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Thanks, and yes, I'll share the recipe in a few days

After doing my first fermentation, I back sweetened my blueberry lemon mead and did not add sorbate or Camden and it re fermented, I let it ride out the re fermentation. Now 10 days later, I added a bit more honey and added the sorbate and camden. How long should I wait till I rack it and allow...

Thanks for all the great input, I did add 5 Camden tabs into the fruit and honey 24 hrs before introducing the must. Would it make sense to let it go through this re fermentation, then add pectin enzyme?

I started my first Blueberry lemon Mead on 10/31/ 13, for 5 gallons, I used the wyeast 3632 XL, the high abv and low foam sounded appealing to me, the beginning hydrometer reading was 1.900, I thought that was a bit high, and went with it. Did my readings on the 10th day and it was lower...

Thanks, I've really taken a lot of care making this mead

My melomel went through its first fermentation, I managed the fruit cap for 14 days, twice a day, then once a day for another 7 days. When I racked it into the second vessel, it was crystal clear. My question is, is it normal for a Melomel to look so clear so quickly?

Thanks for the great information

I want to add Creme de Cassis to a small batch of my mead at the time I bottle it. My question is, will the increase in sugar cause the mead to carbonate or will the increase in alcohol have an adverse affect?. Any input would be most helpful, thanks