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Thanks for the quick reply, Julie. :)

Will using 1116 instead of 1118 change the taste much? What is the difference? I am using 1118 that was recommended in the recipe. I can't wait until mine is done! This is my first batch but I have all the ingredients for my next batch ready for when this goes into secondary. :)

I got it but still like Julie's reply better!

So, today my SP hit 1.050. Two questions I have at this point: 1: I added the nutrient, extra bottle of lemon, and energizer. (As per Lon's recipe) I started this out in a 6 gallon bucket but would like it in my carboy so that I can make sure the kids don't drop anything in it while it is...

Just my two cents: I have a mead going that is an orange-spice mead. I added orange peels during the primary ferment and the spices to it during secondary (about a week later and removed the orange peels at that time). I only added 1 clove, 2 cinnemon sticks, and 1 tsp allspice because I did not...

Awesome! Thanks for all the help! I'm excited to get my batch going. I'm heading to the kitchen now to sterilize the bucket/supplies and away I go! Happy Friday! ~Kate

Thanks, Arne! I got the recipe off skeeterpee.com that says to use (3) 32 oz bottles of lemon juice and it will make 5 gallons. My glass carboy holds 6 gallons. Do you think I will be ok adding an extra gallon of water to the mix so that it's full or do you think I should get a 4th bottle of...

I've been reading alot about making skeeter pee and I want to try to make some. From what I read you are supposed to use a slurry from another batch of wine but don't have any fruit wines sitting around that I can use their slurry from. I only have a few 1 gallon batches of mead sitting in the...

Did you also back sweeten w/ the sugar plus add the can of cranberry? I'm starting my first batch of SP tomorrow and am SO excited! I bought enough stuff to make (2) 5-gallon carboys and I am looking for ideas on flavoring some. Cranberry sounds like it would be a great flavor to add. :)

Cleaning labels off bottles with Mr. Clean Magic Eraser I got my bottles second hand from a restaurant so I had a variety of different types of labels and adhesives to remove. I was able to clean all 80 bottles in about 2-3 hrs. I filled up the kitchen sink with bottles and hot soapy water...

She says that they have no clue because they do not know the previous owners and the neighbors do not know what was grown there. They said that the grape itself is large, dark, sweet and juicy when you pinch it. I suspect it might be concord? Sounds more like a table-type of grape rather than a...

Hi, I am asking a question for my mother in law. Her brother has a piece of property that has a small vineyard grown on it from the previous owner. He has no clue how to grow grapes or what to do with it but offered to let her harvest the grapes or even find a way to transplant some of the vines...

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The yellow bottle next to it is a younger batch of mead. That is why it is so cloudy- it is about a week or so old.

Awesome :) Thanks so much, Mike! This is what mine looks like. Do you recommend just leaving it like that?

Hi everyone, I'm new to making mead and only made a few types of wine so I have a rather lame question (or 2) so here goes: When you rack your mead into a clean carboy when it's pretty much clear, do you top it off w/ anything so there is no air space? If I leave it in the carboy there is...

I was using a siphon hose attached to a siphon plunger thing (I forget the name of it but it's basically a tube w/ a plunger in it that starts the siphoning suction for you). How does a filling rod work? I might have to get something like that for the next batch.

Hi, Quick question about how much wine vs air goes into the bottles when bottling. I just bottled up 6 gallons of Pinot Noir last night. I read somewhere to leave 2 fingers worth of air between the cork and the wine level. I filled all the bottles best I could to get them even and at this...

Cool, Yeah, it's still strong and gives me a sulphite headache when I open it. Thanks! ~Kate

Hi, I had a quick question about re-using k-meta? I made a gallon jug of k-meta tonight to sterilize some bottles that I plan on using this weekend. I used a funnel and poured the k-meta from the gallon jug into a few of the 750ml bottles and let it sit for a few minutes, then took each 750ml...