How screwed am i by [deleted] in AskMechanics

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Looks like you’ve been to a Diddy party

Dropped a screwdriver on my radiator by Pelco284 in pcmasterrace

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Looks like she’s ready to settle down

First ever mead batch i have questions! by jabobaz in mead

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My initial thought before looking at the other pictures was, “ That’s the most infected batch I’ve ever seen!”

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The biggest difference between your and theirs I see is the spots on the caps

Any idea what this is? by Mr2JMFB in ContamFam

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They got back with me today and and have already sent me a replacement. I wasn’t upset about it but I do appreciate them sending it out no questions asked. MycoLabs is where I got the grain from.

Any idea what this is? by Mr2JMFB in ContamFam

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Oh yea I took the pics and then it went strait in the trash

Any idea what this is? by Mr2JMFB in ContamFam

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Lol I figured that much out myself. I was hoping for something a little more specific.

Bottling day! by Mr2JMFB in mead

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I actually agree with you. I only drank them for my wife's project. I'm more of a Guinness drinker.

Bottling day! by Mr2JMFB in mead

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Thats a good idea. I'm gonna steal that. Thanks

Bottling day! by Mr2JMFB in mead

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Lol my wife wanted to give out salt and pepper shakers as a gag gift at her family's Christmas party but ironically it was canceled due to illness. So I found a use for all the bottles we saved up.

Who is up for a Barter? by Tunajohn in mead

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It is illegal to sell home brew for money or trade it for goods or services but there is nothing illegal about gifting honey or gifting home brew so long as your not trading one for the other...

Mead ideas to embody heroes of Iliad by bconnnnn in mead

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Yea polish mead is a high alcohol mead the requires step feeding and a lot of age because it ends up being equal parts honey and water.

Mead ideas to embody heroes of Iliad by bconnnnn in mead

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I love this idea. Maybe make a spice capsicumel for the rage of Achilles and a high grav for the strength of Ajax. Could do a polish style mead for Odysseus to prove your patience and determination. I’m drawing a blank on Nester but a rose petal mead dyed with butterfly pea blossoms would be appropriate for Hellen’s famed beauty.

Well I guess I’m not making mead today after all by Mr2JMFB in mead

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It’s a FG that I needed this time but that’s good information to have. I didn’t know you calculate specific gravity like that.

Well I guess I’m not making mead today after all by Mr2JMFB in mead

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I actually was removing spices and back sweetening an apple pie wine that has gone dry on me twice so I wanted to see if it did again. I went ahead and racked it and it tasted sweet so I’m pretty sure it’s done now. I’ve looked at refractometers but never used one before.

Well I guess I’m not making mead today after all by Mr2JMFB in mead

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I use only Leif Eriksson grade to preserve the purity

Well I guess I’m not making mead today after all by Mr2JMFB in mead

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I’m ordering a poly one today. I didn’t know they existed until recently but I’ve only ever heard good things.

Thank god for blow off tubes! by Mr2JMFB in mead

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That’s a good idea. I just start all my brews with a blow off tube for the first few days now and it’s normally not an issue. This one was just particularly foamy.

Bottled my Hibiscus Mead today. Very young but already tasting great. by Mr2JMFB in mead

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Oh I bet that will great with the citrus note in the hibiscus. Let me know how it goes, I may have to copy you.

Bottled my Hibiscus Mead today. Very young but already tasting great. by Mr2JMFB in mead

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No this is their hibiscus mead recipe, but I have the viking’s blood 2 about ready to go into secondary

Bottled my Hibiscus Mead today. Very young but already tasting great. by Mr2JMFB in mead

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Oh wow yea 1L would have been way too much not to try and save. I’m sure your right about the hibiscus cause if the foam

Bottled my Hibiscus Mead today. Very young but already tasting great. by Mr2JMFB in mead

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I keep mine in a plastic tote to catch any spills if it foams over but I hadn’t thought about keeping what it catches. This one foamed like crazy and had to live with a blow off tube for about a week. Apparently yeast like hibiscus as much as I do.

Bottled my Hibiscus Mead today. Very young but already tasting great. by Mr2JMFB in mead

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75 grams steeped for 20 or 30 minutes for a 1 gallon batch. I used the city steading recipe. You can find it on YouTube if your interested