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--Starter Make a 1000ml stater with 5 oz of honey and 1/4 tsp of nutrients and DAP --Making the Must: Preboil the water and add 1 tsp of nutrients and DAP. Chill in the fridge to 55-60 degrees F. Once water is cool sanatize a bucket and mix honey and water together with a sanatized spoon add another tsp of nutrients and DAP to this mixture and aerate for 10min then add yeast starter. --Fermentation At about 6 to 8 hours after pitching the yeasd add 1/2 tsp DAP 1/4 tsp of Fermaid K and stir with a sanitized spoon and aerate for 1 min and repeat every 24 hours for the next 3 days (4 additions total). After the last addition close the lid and let ferment. When air lock slows to almost nothing between 14-21 days after the last nutrient addition. Let the mead age in a 5 gal carboy for 4-5 months or until the mead is clear. Transfer mead to keg 1-2 weeks before bottling and add hops in a bag. Put keg in the fridge and flush with CO2. 2 days before bottling add cabonation stone cap and carbonate to 1-1.5 volumes.