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Thanks Country....I had not really looked at it close for a few weeks until today for the picture and it is clearing nicely! I racked it into the secondary on Feb 17.


Lets hope it tastes as good as it looks!
 
Lets hope it tastes lots better than any of my attempts at mead!


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You can be one of the Judges...when it is ready I will send down a bottle and maybe some ice wine if you are real lucky!
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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.
 
A Few Pics of the Fruit Wines and Mead here @ Valley Brew


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Red Raspberry Melomel on Left and Orange Blossom Cyser in Front


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Blackberry Batches 5 gal and 3 gal from Vintners Harvest Fruit


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Started this Strawberry yesterday with 15 lbs of frozen berries...added a spigot to primary Country!Edited by: masta
 
Ah Yes! Spigots...
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Wow, you got some good looking wine goin' on!


Scott, I am getting ready to make a strawberry wine as well..got a good recipe to share?Edited by: Maui Joe
 
5 Gals on the strawberry...relax pal on topping off.... lots of fermentation still happening!
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Oh rightie then! Much Thanks Masta. You favor using RC 212 in most of your fruit reds or just for this particular ?
 
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!
 
Racked the strawberry tonight on day 7 and tested/tasted....1.020 SG and quite tasty!


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