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Ah okay. Any recommended nutrients? Food based?

care to elaborate on Rhino farts?

Awesome! Thanks for the quick reply :)

Hey all, I haven't been on here in a while, ever since I made a batch of mead (btw, never throw a whole orange peel in to the mash... bad idea). I am now curious about getting into making hard cider as it takes less time and I personally love the taste of cider anyways. I bought some Red Star...

Our mead now in secondary. will be waiting 2-3 months before we pull it to test it.

Yep. Already removed the oranges. we did indeed use the whole packet and siphoned out the mead. Now it is sitting in the carboy. Picture soon :)

Yikes! A year? I was planning on a month total lol. Maybe I should bide my time with some Cider then after this batch is done. As far as stirring, I was just swishing the bucket around. I need to get a hydrometer as I don't know the gravity yet.

Hey all. Me and a friend just started on our first mead recipe: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f80/orange-honey-mead-410860/ Now after researching, I found that bacteria loves citric acid and my recipe has quite a bit in it. I have a Campden tablet that came with the wine making kit but was...

This is my first mead recipe that me and a friend are working on. Recipe includes: 2 Naval Oranges (Each cut into 4 wedges) 3 Small Boxes California Raisins (to add Tartaric Acid) 1 Cup Lemon Juice (to add Citric Acid) 3 lbs of Honey 1 Red Star Yeast Packet (need to figure out the type and will...

Nice! Guessing you are doing 3/4 apples for the must or it wouldn't be Cider/Apfelwein :P Right now I am looking for a fast recipe to try it out. I am going down to Lowes tomorrow to pick up the food grade bucket, tubing for syphoning, and the airlock. Still need some yeast though but dont know...

Heck, I think there is even a section for all three of those isn't there.

Hey Pappers_, thanks for the info! Definitely helps :) I live in a college town with a lot of bars so bottles should be easy to find. As for Mead, that should work too! As long as there are no grains or dairy in it :) Wine, Cider and Mead should do nicely.

Hey all. I am a 29 year old freelance web developer working from home and, as of late, have been wanting to make my own brews. I had thought about ale or even wine but as I am pursuing the paleo route (a type of diet), I can't really take in grains. I personally love hard cider and the complex...