sit for another week or so and checking again to ensure it is in fact done fermenting...
Hello,
My name is Kyle and I have long wanted to start my own fermentation process. Currently I live in a 1200 sq ft apartment so my process is limited to 1 gallon car boys and buckets. If I enjoy the process I plan on scaling up when I move back home to East Lansing Michigan, where I'll have...