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I am making a batch of wine, using only maple syrup as the sugar, with blackberries for flavoring. I am concerned with the possible production of Methanol as a by product of fermenting a product made of tree sap. My concern mainly comes from remembering that Methanol use to be made by the...

Just finishing my first batch of this up now. Had it fermenting for two weeks, and found that it was pretty much finished. At this point, it was still smelling very yeasty, and had a more pronounced alcoholic flavor. It's been racked, with the zest from 2 lemons, for 3 days now, and it has...

Thanks for the advice, all. It is not clear yet, but the airlock doesn't seem to be bubbling anymore, or it is at least going very slowly. I will probably give it another month, and rack it if it still isn't nice and clear. I'm hoping to have it ready to drink by christmas.

I started this one almost 2 months ago, using the original recipe, except I substituted for a dry ale yeast. This is my first mead. The 2 months is up tomorrow, and the oranges and foam floating on top have not yet sunk to the bottom, as described in the original instructions. Should I filter...