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>>1712181
>What things do I need to know so that it actually is drinkable in a couple of months
Temperature and yeast nutrients.
My friends and I put a batch together late September. 15 pounds of honey, 3 1/2 gallons of water, and a nutrients tea made by boiling two black tea bags, 1/4 of an apple, 1/4 of a pear, one cinnamon stick, 2 cloves, and an ounce of juniper berries for about 20 minutes.
We let that ferment from September 30 until November 4, then we racked and added more juniper. We decided to bottle at the end of November.

Third and biggest batch of mead. First go was a gallon I made because I had surprise honey from a collapsed bee hive. Figured why not. Now I’m experimenting.
This batch is 15lbs of honey, approximately 3 1/4 gallons of water, and a nutrient tea made by boiling 2 black tea bags, one cinnamon stick, 2 cloves, 1/4 of an apple, 1/4 of a pear, and an ounce of juniper berries for about 20 minutes.
I pitched a packet of red star white wine yeast 28 days ago and the airlock is still bubbling about every 8 seconds. A quick taste reveals the sweetness has come down quite a bit since last week. Not sure when I’ll rack
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