Mead Lovers Digest #0225

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Mead Lover's Digest #225                            Wed 13 October 1993 

 
        Forum for Discussion of Mead Brewing and Consuming 
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  my first (ehlert) 

 
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Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1993 08:10:39 -0400 
From: ehlert@msuces.canr.msu.edu 
Subject: my first 

 

Well, I finally started my first mead on Oct. 1.   

I have been reading the digest and lurking on r.c.b and r.c.w for quite a 
while.  The info has been good, thanks to all. 

I don't have a big story, and I forgot to take the initial SG reading, oops.  
I got too excited I guess.  I followed Papizan's recipie.  Nutrient and all.  
Nothing started going for two days, but I'm patient.  Then things started 
really going.  The 1 gal. batch with 2 lbs. honey started blowing off right 
away and lasted about two days.  The other 1 gal. batch with 3 lbs. honey 
just started blowing off yesturday, but it has been going the entire time.  I 

I guess my question is:  Is it normal for a batch to start blowing off after 
it has been going for a while?  and:  Should I wait for action to slow down 
before I rack into a secondary?                                          

It is not the Backshark ginger mead either, I should mention.  I wanted to 
start simple.  Just yeast, honey, water, nutrient.  I plan on making it a 
still mead, I assume that it is okay to bottle and cap in beer bottles, I 
have access to 22 oz. beer bottles at $0.10. 

I guess that is all for now. 

thanks in advance. 
BrianE 

 
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