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	READ THIS FIRST: Forum Rules and FAQ's (1 Viewing) 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 (48 Viewing) IMPORTANT: Please post your EXACT recipe, ALL ingredients and the quantities you used.	First batch on a whim.... by fatbloke Today 01:29 AM	3,158	30,615
	General Recipe Discussion Section 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 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 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 (3 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.	Quick Checkup - First Mead... by aaron1983 Yesterday 10:56 AM	573	5,529
	The Mead Log! 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 (1 Viewing) 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 (15 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!	What have you been reading? by joemirando 05-16-2013 11:45 PM	2,540	26,655
	Homebrew Competitions and Calendar Events (2 Viewing) 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
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First batch on a whim.... Today 01:29 AM Well, I'm thinking that for a "whim" batch, not bad at all. The two things that come to mind here, are that the yeast can be a bit nutrient hungry, s...	Mead NewBees - Post your Questions Here	fatbloke
Sanitation Yesterday 07:19 PM I had been under the impression that iodophors were environmentally unfriendly as well, but I tried finding reasons online and haven't had any luck. ...	Mead NewBees - Post your Questions Here	kuri
Prestige WD yeast? Yesterday 01:21 PM It means black belt. I got mine last year, Shotokan karate :) I do believe today is the day to start the first batch of mead! Using the Lalvin 11...	Mead NewBees - Post your Questions Here	Shodan
Quick Checkup - First Mead Going Well? Yesterday 10:56 AM This is my first mead, my initial goal was a sweet mead but my 71B finished at 0.998. Putting it at 18% ABV. So after fermentation finished (same g...	Troubleshooting your Mead	aaron1983
Should I repitch? Yesterday 10:11 AM Here it is today. Bottled and tastes pretty fantastic. I pushed the cork a little deep on a bottle so we chilled it off and drank it last night. It ...	Mead NewBees - Post your Questions Here	Telkey
What a surprise! Yesterday 08:51 AM I grew up on making beer (ok, not exactly grew up given that I didn't really start on it until well after 40) and found early on that there are two ab...	Mead NewBees - Post your Questions Here	kuri
Secondary fermenter question Yesterday 08:00 AM Thanks for correcting my error....	Mead NewBees - Post your Questions Here	Kansas Mead
Who likes dark honey meads? 05-17-2013 02:49 PM I've used palmeto honey, it doesnt look very dark but it sure tastes like it. Very heavy and rich flavor, I like it....	Mead NewBees - Post your Questions Here	Beavis
Head Space - How much is too much? 05-17-2013 02:30 PM I know the prefect answer is none... Just asking because I have a 5 gallon carboy with about 3 inches of space up to the airlock. Is that too muc...	Mead NewBees - Post your Questions Here	maxmurder
My 2nd mead 05-17-2013 04:28 AM Hmmmm both sound very correct thanks for the input guys. I like sweet mead my current mead going is 2kgs of honey 5ltrs water(altered to the gallon ca...	Mead NewBees - Post your Questions Here	kiwi-norseman

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