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I like making a 1 gallon peach mead with 3 pounds of peaches and 3 pounds of honey. This time I only have 2 pounds of peaches and I want to use this juice. (I’ll try to attach pictures) It’s hard trying to figure how much juice to use and should I substitute the juice for water, etc. Anybody use...

What kind of wine cooler do you folks use for mead? Didn’t think I needed one in the basement until my Airconditioning went out for three weeks! Im thinking 35 bottles at a time. Thanks! Art

This mead has stopped fermenting but I will take one more final reading and have the wife taste it again. She tasted it last month and wants it sweeter. How do I add the honey? If I just pour it in, it will sit at the bottom. I’ve been told I shouldn’t stir or shake it. Should I add honey to a...

Two more gravity readings I’m hoping I’m getting right. The first one is a Blueberry orange mead I started 1/15/22 with a SG reading of 1.039. Today looks like 1.002? I may have messed up with this one. I used a big brew bucket with1.5 pounds blueberries, 2 oranges, 3pounds of honey, 1tsp Fermax...

Here’s my recipe I started November 27, 2021: 4 cups honey 2 pounds blueberries vanilla bean cinnamon stick RC 212 yeast SG 1.040 Today I tried to get a final gravity reading but there was not one. The hydrometer sat on the bottom. What does that mean? My wife tasted it and said it taste ok. I...

Hello all, This is my first try at a fruity mead with 2 oranges 18 oz. blackberries 25 raisins SG 1.122 I started this 1/15/22 and the recipe says rack in 30 days. It looks pretty thick and cloudy. Should I rack this through a strainer? Looks I should pour it through a strainer but I probably...

Hello all, I found a 1 gallon Pyment recipe that uses Juicy Juice. I was wondering if anyone has tried this and added things to it to improve it... 64 oz White grape Juicy Juice no preservatives 2 pounds honey and 1 pound for back sweetening Red Star Premier Blanc EC 118 pretty simple, warm...

Hey folks! On 12-27-21 I took a SG reading of my Blueberry Muffin Mead with vanilla and cinnamon. SG 32 ABV 4 sugar 8 This was my 1st rack. I forgot to take a SG reading at the start. A month later, 2nd rack 1-28-22 today SG 25 ABV. 3.5 Sugar blue line 6.5 What does this mean? Thanks, Art

Hello all, I made a blueberry orange mead and took a reading of the honey/water mixture then another after I added the fruit. They were different but which one is best? thanks, Art

Hey folks, This one called for 3 pounds of honey heated in a gallon of water poured over 2 pounds of frozen blueberries and a few raisins in the brew bucket. Sprinkle Bourgovin RC 212 yeast, give it a swish once a day for 3 days. I just racked it into a carboy and added a cinnamon stick and...

Hey folks, I looked on the recipe tab for a blueberry mead recipe but I couldn’t find one for 1 gallon. My Brother-in-law has a blueberry field and I should have a little honey from my hives. Anyone willing to share an easy but tried and true blueberry mead recip? Thanks, Art

Hey folks, I made my peach mead, again like I do every year for the past three years. It’s the only wine/mead I have made. This time it’s me out cloudy. The first time no clouds. The second time cloudy and I back sweetened it with a little cane sugar and campden tablet and potassium Sorbate. And...

I made a cascading pale ale that told me to refrigerate one after bottling for 4 days and if there is carbonation, the rest are ready. I want to give some away but how long can I let them sit before they have to be refrigerated? Thanks!