honey

So I made a basic homebrew mead about 7 weeks ago with clear honey , Lalvin D-47 yeast and strong black tea and lemon juice as the yeast nutrient in 2 5 gallon jugs. One has almost stopped bubbling.At the time I didn't know anything about measuring the specific gravity, hydrometers or anything...

Hi everyone, my name is Matt. I've been keeping bees in southern Spain for 9yrs and produce and sell lots of honey. I would like to start producing sparkling mead.

I keep bees - and when you do your 'harvest' you also get a collection of wax 'cappings' and honey (and dead bees usually) which is pretty rubbish. This is used to make make mead by some folk. Any reason why I can't wash the honey out of the wax and crud; heat it a bit to sterilise and brew from...

Hi guys, I've been wondering about different fermentable adjuncts, and what colours and flavours they impart on a finished brew. So far I've used glucose, honey, and homemade dark(ish) candi sugar, but I've seen all sorts mentioned here like golden syrup, maple, treacle etc. What's your...