home-mead-making

Provide your batch size, honey amount, and target ABV, and the skill generates complete specs including OG, FG, yeast strain, pitch rate, and a TOSNA nutrient schedule. It scales nutrients for higher gravities and matches yeast alcohol tolerance to potential ABV.

The skill follows a systematic troubleshooting approach: analyze symptoms, identify root causes like nutrient deficiency or temperature stress, then recommend corrective actions such as re-pitching yeast or adjusting nutrients. It also assesses impact on final quality.

Ground spices extract 3-4 times faster than whole and need only 2-3 days steeping versus 7-10 days, at roughly half the amount. Ground spices require coffee filter straining and produce more sediment; whole spices give cleaner tinctures.

Yes, EC-1118 ferments essentially all available sugar up to its 18% ABV tolerance, leaving high-OG meads bone dry. Stabilize with potassium metabisulfite and potassium sorbate after fermentation completes, then add honey to taste.

Log readings in the self-hosted Flask mead-tracker web app, which calculates ABV automatically and charts gravity over time. The skill can also set up one-shot cron reminders for each TOSNA nutrient addition at 10am ET.

Pull the fruit bag by Day 10 or when gravity reaches approximately 1.040. Leaving fruit in primary beyond 10-14 days risks off-flavors and mold growth.