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    Mead Fermented Out At 19.5% Using Lalvin 71b-1122?

    Cheers! Yeah maybe something was off with my measuring at the start, who knows... Oh well, it's in the carboys now so it's in the hands of the gods, sure it'll be drinkable and it'll certainly get me drunk 😉
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    Mead Fermented Out At 19.5% Using Lalvin 71b-1122?

    Thanks all, so I guess I just had some hard working yeast! Still, tastes alright I think and will be fine after a good few months in the demis - if not a little potent. My first time making mead, seems like getting the desired sweetness without back sweetening is a bit of a s**t-shoot... Guess...
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    Mead Fermented Out At 19.5% Using Lalvin 71b-1122?

    Other useful info: I used 5kg of honey for a total 12litre ish must and did a staggered nutrient cycle
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    Mead Fermented Out At 19.5% Using Lalvin 71b-1122?

    Hey guys, so my primary has been well and truly done for about 2 weeks now. I just took my fg before racking from my fermenting bucket into two demijohns, and I was surprised to see it's fermented everything out. It's now sat at 1.000, when I started at 1.145. According the calculator on...
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    Youngs American IPA

    Hi guys, I'm 17 days into this kit as we speak. It's my third ever home brew and just wanted to ask a question to those more experienced... I forgot to take the S.G. until after I added the yeast, and taking it afterwards gave 1.064, which seemed kind of high. I read that yeast can increase the...
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