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I heated a bit of the wine in a saucepan to dissolve my buckwheat honey. I I had the same concern, I all went well, I am due to bottle soon

No problem Wade, it happens. I ended up making the Caramel Apple Mead and so far I think it is coming along. About to rack it the last time next week. I still have a gallon of honey and blueberries, and now my bucket is clear, so I could possibly start another run. I sure did learn a lot in the...

Facebook likey for me. Would have really come in handy last night!! But then, the luster of the kitchen floor improved with the mead that landed on it.

OK, checked my gravity, I am at 1.07, so I added my 1st nutrient shot, I am using WLN1000 from White labs. Also, my yeast was Wyeast 4021. I forgot to dissolve this in liquid, so I did get foaming.

I found out on another forum that you do withhold the 1 lb of BW honey for sweetening. This means that the initial honey charge will be 10 lbs, 7, 2 and 1. I made up a batch this evening. First time ever trying any fermenting ever. Here are some observations I thought I would post for any...

summersolstice, Do I understand that you add all but 1 lb of buckwheat honey with the DME, reserving the 1 lb for addition prior to aging? Or, will we be adding all 11 lbs of honey with the DME, and sweetening later with an additional 1 lb, for a total of 12 lbs for the entire recipe...

Wade, I am as newbie as one can be. I have bees, therefore surplus honey. I also have a bunch of blueberries in the freezer. I have a bucket with lid and airlock, and Safbrew T-58 yeast. I am not quite sure of what Yeast Nutrient, Yeast Energizer, Acid Blend, K-Meta or Liquid...