CoastalEmpireWine
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The other day I made an orange blossom mead. I only made one gallon. I used a little less than 4 pounds of honey. It smells amazing! 45 minutes after adding the yeast it was bubbling away. It is still going strong.
I have never made a Mead but I have 3 gallons of Orange Blossom Honey that I bought in Florida last winter. I have been planning on turning it into Mead but have been afraid to start. How did you do it? What yeast? Nutrients?
Dissolve the honey in about 1/2 gallon of warm water, let it cool to room temp & measure the SG.
Adjust the SG down, using more, room-temp water, until the SG is where you want it.
Honey is rather devoid of yeast nutrients so you'll need to provide some
Yeast is kind of up to you, but one of my favorites for mead is D-47
Thanks, That is exactly the information I was looking for!How much do you want to make?
3lbs of honey = ~ 1 quart volume
When 3lbs is dissolved into 1 gallon of water, it usually makes an SG of 1.100 - 1.110
5 gallon batch would be ~5 quarts (1 gallon + 1 quart) + extra water (bringing the SG down to 1.085-1.090, and giving some excess for topping off, to still end with 5 gallons)
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