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Thank you I have sort of got a handle on it now, its a lot clearer. Have to go away to work for two weeks so the bees and the fermenters will have to look after themselves for a while. I am a left over relic from the dark ages, I know my bees and honey but this fermenting mead is a foreign...

I am having trouble going from Brix to S.G. Hydrometer calibrated in demineralised water at 20degrees reads 1.00 Refractometer calibrated in demineralised water set at Zero Reading off the mead sitting in the cupboard with the Refractometer is 16Brix..... 1+(16x0.004) =1.064 Hydrometer is...

Pete, Thanks for the

Pete, Thanks for the S.G. value. Makes me feel more comfortable. I have been running tests on the Unblended Cold Processed Coachwood Honey I have been using. It is running at 1.47059kg/litre. It should be a little higher than your value as it is my honey and is cold processed/unfiltered. Thanks...

The Spec says it is fine in the range of 15/30 degrees. I thought I may have gone a bit overboard with the nutrient. I will take your advice and leave it in the cupboard for a couple of months and see what it looks like. I have some very dark black honey in the cupboard, I will start a new batch...

Ray1 here, Have just found this site and am hopeing it may answer a few questions. Firstly I have no experience with home brewing, but, I am a very enthusastic sideline beekeeper. Decided to use some of my honey to brew some mead. Added (4) litres of mineral water to (1.1) litre of Coachwood...