Recent content by Plaz

This batch of mead from last month cleared last night - happy new year!! Will it be ok to drink so soon after just 30 days?

Here's my update. Fermented to 0.098 and stopped bubling today (4 days) Did not have to add any yeast or nutrient during the ferment. Darn how can i slow down the fermentation time? Stayed at 26 degrees whole time, maybe this needs to be cooler so ill try this again in winter. Tastes...

Okay after reading through this forum topic i have decided to join the search for the illusive holy grail lemonade brew. My attempt is based loosly on the Nosebleed Hard Lemonade recipe and goes like this (23 ltr batch): 2.5kg Lemons 1.5kg Oranges 5g Pectinaise 1kg white sugar 2kg brown...

Just an update on this. My SG is slightly under 1.000 today and the fermenting looks to have slowed right down. I'm going to rack off from the 1.5cm of Lees. Into a 23ltr glass Carboy with the cinnamon and star annise transferred over. Ill top up with apple juice if needed. Then fit an...

I was also worried about my cider getting too dry so I used a sachet of the Coles Tandaco yeast I had leftover from the JAOM. 6 x 2ltr bottles Aldi Apples Juice 6 x 2ltr bottles of Aldi Apple and Mango Juice 3 Cinnamon Sticks 2 Star Annise 1 Kg white sugar 5g Tataric Acid 5g Citric...

Thanks for the beginner recipe. Ive never made Mead and found this really easy to follow. Started bubbling away nicely after first hour and has been down two days now. Smells really nice in the cupboard. :rolleyes: Its at 26 degrees with a single buble coming through the airlock every...