Recent content by mcicu

Dear Brewers, My question is: When, and how often should I add raisins to my mead/cider/kombucha/kilju? I am quite new in fermenting, and my first attempt was with a yeast that already had nutrients. Now I want to go more "artisanal" and will try using bread yeast and raisins as nutrients...

Hello again, after a few days, there is the update about my "unlucky" first batch. I think you were right about the Specific Gravity, following my calculations and web research, a pound of honey (454gr) is 320ml, so: 4lt water 4kg 0.71 l honey 1 kg it gives me around 1060 SG good news is that...

Thanks for replying! ... So, if the yeast was meant to finish its work in a week, do I still have to let it for at least a month? (does it change in terms of taste?) And, do I have to stir and ventilate? If so, how often?

Thanks for your reply! it says 14%, however, having put so little honey it will never reach that ABV, right? Do I just add some different yeast to the mead?

Hello everyone, I am completely new in brewing and, after having watched about a hundred tutorials and post about fermenting, brewing and distilling, I decided to give a try. Probably wrong, I thought that brewing mead would be the best starting point. I will try cider, then beer & wine, and...