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Hi there. I have a question about brewing Mead. I am just getting into brewing and have started a batch of mead with a friend who has a little bit more...
What color is the film? Is it white to off white? If so it is most likely yeast. If so they you should be ok. If it is blackish then you may indeed have some ...
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If it is mold, your mead still isn't ruined. When you rack, just siphon your mead and make sure you stop before you reach the moldy bits. As long as the mold...
The film on top is a white to off white colour, everything was cleaned thouroughly with Diversol BX/A before use, as for smell, it smell ok (quite nice...
... Another possibility is powder mold. Does it look like someone sprinkled baby powder on top of your mead? It's a very acid and alcohol tolerant mold, mostly...
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I know that when I make mead, I often get a 'film' or scum on top of my mead... it's just from the honey, it's what's left of the wax etc. that I didn't get...
... heh, here in San Diego, the brew club Qaff had a desperation brew contest for fun judged at the aha convention in Vegas. got some "interesting " brews...
I had a look at the brew. It was a light white, and very thin film that my best guess as a baker would either be impurities or yeast, that then grew a little ...
What do you mead he did not get sick siphoning? I really really hope you do NOT mean you suck on the hose to start the syphon.... that will pollute the...
... hope you ... pollute ... You can get a self pumping suction hose but in a real pinch, I would gargle with a shot of vodka and then siphone. The vodka will...
Or you could just prime your hose with water and let gravity do it's thing. Just let the water run off and when you get to your brew, start racking or ...
And then you could save the Vodka for more appropriate things.. like drinking :) (1.5 minutes..lol) ... ____________________________________________________ ...
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This may be a silly question, but when is honey cheapest durring the year? Is there a season for honey production or should I just keep checking in at my local...
You'll probally find the best prices from your local bee keepers. Otherwise the next best price will be someplace you can buy in bulk, like Sam's Club, Costco...
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