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that's the best explanation yet! and funny too! thanks! de

you guys have been a great help thank you so much! My hubby appreciates the advice too as he's been the one having to do the clean up... de

thank you! do K-meta and sorbate both stabilize? or do you have to use both? how do you fortify with an alcohol? when do you do it? and why? thank you so much for the help! de

thanks for the reply! I have K-meta but doesn't that stabilize? do I also have to add sorbate? if so, why? thanks a bunch, into the carboy it goes!

ok, I followed the recipe for traditional mead I started the process 1/31/07. did the honey, nutrient, tannin, water acid test thing, initial SG 1.081 I left in the primary 3 weeks, I forgot about it. SG was .98 when i moved to the secondary. left it there a month, added honey/water to sweeten...

I made a batch of traditional mead, then after letting it sit for 3 months in the secondary, added some oak and some honey water to sweeten it. I let it set another 2 months, no bubbles visible, the airlock showed no movement so I bottled. I just blew a cork and what little is left in the...

is this a "quick mead" and how long after bottling should you wait to drink...mine is super thick and sweet, like a heavy liquor/dessert wine, with a bunch of bite.

do you have a recipe for a quick mead? thanks! De

one more quick question, do meads have bottle shock like the wines do? de

I am still a bit unclear on when to start the "counter" for aging. when a number of posts refer to letting a mead age for 7-12 months does that counter start when it hits the carboy or after it's bottled, regardless of time in carboy? I really want into my mead, but since every post assures me...

I have a vinometer and am wondering as to it's accuracy. I do the before and after SG then do the multiplication to get final alchol content. I started doing the vinometer as well since I forgot to take initial SG on a batch and I was unable to take the initial SG on a second apple batch due to...

I made my very first wine kit the Island Mist Strawberry White merlot. I did everything very carefully per the instructions. I may not have stirred it enough, since it was a bit bubbly when I bottled, but it cleared beautifully. My problem is that it tastes/smells yeasty. Not undrinkable...

Thanks!

I'm in Fort Walton Beach FL and am looking for good honey. Where did you say you found a good supplier? De

so clover honey from the grocery store would work? anything i should be wary of? thanks for the help. de