Mead gone wrong?
on Nov 13, 2009Perhaps it is a direct result of my neglect to keep posting, but things have turned foul! A little over a week after my last post I did a tasting and found the mead to be well on its way. The flavour was smoothing out and fermentation had stopped; hy...

the holy babble
on Nov 3, 2009I sincerely hope that the bible thumbers are wrong; the Ultimatum of Catholicism or Hell seems like the kind of lose-lose scenario that only a Catholic would willfully entertain.

Weak Sex… Err – Week Six!
on Oct 21, 2009 in Rambling Mead Week #6 When taking this weeks sample, I noticed that there’s quite a bit of lees at the bottom of the carboy, leading me to wonder whether I racked it too early, and if I should be racking it again soon.. The sample read an SG of 1000,...

Mead Week 5 – Coming into its own
on Oct 13, 2009 in Rambling S.G. is 1009 at 20 degrees, meaning that fermentation is crawling (which is probably not helped by the cool nights and our absence over the long weekend – meaning little heat). A little yeasty foam has popped up in a few spots on the top of the...

Mead, Week 4 – The Vikings draw near.
on Oct 6, 2009 in Rambling The Mead progresses, but slowly – like a pack of vikings in the winter months. Hydrometer reads 1.010, meaning that fermentation has slowed to a crawl.. I’ve noticed the airlock bubbling between every 8-10 seconds, though considering that...

Mead Week 3, Sept 29
on Sep 29, 2009 in Rambling The results of my weekly sampling: SG 1015 Temp 24 Deg Alcohol Content: approx. 9% Fermentation continues but has certainly slowed. Tasting: Sweet, slight sparkle, off yeasty tastes, slightly fruity.. Almost almondy.. Certainly some honey tones, the...

Preporting 101
on Sep 26, 2009The word ‘report’ is comprised of two root elements: re- which essentially means ‘again’ (ie repeat: to peat again), and port- a place of traffic (a port of entry or exit) or transaction (airport, deport, import, export, USB p...

Mead – Week 2
on Sep 22, 2009 in Rambling Updated readings: Temperature: 24 degrees (though I’m sure it’s fluctuated between 14-26 deg.. Getting cold at nights, below 10 at times) SG: 1040 Color: post-night of drinking urine (cloudy yellow). Estimated alcohol per volume: 5% Estim...

mead update
on Sep 15, 2009One week in: fermentation has slowed a little, I came home to find the airlock not bubbling at all! This has happened about 2 other times and a very brief shake to stir things up has tended to get it rolling again. When opened I do see it bubbling. I...

Mead Update
on Sep 15, 2009 in Rambling One week in: fermentation has slowed a little; I came home to find the airlock not bubbling at all! This has happened about 2 other times and a very brief shake to stir things up has tended to get it rolling again. When opened I do see that the conco...