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Hi all! Just made a batch of the above mentioned cyser, 5 liters (1,3 gallons) of it. In the recipe Schramm recommends cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves, just 1 tsp of the first two and three cloves for 5 gallons, not sure of if others would agree with this and no time specified so thought I would ask...

Good to hear, thanks!

I say racking cane but I mean Auto-siphon. I've read about other brewers with the same problem, so my guess is that it is air.

I'm not so sure, the racking cane has done that type of gurgling sound accompanied by bubbles and air in the hose before. If it is air/oxygen, how much can it affect the taste of cyser do you think? Thanks for the help!

Hi all! I just racked my fall's bounty cyser after just under two weeks, it had fermented almost dry and almost no oxygen/carbon dioxide bubbles where seen in the demijohn. During racking for some unknown reason a big amount of bubbling/oxygenation happened inside the racking cane and hose, and...

I'm making a cyser with raisins and chopped dates, and a big bunch of them are floating on top. The yeast has nearly fermented all sugar in about a week which is fast for my standard. I'm thinking of keeping the cyser in primary for 1-2 weeks more. Should I swirl a bit every day to keep the...

Awesome, thanks.

That's good news, thank you!

Hi all! I'm planning to do the Fall's Bounty cyser tomorrow from The Compleat Meadmaker. Schramm gives instructions to top of to 5 gallons with water, is there some specific purpose with adding water instead of just adding extra apple juice? Also I'm planning to add vanilla beans beside the...

Fellow homebrewers! I just bottled my first batch of mead. Problem is my ancient corker which I got from my grandfather didn't push the corks all the way in (see picture). Will long-term storage still be okay or should I think about other solutions? Thanks!

Thank you all for your help. I have only racked twice if i remeber correctly, I'm gonna coldcrash and then rack it again soon, and have a taste! What kind of sugar solution should I use if I would like to see if bacteria would grow? And yes albumin is the most common protein in the blood...

Hi all! So I tried making my first mead in february which is conditioning since then, unfortunately a little too warm since I couldnt find a colder placer (18 degress celcius/64,4 fahrenheit). After a few months I noticed a little cloudy "sediment" at the top when the carboy was swirled, which...

Hello all! I'n brewing my first mead with D47 and I want to step feed it. Now I have some questions for you all: 1. Do you swirl/shake the mead after feeding it with honey for oxygenation and release of CO2 or do you just drop they honey in and leave it? 2. Do you add extra nutrients (fermaid...

When the starter is ready, how do you separate the yeast from the liquid? Do you really get yeast slurry after 24 hours?

Arpolis - thanks! The starter seemed to wake up yesterday but now it actually seems dead. At least not much activity. I started a new thread do ask how others do it :)

Since I overdid my first try for a mead starter with way to much honey (without taking a gravity reading), and in the process pretty much killing the yeast, I'm curious to how you people do it. I found an older thread with a few different replys, but if anyone else is willing to share how they...

Thank you for your reply. Does anyone have something to comment concerning my starter? What can I have done wrong?

From the little I've heard more than a package is necessary because of the high gravity, which can tend to otherwise kill the yeast. But I'm a newbie and that can be an incorrect understanding on my side.

Hello all! Yesterday I tried making my first ever mead starter after reading up a bit. I'm planning on making a 2 gallon/7,5 liters mead with lalvin d47. I wanted to learn making a starter instead of pitching several packages of yeast. So yesterday I made a starter out of 5 dl of honey and 1,5...