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Hey Mooney! I haven't tried that myself, but as a fellow brewer of both beer and mead I feel like you'd be ok. If it were me, I'd add some yeast nutrient and make sure to aerate. Hope to hear how it goes!

Things I learned: 1) Getting cheap ass-used kegs is a nightmare! a) you need to really, really tear them down to get them clean. I didn't know how and spoiled a lot of beer. b) the parts are NOT interchangeable. the leaks will never stop. c) if you are aware of a and b, it's much much cheaper -...

Hey guys, Some members of my family are lactose intolerant, so I am planning to mash at a higher temperature to reduce fermentability (and increase residual sweetness from the malt.) By my math, the lactose should be about 2.5% of the total sugar in the wort. If the original target mashing...

Hey guys. I'm new, so I don't exactly know where to put this. If it goes in a new thread let me know. I tried the search, but "caramel cream ale corn" has 1,200 hits, so I need to appeal to you. My grandma makes caramels every Christmas by boiling cream, sugar and corn syrup. I want to...

Hey everyone. Long time lurker here. I've got a very kludgy induction-powered all grain brewery in a basement, and I'm more than happy to share the output for a little help and company I'd love to talk to anybody about induction vs HERMS for those of us stuck brewing electrically, I'm still...

Googling my home brewing questions has brought me here many, many times. I'm very glad to join the community and hope I can contribute.