Sorry if this doesn't fit in here, wasn't sure where to put it... but anyhoo...
I'm hoping to make a gallon of mead soon, using about 3lbs of local honey (does that sound like it will be enough?) and some champagne yeast (which seems like it will be the easiest one I could get, no local homebrew shops round here )
The recipe in the book I have says that since mead needs to sit in the secondary fermenter for such a long time (I hope to leave it 6 months at least), only glass or stainless steel carboys are suitable. I don't have either, nor the funds to purchase one for the sake of a gallon of mead. If I put it in a plastic brewing bucket for it's secondary fermentation for a couple of weeks, and then bottle in glass bottles, will that work just as well?
and is there anything else I should be aware of while making mead? TIA for your help :)
I'm hoping to make a gallon of mead soon, using about 3lbs of local honey (does that sound like it will be enough?) and some champagne yeast (which seems like it will be the easiest one I could get, no local homebrew shops round here )
The recipe in the book I have says that since mead needs to sit in the secondary fermenter for such a long time (I hope to leave it 6 months at least), only glass or stainless steel carboys are suitable. I don't have either, nor the funds to purchase one for the sake of a gallon of mead. If I put it in a plastic brewing bucket for it's secondary fermentation for a couple of weeks, and then bottle in glass bottles, will that work just as well?
and is there anything else I should be aware of while making mead? TIA for your help :)