hi I'm trying to brew some mead. I ownly started it off three days ago and I'm getting a fruity smell coming from it. I used Ironbark honey. can anyone help me...
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bill rizzo
adv4805
Aug 4, 2009 1:53 pm
 Smell of fruit is not a bad thng. Is it bubbeling through the vapor lock?  Lord Angino Di Vincenzo Principality of the Mists Representitive Brewers Guild I...
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me
tingle_girl2001
Aug 4, 2009 2:04 pm
... yes I am I have also noticed a little bit oflike talc floating on tope ( like 3 small bubbles worth)is this infection and if so want is the likelyhood of...
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mark johnson
templardude2001
Aug 4, 2009 2:27 pm
You are probably using a top fermenting yeast, and the top talc like floaters are an average occurance if so. The smell COULD also have to do with the amount...
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Bob Wenzlaff
robert_wenzlaff
Aug 10, 2009 3:42 pm
I'm just wondering.... I tried brewing a "quick ale" at Pennsic this year (for consumption at Pennsic). It was an un-hopped orange and coriander flavored ale...
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Ben Cogan
bencogan
Aug 10, 2009 3:54 pm
Every year, ales and or meads Brandubh On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Bob...
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sorchaprechan
Aug 11, 2009 6:36 pm
I've only made Ambrosia Farms quick-mead kits at Pennsic. They're designed specifically for Pennsic. Those of you who've brewed properly there - anything...
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Bob Wenzlaff
robert_wenzlaff
Aug 11, 2009 8:09 pm
... Sanitation in ales pretty much takes care of itself during the most critical part. You start with 160 deg. water to mash/extract the wort from the grain,...
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Scott
docatlas
Aug 17, 2009 2:26 am
I've been using campden tablets to kill off the yeast in my meads when they're done; the bottle recommends using 2 tablets per gallon. Tonight I had a jug...
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leaking pen
the_leaking_pen
Aug 17, 2009 2:56 am
im sure people have tricks, but, for me, unless you finish a very dry mead, to quote jurassic park, life will find a way....
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Cranium@...
jcostarakis
Aug 17, 2009 4:56 am
Bulk aging for over a year prior to bottling has worked well for me but normaly I keg everything. Really eliminates the issue completely... Jason The Mad...
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Julie
jehannettede...
Aug 17, 2009 2:06 pm
... Do you have a purpose in killing them off early?...
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Jon Loeliger
jonloeliger
Aug 17, 2009 2:06 pm
... Hi Scott, If the fementation has stopped, then a combination of SO2 and sorbate will prevent it from restarting. Another approach is to sterile filter. ...
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stencil
stencil01230
Aug 17, 2009 3:06 pm
On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:56:41 +0000, in [SCA_Brew] Digest Number 1938 ... Drink it. Well, seriously, if you're going to drink sweet mead, sulfite and age it in...
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Sylvia Ferrell
sylviaduvey
Aug 17, 2009 3:12 pm
Hello, Are you taking the specific gravity of your must at the beginning and monitoring it periodically? The yeast you use will have tolerance only to a...
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Willum
mikemojc
Aug 17, 2009 4:09 pm
Here's a link that discusses ending fermentation: http://mikemojc.byethost12.com/Stopping.html...
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Carraig Mac Cosgraigh
carraig1014
Aug 18, 2009 12:49 am
There are lots of viable solutions. If you are not brewing for SCA competition, this is the simplest solution with the highest probability of success {in my...
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bkrose40
Aug 18, 2009 4:33 pm
Pennsic 2009 scores have been posted. http://www.greydragon.org/ikbg/index.html Jane Beaumont...
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lil420pixie
Aug 18, 2009 10:32 pm
I have two folgers coffee cans filled with dried lavender...Does anyone have any recipes that would be great with this herb.. Thanks Elena...
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leaking pen
the_leaking_pen
Aug 18, 2009 11:47 pm
cup of flowers, one liter of alcohol (either isopropyl or drinking, 70 percent or higher or everclear works best) soak overnight, then screen off lavender....
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Asaofokc@...
Aug 19, 2009 12:30 am
I was at a SCA party someone brought Lavender sugar cookies,,, Yum ASA In a message dated 8/18/2009 6:47:33 P.M. Central Daylight Time, itsatrap@......
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Joel Schonbrunn
jschonbr
Aug 19, 2009 12:38 am
One of the best meads we have ever made was a combination of Rosehips and Lavender. It was pretty much just putting the dried herbs in a bag (such as you would...
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avri kallas
lil420pixie
Aug 19, 2009 4:47 am
Yeah saw a recipe for that and definately want to make some..Course I will not be eating them because I am allergic to lavender but will give hubby a nice lil...
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avri kallas
lil420pixie
Aug 19, 2009 4:48 am
Hmm I assume you are speaking seasoned brewer language but I am very new to brewing and don't know some of these terms.. But thats for the suggestion. Elena ...
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Tadhg
ld_tadhg
Aug 21, 2009 2:22 am
Greetings, Â Could you tell me the process you used? Â Did you heat the water before you added the honey? Did you boil the brew? Â Fruity is not necessarily...
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donald st. jean
scapup
Aug 21, 2009 5:15 am
Hello, I was wondering if anyone had a period recipe for making a sweet (not to sweet)Meade. I was thinking about something with either peaches or maybe plums....
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Bob Wenzlaff
robert_wenzlaff
Aug 21, 2009 2:27 pm
... What specific type of yeast did you use. The fruity smell may be esters. Yeast naturally produce these (some strains more than others), especially if the...
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Bob Wenzlaff
robert_wenzlaff
Aug 21, 2009 3:18 pm
... Fruit meads, or melomels, are an odd thing when it comes to "period" brewing. There are very few melomel recipes prior to Digby (just out of period) but...
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donald st. jean
scapup
Aug 21, 2009 4:23 pm
Greetings, Thank you very much for the recipe. Gerhard The wisdom of strategy is unique. Even when involved in difficult battle, never cease to learn the...
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scapup
Aug 21, 2009 4:28 pm
Greetings, So I just finished racking my wines for the 6th time. No one told me how much work can go into making wine. I just sampled the both apple juices and...
