Just racked to secondary the following mead. Any constructive comments for recipe tweaking would be great (note: this was my first mead).
Elder Melomel
14SEP2013
5-gallons
Ingredients:
2Lbs Elderberries, dried
12Lbs. (1 Gal.) Honey, Clover
3 Tablets K-MetaBiSulf
2.5 Tsp. Pectinase
4-Gal...
Just racked to secondary the following recipe with corresponding notes. Any constructive comments for next time are welcomed:
5-gallons
14SEP2013
Ingredients:
2Lbs. Elderberries, dried
10 Lbs. Sugar
5 Gal. Water
2.5 Tsp. Pectinase
4 Tsp. Acid Blend
3 Tablets K-MetaBiSulf (Campden)
5 Tsp. yeast...
For yall who dabble in some elder wine, just thought to put it out there that MountainRoseHerbs.com is putting on a September 20% off sale on 1Lb bags of Dried Elderberry = $10.00 / pound.
Folks, I need a batch of grapes to ferment 30-gallons. Preferably in order by desire 1) Pinot Noir, 2) Merlot, 3) Chenin Blanc, 4) Viognier ... this is not exclusive: I'm willing to grab up any varietal if need be. Freezer capable, so let me know what your min sell is. Thanks.
I'm a new resident of South Carolina and wanted to get a litmus on what kind of fruit growers are out here. If anyone has any references be sure to let me know. Thanks all.