Dan O

Almost all, if not all commercial yeast produced today is grown in a lab, which would have nothing to do with any kind of historical...

I have some Buckwheat honey that just would not clear in a mead. Six months of sitting around and stuff would not drop out. In that...

Was the batch a traditional (honey, water, yeast)? Or did it have fruit? How long has it been in secondary? Do you have the means to...

That's not correct. Up until the wort is chilled to about 75c, every addition adds a certain amount of bitterness.

OK, 1.064 og is quite low for a mead. You have multiple choices here, to pick the right one, you have to understand how hop utilisation...

Extract doesn't need a boil at all. For safety reasons, I would boil it for five to ten minutes, but that's it. It will darken and...

is this a philosophical question? off the top of my head i would think that once you hit 51 percent honey you cant call it beer. and...

no not at all it looks perfectly good to me esp the second pic

Racked (3) one gallon carrot blossom traditional meads. These started off as a single 3.75 gallon batch with yeast pitched and then...

Here's hoping for a good honey crop. I'm not a beek, but I have quite a surplus of honey that I've amassed from buying it. I, too...

... since I last made mead. I just didn't harvest enough honey in 2023! The mead stocks are getting low, but I am making an all out...

Bottled 750ml waterless berry mead for County Fair home wine making contest. Bottled another 375ml of same for friends to taste...

I recommend using a brew bag for fruit additions. I find the clean-up way easier & less gunk in the hose when racking & they reduce...

Having worked with peaches in past recipes, I have learned peaches are light in flavor contributed & can easily take 6 lbs/gallon to...

I am looking at doing a peach mead, but I think I may have some of my proportions in my recipe wrong. Looking for a little bit of help...