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Have a batch of sweet mead going, just plain. Used the recipe out of the book that came with my equipment kit. Fairly basic recipe, I have seen similar on the web.
3 1/4# honey
nutrient
energizer
yeast
added more nutrient at 1/3 fermentation
starting SG 1.12
ran dry to 1.000
It has a very plain, bitter taste. I don't understand how it is going to be sweet mead in its current state.
Questions are, do I need to just wait and let it age?
do I need to backsweeten(which I don't understand as I thought it was supposed to be sweet)?
Another recipe in the book, and like others, uses the same ingredients with the exception of 2 1/2# honey, and it runs dry. It is considered a dry mead. I am not seeing the difference in the two right now.
Thanks.
3 1/4# honey
nutrient
energizer
yeast
added more nutrient at 1/3 fermentation
starting SG 1.12
ran dry to 1.000
It has a very plain, bitter taste. I don't understand how it is going to be sweet mead in its current state.
Questions are, do I need to just wait and let it age?
do I need to backsweeten(which I don't understand as I thought it was supposed to be sweet)?
Another recipe in the book, and like others, uses the same ingredients with the exception of 2 1/2# honey, and it runs dry. It is considered a dry mead. I am not seeing the difference in the two right now.
Thanks.