Hi Guys... and Girls.... I am in need of a Goof Proof, Strawberry Mead recipe. I know there are plenty of recipes out there.... but this is for a newbie...
Basically, make a starter, let it get going for a couple of days. In your carboy use 4 pounds honey per gallon and 1 pound frozen strawberries per gallon. The...
... another trick is to use Kearns Nectar in place of fruit. the strawberry seeds cause flavors that take a LLLLOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNGGG time to mellow just my 2...
also, a food mill, which is a bing grinder like affair that does an excellent job on fruits, will not only not grind the seeds, but will keep them seperate...
With an ale yeast, your alcohol tolerance is going to be around the 6% to 8% range. 2# honey per gallon of cider is going to be very sweet. I use 2-1/2 /...
For a five gallon batch: - 15 pounds wildflower honey - 1 x 96oz can of Vintners Harvest Strawberry - 4 teaspoons yeast nutrient - 1 Tablespoon yeast energizer...
Hi folks I keep reading this. To me I have a primary and secondary fermentation when making beer, the second being in the pressure barrel to create the actual...
Historically, wine fermentation commonly had two stages. Primary fermentation occured during the fall until most of the sugar had been consumed. Dropping...
yeah, you have to be careful about the seeds of any fruit. They can all cause an off flavor in fermentation. Something about low levels of arsenic or something...
Ok, so I made a batch of mead recently and I made it significantly drier than i normally do. (It was apple juice and 2lbs of honey). I used all the same...
Hi Gang, I have a local guru I can fine tune my recipe with, but I wanted to post this to the larger brewing community. I am hoping to start a batch this...
Ah, could be the acid. It is apple. I wonder if I have one of those packs of ph test strips from that chem class I took in college? Hmm. I would guess that at...
not sure if pomegranet's count because you normally eat those seeds. They aren't like apple seeds or peach pits or berry seeds. ... From: leaking pen...
first get/use a waterproof digital ph meter. When making mead, sprinkle acid blend into the must until the ph meter reads between 3.5-4.2 ish (everyone, ...
Has anyone else had a problem with these beasties taking a long time to ramp up? The first batch I had didnt do anything but I think it was a bad batch.. the...
... so, why do you rerack during fermentation? The point of racking is as far as I can see clearing the product. But this only makes sense after fermentation...
... The short answer is autolysis (see below). For the marjority of wine/mead products, leaving the product on the lees for too long can impart bad odors and ...
1? Is the yeast differeant? ... sherry or champagne yeast will dry out your brew. 2? Apple Juice... is it "no preservatives"? I made a batch a few months ago I...
1 - yes, different yeast. I know that made it dryer. The dry-ness wasn't really a concern of his just the tummy ache problem. 2-I've used the exact same juice...
Then it could be the age... I used to drink my stuff young. It was agonizing to wait when I had nothing else. So I made a concerted effort to brew Many 5...
