AAASTINKIE
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the directions are here somewhere, but I forgot where.
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MedPretzel
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Wow! That mead looks GREAT! Hmmm... I have to find some honey QUICK.... I feel a mead coming on!
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Only thing is that I didn't start at a high enough SG and it doesn't have enough sweetness left. Fumble on the yeast calculation I guess...I used Lalvin D-47 which should quit at 12-14 abv. Now I have to sweeten it up some! Edited by: masta
It is but I wanted the yeast to quit and leave some residual sugar so I wouldn't have to adjust to a semi-sweet mead. Since this is an traditional mead I would like to avoid using any sorbate and sulfites.
I guess I can try and cold condition now and get the yeast to drop out and then add some more honey to bring theSG back up a bit.
I guess I can try and cold condition now and get the yeast to drop out and then add some more honey to bring theSG back up a bit.
A Few Pics of the Fruit Wines and Mead here @ Valley Brew
Red Raspberry Melomel on Left and Orange Blossom Cyser in Front
Blackberry Batches 5 gal and 3 gal from Vintners Harvest Fruit
Started this Strawberry yesterday with 15 lbs of frozen berries...added a spigot to primary Country!Edited by: masta
Red Raspberry Melomel on Left and Orange Blossom Cyser in Front
Blackberry Batches 5 gal and 3 gal from Vintners Harvest Fruit
Started this Strawberry yesterday with 15 lbs of frozen berries...added a spigot to primary Country!Edited by: masta
Joe I used Jack Keller's Frozen Strawberry recipe in the followinglink but I used some pectic enzymeand K-meta (0.66 grams) to start @ 20 ppm free S02.
Total batch is 5 gals
I used Lalvin Bourgovin RC 212 yeast also.
http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/request162.aspEdited by: masta
Total batch is 5 gals
I used Lalvin Bourgovin RC 212 yeast also.
http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/request162.aspEdited by: masta
Well since I am a newbie at fruit wines I used the RC 212 for the Blackberry on advice from Jack Keller's site. I used the same for the strawberry because I had in the fridge...and from what I have read it should be fine.
The white grape juice and brown sugar should really give this wine some body....it smells awesome!
The white grape juice and brown sugar should really give this wine some body....it smells awesome!
PolishWineP
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Beautiful pictures, Masta! I could almost smell what's cookin' in that primary!
