Took me a while to locate the original post, so I'm posting a link to it here: http://www.gotmead.com/forum/showthread.php/6491-Quick-Grape-Mead-(drinkable-in-5-weeks)?p=54875
I had already started an experimental concord pyment using 71B yeast, but when I found this recipe I switched over to it (other than the yeast). Also, I have it on a stir plate, and I'm step feeding it the honey so as to hopefully impart less stress to the yeast and maybe (?) get a faster ferment. The stir plate also helps with mixing in and dissolving the honey step feedings. When it's further along (safely past the Krausen phase), I'll top up with spring water to make it a full 1 gallon, as recommended by the recipe.
Interestingly,
1. it uses 1 ounce of buckwheat honey, which isn't much, but now I finally have a use for the buckwheat honey I had purchased earlier to try.
2. It doesn't require any nutrient additions. Apparently the grape juice has enough as is, even with the extra honey burden.
3. "It should be to SG =1.000 or less in 14- 21 days max."
I had already started an experimental concord pyment using 71B yeast, but when I found this recipe I switched over to it (other than the yeast). Also, I have it on a stir plate, and I'm step feeding it the honey so as to hopefully impart less stress to the yeast and maybe (?) get a faster ferment. The stir plate also helps with mixing in and dissolving the honey step feedings. When it's further along (safely past the Krausen phase), I'll top up with spring water to make it a full 1 gallon, as recommended by the recipe.
Interestingly,
1. it uses 1 ounce of buckwheat honey, which isn't much, but now I finally have a use for the buckwheat honey I had purchased earlier to try.
2. It doesn't require any nutrient additions. Apparently the grape juice has enough as is, even with the extra honey burden.
3. "It should be to SG =1.000 or less in 14- 21 days max."