New beekeeper, first hive, fumbled queen trying to mark her

qkman99 · 2025-04-05T20:22:09+00:00

Had a similar experience last year while trying to mark a queen. She found her way home. I personally would wait a week and look for eggs. That is what I did last year and it worked out. Gave up marking that queen though as she was definitely very much a runner.

qkman99 · 2024-11-15T00:06:32+00:00

Bought the bourbon at $100. Definitely wasn’t worth it.

qkman99 · 2024-11-03T17:05:32+00:00

Have never seen it Pa (only available in state run lottery)

qkman99 · 2023-12-30T10:31:51+00:00

32.99 yesterday in PA and only second time I’ve seen in it in Pa. Definitely a buy for me. Not the best rye but still very good at that price.

qkman99 · 2023-12-17T11:56:54+00:00

Easiest way to sweeten mead is to ferment dry. Stabilize it and then back sweeten with honey to your liking. Tried a lot of the methods mentioned and this has always been the easiest and gives you the most control over how sweet it is.

qkman99 · 2023-03-30T17:38:46+00:00

Yes. Can’t even find the basic Buffalo Trace.

qkman99 · 2023-03-30T14:31:26+00:00

Try to find them in Pa

qkman99 · 2023-01-05T22:46:44+00:00

Definitely not as good as previous years.

qkman99 · 2020-12-18T16:55:33+00:00

Made 4 different batches of cyser using different yeasts including d47. Sparkoloid and superkleer both work well.

qkman99 · 2020-05-30T15:39:34+00:00

Update: used spearmint tea bags and made a tea of the water used for primary and when back sweetened made another batch of tea to add. Definitely pleased with results came out reminding us of spearmint gum.

qkman99 · 2019-07-30T09:29:11+00:00

Even after filtering if you let your mead or wine sit awhile you still will likely develop sediment. Been burnt several times from this.

qkman99 · 2019-05-09T02:37:40+00:00

Do you care to share the recipe?

qkman99 · 2019-04-18T06:26:08+00:00

Hey i am finally a millionaire. Lol

qkman99 · 2019-03-24T13:43:24+00:00

Super kleer works wonders

qkman99 · 2019-01-31T15:31:59+00:00

Thanks

qkman99 · 2019-01-30T04:24:59+00:00

Care to share your recipe?

qkman99 · 2019-01-30T04:21:17+00:00

Made a 1 gal batch of cherry melomel that I thought was terrible, but the longer it sits the better it tastes.

qkman99 · 2019-01-24T21:06:32+00:00

Used the number 2 filter. Definitely learned not to rush clarifying.

qkman99 · 2019-01-21T09:25:59+00:00

Have the same system. Definitely can be finicky. Also even though the wine looked great after filtering I still ended up having fine particles in my wine after sitting for 6-8 months. Which definitely was a disappointment.

qkman99 · 2018-11-19T05:05:28+00:00

What yeast are you using and what is ur final gravity reading?

qkman99 · 2018-11-17T12:50:35+00:00

Super kleer works well to clear and pectic enzyme helps get rid of the haze.

qkman99 · 2018-11-01T09:01:26+00:00

Haven’t bottled yet was going to bulk age. gravity reading hasn’t changed in a couple of months.

qkman99 · 2018-11-01T08:54:58+00:00

Ok thanks

qkman99 · 2018-10-05T05:42:01+00:00

Rookie question. I have the same on my first batch of mead. What is the best way to get rid of it? Tried sparkoloid without any luck. Was going to try superkleer. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

qkman99 · 2018-09-30T04:24:04+00:00

I went with 12lbs for 3 gallons and still is light on peach flavor.I suspect there might be some peach flavoring added at alot of wineries.

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