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Update: It's dry So, I got distracted with some life changes, and now the mead is sitting right at 1.000. I tasted it and holy wow it's good as a dry still wine. It's obviously missing some body because it's only 10.5% abv, but awesome none the less. I almost wanna try adjusting this recipe for...

3rd option: just do what mosin said and have no carbonation.

All I have to work with is a 5 gallon bucket, a hose, and some bottles. I wish I could just keg it :( I did go ahead and start the batch as described above. It ended up at a little less than 4.5 gallons and the OG is 1.080. If I finish at 1.010 the ABV should be 9.2% which is what I wanted. I...

Hi all, I'm making my second batch of mead! I want to achieve a light, highly carbonated, slightly sour, semi dry mead for the summer weather. My biggest concern is bottle conditioning and halting fermentation (or not halting fermentation?) So the plan so far is as follows: 5(ish) gal batch...

An age old question, I'm sure. When I made cider, I never saw any of this, but my friend has some left over gunk on top of his cider after fermentation. Fermenting 2 weeks with champagne yeast and yeast nutrient. I suspect this is just the remnants of some happy yeast.

As I look towards bottling, I have two more questions: 1. Is the finished cider essentially shelf stable? 2. any guesses on the actual abv? Remember that it is just store bought apple cider with no added sugar. My guess is <5%? I took a reading with the hydrometer after about 2 weeks and it was...

After having a few friends taste and smell the sample, I realized it was fine. @Cider Wraith I definitely want to try a carbonated cider at some point, but I am a little scared of bottles exploding. Also, because I am new to the craft, I just wanted to create the simplest alcohol product...

I made a 5 gallon batch of cider using store-bought apple cider and champagne yeast. Mistake #1, it had potassium sorbate. However, this didn't seem to affect fermentation. Went to get supplies for secondary fermentation process and got some STAR SAN. Mistake #2, apparently, rubbing alcohol is...

I just got into fermentation not to long ago after discovering an awesome home-brew supplies/brewery nearby. They got me set up with some nice 6 gallon buckets with bottom spigots, hoses, airlocks, and of course STAR SAN. I started a batch of dry still cider about 3 weeks ago. I have been...