Comments on: Ok.. A New Mead

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By: Ian

Ian — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 03:47:20 +0000

Your mead may still be ok. I once showed someone how to make wine from a kit over the telephone, and thought I was clear about how to use the airlock. The person insisted I had not told them to put water or sulfite solution in it, and they left the thing dry for a month.

The wine was fine. But it sure is a good idea to have a routine to check those airlocks! Every couple of weeks I have a look at mine.

By: MeadMaker

MeadMaker — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 23:58:23 +0000

I wish I had read your response sooner, I was checking my mead yesterday and I noticed that 2 airlocks were letting air in… that is the first time I have ever let that happen (and hopefully that will be the last

Later!

By: Ian

Ian — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:41:44 +0000

Ah, it is hard waiting, isn’t it? One of the problems I run into waiting for mead is that I often forget to check the water levels in the air locks. So far, I’ve been lucky, but I need to make sure I remind myself on a regular basis to check those levels!

Another thing I do is try to make sure I’ve got some wines that won’t need as much ageing before it’s drinkable. Helps keep me sane and patient!

Thanks for your comment.

By: MeadMaker

MeadMaker — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:49:38 +0000

I love mead, but man it is so hard waiting for it to age. I have six batches aging right now and I can only taste a hint of what the final product will taste like. I am starting to think my first batches of mead will come out a little on the dry side. That just gives me the excuse I need to dig out the brewing equipment…

By: Erroll

Erroll — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 05:57:59 +0000

Hi Ian, I'm a meadmaker too, and I have found it a little easier to measure honey by volume. One gallon of honey is about twelve pound. Using a large stock pot with markings at the 8 quart and 12 quart levels, you could fill the pot with hot water to the 8 quart line then fill it with honey to the 12 quart line. I used liquid honey in my mead, but crystallized honey would also be pretty easy to measure this way (just keep plopping it in until the water level rose to the 12 quart line). That would leave you with one gallon (12 pounds) of honey dissolved in 2 gallons of water. You could then add more water until reach your target SG. Erroll

By: Home Winery » Blog Archive » Meads Update

Home Winery » Blog Archive » Meads Update — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:54:46 +0000

[...] As I wrote on the 25th of January, I started a new mead which used 20 lbs. of honey and a starting SG reading of 1.110. Fermentation continues to be vigourous six days later and today, I took a SG reading which showed 1.090. Just to repeat if you are interested, I used Lalvin EC-1118 yeast strain. It looks like this may take a good ten days in the primary before I rack to a carboy. [...]