Rukula
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i got some recipes, and decided to make me some mead. i'm already on my first round.
I know the basics of brewing, since I've brewed some beer before, however, I'm quite new to the mead/wine thing.
bear with me, in this massive wall of text
Well, the basics are Honey, Water and yeast. And if you want something good, you add some orange, some berries etc.
To clear the mead, i want to use 2-3 carboys, transferring the mead in its first fermented stage into the next, leaving the sediments behind. Doing this will clear the mead, without having to use chemicals (sounds about right in my mind)
Now.. In most recipes, it says to add the fruits in at the first stage, and adding the yeast after the fruit are in the carboy. All this is left behind in the first transfer. At what point do you guys recommend getting it in the second carboy?
I want to experiment with adding oak-chips to the thing. "Blackberry oak mead" must be amazing if done properly. Will you recommend adding the chips from the start? letting it get from the start to end with the oak chips in it? or maybe adding this at the 2. carboy stage?
The thing is, I've heard about this thing, that the mead ain't finished before about 3 months. So i don't know if i should let it stay in the carboy with the oranges for 3 months. 3 month old oranges doesn't sound amazing, to be honest. :sick:
I know the basics of brewing, since I've brewed some beer before, however, I'm quite new to the mead/wine thing.
bear with me, in this massive wall of text
Well, the basics are Honey, Water and yeast. And if you want something good, you add some orange, some berries etc.
To clear the mead, i want to use 2-3 carboys, transferring the mead in its first fermented stage into the next, leaving the sediments behind. Doing this will clear the mead, without having to use chemicals (sounds about right in my mind)
Now.. In most recipes, it says to add the fruits in at the first stage, and adding the yeast after the fruit are in the carboy. All this is left behind in the first transfer. At what point do you guys recommend getting it in the second carboy?
I want to experiment with adding oak-chips to the thing. "Blackberry oak mead" must be amazing if done properly. Will you recommend adding the chips from the start? letting it get from the start to end with the oak chips in it? or maybe adding this at the 2. carboy stage?
The thing is, I've heard about this thing, that the mead ain't finished before about 3 months. So i don't know if i should let it stay in the carboy with the oranges for 3 months. 3 month old oranges doesn't sound amazing, to be honest. :sick:
