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2 months after brewing and the all of a sudden the fruits dropped! What's strange though is the only difference between the 2 is the variety of honey used. The left is yellow box, the right is orange blossom. Does anyone have thoughts on what I should do with the cloudy yellow box? Or should I...

Dave70 I had to do it in two batches so I didn't actually cook the honey all that long, less than 20 minutes. As to whether it tasted like sherry, I've never tried it so I'm not sure! Definitely looks like stout though... I'm still unsure if I should be adding more yeast, the fermentation hasn't...

Thanks, With the spices I figured I go with 70% of what the recipe stated, the honey I used was Orange Blossom. But using less, I can leave them in a bit longer and just judge by my taste. So essentially, I shall also be winging it! Two queries though: First: I used a hydrometer for the first...

Jumped in and brewed a 4L batch! Was surprised how dark it's come out, but it smells pretty good. Had a tiny taste too and it wasn't half bad, once its a bit cooler I'll take a reading with the hydrometer.

I haven't yet used a hydrometer, I'm reluctant giving how much of the brew I'd have to use to sample it, or once I've taken the sample can I return it to the main brew? I've heard conflicting views on that point. I'll keep an eye out for these other tips though!

So how do you tell when fermentation is done? Also thanks for all the help guys

Thought I'd give JAO a try as my first brew, so this week I've made 2 batches: 1st batch I used Yellow Box, 2nd I used Orange Blossom, will be interesting to see the difference. Still figuring out the timer for the heating pad to try and keep it consistent, but as long as it doesn't go over 25...

So that'll be about the one month mark you're adding spices. But by the sounds of it you're not intending to rack it in to another demijohn? Are you aiming for 3 months on the yeast cake? Because I was wondering how long you let if ferment before racking and adding spices

Mr Wibble what stage is your batch at now? Also I think you're right there, I've heard you're better off having more yeast then not enough. At what point did you rack?

I think I'll aim for 4L, and I was thinking I'd go a dry yeast as I've never used wet yeast before. So maybe 1.5 teaspoons? But I'll head into the local brew store and see what they have, I only ordered the spices today so I've got a little time to plan. Still confused on the racking part too...

Woops, I've got my conversions wrong, looks like I'm making 3.8L and need a bigger pot!

Hi all, I've only just brewed my first batch of mead using JAO and was wanting to give this a crack. However, I'm having some trouble converting the figures especially the amount of yeast. Would any one kindly share their converted formula for a 5L demijohn? Also how long do you leave it in the...