Hello all! As you can see, I'm new here. However, I have been reading topics off and on for about a month. I just had a question.
I'm currently making it in a plastic jug that a gallon of water came in. I understand that it's preferred to use a glass carboy, however I want to at least try some mead before committing and buying all the equipment you "should" use . For the most part I've followed the instructions exactly as Joe wrote the recipe, but I've used only half a stick of Cinnamon since I've not a big fan of the Cinnamon flavour. Since I don't have an airlock, and I currently don't have any balloons on hand, what I have set up right now is a tube going directly from the jug into a mason jar with water in it. Thoughts on this? If I didn't live in the middle of nowhere I would simply drive and get some balloons.
We've made wine before, but this is our first attempt at mead. So I don't really want to mess it up. Thanks in advance!
I'm currently making it in a plastic jug that a gallon of water came in. I understand that it's preferred to use a glass carboy, however I want to at least try some mead before committing and buying all the equipment you "should" use . For the most part I've followed the instructions exactly as Joe wrote the recipe, but I've used only half a stick of Cinnamon since I've not a big fan of the Cinnamon flavour. Since I don't have an airlock, and I currently don't have any balloons on hand, what I have set up right now is a tube going directly from the jug into a mason jar with water in it. Thoughts on this? If I didn't live in the middle of nowhere I would simply drive and get some balloons.
We've made wine before, but this is our first attempt at mead. So I don't really want to mess it up. Thanks in advance!