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	READ THIS FIRST: Forum Rules and FAQ's Visit here first for posting rules, FAQ's about the forum and other important information. If you don't read, and get flamed, don't blame us....	NOTA BENE: Homebrew Contest... by Oskaar 04-17-2011 10:48 PM	7	10
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Meadmaking Resource Section
	Mead NewBees - Post your Questions Here (56 Viewing) IMPORTANT: Please post your EXACT recipe, ALL ingredients and the quantities you used.	Carboy cleaning? by kuri Today 06:38 PM	3,164	30,659
	General Recipe Discussion Section (4 Viewing) IMPORTANT: Please post your EXACT recipe, ALL ingredients and the quantities you used.	Private	0	0
	The Process of Making Mead Have a question about aeration, SNA, FAN, YANC, the 1/3 sugar break, stabilizing, racking, bottling?? This is the place!	Private	0	0
	Ingredients for Mead (3 Viewing) What kind of honey should I use? What about fruit? What about grain, spices, herbs, chiles or my neighbors annoying cat? This is the place to go.	Private	0	0
	Yeasties and Beasties (1 Viewing) Questions or problems with yeast, either domestic or wild? Here is your place. You can also post comments and criticisms about various yeast strains here.	Private	0	0
	Mead Making Equipment What the heck is a lees stirrer? There's an auto siphon? Enolmatic...that just sounds...wrong! If you have questions about equipment this is your destination.	Private	0	0
	Troubleshooting your Mead (10 Viewing) VERY VERY IMPORTANT: Please post your EXACT recipe, ALL ingredients and the quantities you used so the Mead Mentors can give you accurate feedback.	bochet that won't start... by duffrecords Today 11:41 AM	576	5,549
	The Mead Log! (1 Viewing) So I got tired of calling this a Brew Log since we're recording our Mead Making in this section	Private	0	0
Mead Industry Topics
	The Mead Industry Forum Mead industry discussions on everything from starting up a Meadery to hiring a meadmaker	Private	0	0
	Commercial Mead Reviews Trying out the commercial meads? Perhaps, like me, you collect and have tasting parties. Post your reviews here, for all to see!	Private	0	0
	Mead and Food Everything from cooking with mead to finding it in stores, restaurants and shops!	Private	0	0
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	The Hive (18 Viewing) This is the virtual Gotmead Pub. This is the Got Mead? place to just, or talk about anything that grabs you. Drinks are low priced, and no fighting allowed, or I'll have Oskaar toss you out!	Why is clear better? by akueck Today 06:28 PM	2,542	26,671
	Homebrew Competitions and Calendar Events Announcements for Competitions and Events!	10th Annual World of Beer... by TheAlchemist 04-16-2013 01:00 PM	260	2,066
Mead History, Legends, The SCA, Period Meadmaking and Brewing
	SCA Mead Forum for All Kingdoms SCA related mead discussions for all Kingdoms in this forum	Private	0	0
	The History and Legends associated with Mead If you're curious about mead history and its origins, this is the place	Private	0	0
	Documented Recipes and Period Mead Resources Post your period meadmaking resources here, and any documented recipes you would like to share!	Private	0	0
Beer, Wine and Spirits Discussion Forums
	Beer, Honey? Do you make beer? Want to post your beer recipes? Beer can be made quick, and can be a great stopgap while you wait for your mead to age out......	Private	0	0
	Wine, spirits and other fermented beverages Discuss them here	Private	0	0
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Carboy cleaning? Today 06:38 PM What akueck said. Only 40C works perfectly fine, so use the hot water from the tap. No need to boil it. And if for some reason you can't get PBW, O...	Mead NewBees - Post your Questions Here	kuri
Why is clear better? Today 06:28 PM There are notable exceptions to the "yeasty beverages taste bad" rule, but in general I'd agree that's is the loss of bitterness from the yeast that m...	The Hive	akueck
Help me decide please... Today 05:36 PM Yep I am going to get some bulk honey this weekend to have it ready to go as soon as I get the new conical set up. I am really getting excited now, t...	The Hive	B. Goldwater
Slow Fermenter Today 05:00 PM I'm getting the idea from a few sources that the strips aren't worth the money. I've seen some new meters on eBay for about $30....	Mead NewBees - Post your Questions Here	maxmurder
bochet that won't start fermenting Today 11:41 AM I finally got some free time to split the batch into two 2.5 gallon batches, diluted by a gallon of water each. The hydrometer now reads 1.080 SG and...	Troubleshooting your Mead	duffrecords
What have you been reading? Today 08:54 AM Finally finished book five of Game of Thrones. Now Onto Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes...	The Hive	Marshmallow Blue
Strrong alcohol flavor Today 06:08 AM Sorry to hijack, but this has me quite intrigued as being in South Texas, and about to get some kind of setup for fermenting in the summer. Could yo...	Troubleshooting your Mead	smertz001
First Bentonite Experience Yesterday 06:10 PM I'd wait longer. I like to rack the fewest number of times necessary. Hey, OK - I'm lazy.... but that's half the battle when it comes to making mead. ...	Mead NewBees - Post your Questions Here	Medsen Fey
Help/ Suggestions Yesterday 03:03 PM That is what I was leaning towards. Its just the amount that suddenly appeared gave cause for concern. I think I will uncork and run through a filter....	Mead NewBees - Post your Questions Here	jgoehring
Planning Next Melomel 05-21-2013 05:13 PM RC212 it is. I never tried it before, so it will be good to see how it turns out. I will probably be doing blackberries for this. Thank you for...	Mead NewBees - Post your Questions Here	maxmurder

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