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I just might be. I have not decided yet on which way I am going to jump yet though. How much would yo be asking? Michael

Hello everyone, I have been using a Beer Bug, was actually one of the first to use on their Kick Starter, but the device has finally kicked the bucket. I am looking for a replacement but I wanted to start a discussion about the various replacement s available before I committed to one. SO I...

Hi Todd, I again would love to get some more Prickly Pear. Let me know when the are ready. Michael

For this batch I did not use any stabilizers or cltarifiers. It has been sitting perfectly still for 5 months now. Michael

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That I know. Was planning on moving to a wine pail as needed. Thought was do it now while still fermenting or what until I normally would move to a secondary. Or move know then add more/new at secondary. Would still like to here comments on that as well as amounts. Michael

Hi Everyone, Thought I would pull this out at the 6 month mark and show what it is looking like. Taste is very nice as the initial (earth) taste has mellowed out a lot. The high alcohol of this is also blending in with this very well. When I first moved it over to the secondary, the earthy...

Hi Everyone, I am currently making up a 5 gallon batch of mead (sweet). My wife is now asking if we can add Strawberries to this. I started the mix on 10/17/2014 with the following: 20 lbs. White Clover Honey water to 5.5 gallons (Did a .5 gallon starter for the yeasties) Staggered yeast...

I do like me mead sweet and this on is definitely going to be for sipping....

I did the following with my chocalate recipe: 1 gallon honey (use a light bodied honey) 22 pounds honey (White Clover) 4 gallons water Add water to bring to 5 gallons[/COLOR] If you prefer your mead boiled, do so before adding any cocoa from this recipe as the foaming will remove the...

Hi everyone, Usually when I brew I come in at at lower than what is expected (via the instructions) for my OG. Tonight I made a Brown Ale When I did my SG I got 1.074 instead of the 1.055 the directions called for. What do I do? let it go? add more water? I did an extract kit and topped off...

Todays reading is 1.068 and while airlock is not bubbling vigorously, it is steady. The buckwheat flavor sort of hiding in the back ground and starting to have a bit of a tart taste to the end. Not a bad tart but something I was not expecting. Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

Hi all, Last couple of days the SG has been coming along nicely. SG is at 1.090 now and I think that my last post was an odditie. Mead starting to have a nice flavor beginning to show though and can definitely taste the buckwheat honey. Has a nice earthy taste to it. My wife called it dirt...

Thanks everyone, I love the comments. I learn more from the people here than reading any book..At a minimum I am able to put what I read in to context. Went to take my first sg reading and dropped my hydrometer. Amazing how a short 3 inch fall will cause ti to break. I got a new one after work...

I made another mead tonight. Started out making a 3 gallon batch, did not want to try 1 gallon as it goes to quick. Added 3 lbs. of Buckwheat Honey and 6 lbs. of wildflower then added enough water to bring the total to 3 gallons. I used 1 gallon of plain well water to add some minerals and such...

I never thought about making it as a cyser. I can see in my mind that it will make an interesting combination. I can't wait till the apples to come in.

Need some advice/help. I have purchased 15 gallons of Buckwheat honey (wife likes it on muffins) and I like the very dark color. Thought I would make some mead out of this. I have done some traditional mead's and cyser's but would like some advise on a 3 gallon or less batch. I have used the...

Good luck......

Am a ways away from bottling, but if the mead turns out great , I would like to give some as gifts. With that in mind I would like to use some nice but different shapes than what I can find at my home brewing store. I would like to use the following shaped bottle and looking for help in find a...

Lol, I spent most of the morning playing with the links and suggestions provided. Guess I should head home as I won't get any work done today........ Thanks everyone. Michael