Been a lurker here for 5 years, mostly just reading and heading advice to others, but now asking for imput.
Had 5#s of honey and decided to try mead. I am a little surprised at how fast the 2 - 1 gallon bottles are going.
So divided the 5#s equally by weight, used 2 1 gallon plastic juice bottles. Just honey and water, nothing extra
Water was city chlorinated tap at about 85 degrees shook until completely dissolved gave me (A)1.092 and (B)1.096 2 bottles.
QUESTION? Does that ABV sound about right for 2.5 #s of just honey?
Added 1 tsp of LD Carlson Yeast Nutrient(contains Urea and Diammonium Phosphate) to each and 1/2 tsp Yeast energizer each.
Did my Lalvin KV1 1116 yeast in 1 pint of 85 degree warm water. divided that 2 ways, shook bottles to mix and aerate and put airlocks on at 5pm on the 7th of Oct.
Room temp is a fairly constant 68 degrees
On the 10th in the afternoon both gallons were at 1.060 and 1.066. So I added 1/2 teaspoon each Yeast nutrient and stirred. (oops one bottle stirred nice and one FOOOOoommmed. Lesson learned, stir 1st add second )
QUESTION? Is that fast for mead?
Today(10/11/20) I tested ABV and the original (A)1.092 bottle was at 1.03 and the other (B)is at 1.042 so I added 1/4 teaspoon Yeast nutrient to (A) and will recheck (B) tomorrow.
Again QUESTION? is this fast for mead?
My intent is to rack both at 1.00 into glass and add Blackberries to one and leave the other just plain.
QUESTION: does this sound ok? any suggestions? Something I should do differently on the next batch of 5#s of honey?
OldYamaha
Had 5#s of honey and decided to try mead. I am a little surprised at how fast the 2 - 1 gallon bottles are going.
So divided the 5#s equally by weight, used 2 1 gallon plastic juice bottles. Just honey and water, nothing extra
Water was city chlorinated tap at about 85 degrees shook until completely dissolved gave me (A)1.092 and (B)1.096 2 bottles.
QUESTION? Does that ABV sound about right for 2.5 #s of just honey?
Added 1 tsp of LD Carlson Yeast Nutrient(contains Urea and Diammonium Phosphate) to each and 1/2 tsp Yeast energizer each.
Did my Lalvin KV1 1116 yeast in 1 pint of 85 degree warm water. divided that 2 ways, shook bottles to mix and aerate and put airlocks on at 5pm on the 7th of Oct.
Room temp is a fairly constant 68 degrees
On the 10th in the afternoon both gallons were at 1.060 and 1.066. So I added 1/2 teaspoon each Yeast nutrient and stirred. (oops one bottle stirred nice and one FOOOOoommmed. Lesson learned, stir 1st add second )
QUESTION? Is that fast for mead?
Today(10/11/20) I tested ABV and the original (A)1.092 bottle was at 1.03 and the other (B)is at 1.042 so I added 1/4 teaspoon Yeast nutrient to (A) and will recheck (B) tomorrow.
Again QUESTION? is this fast for mead?
My intent is to rack both at 1.00 into glass and add Blackberries to one and leave the other just plain.
QUESTION: does this sound ok? any suggestions? Something I should do differently on the next batch of 5#s of honey?
OldYamaha