Difference between revisions of "Mead Batch 5"
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* 6 lbs clover honey | * 6 lbs clover honey | ||
* 6 lbs mesquite honey | * 6 lbs mesquite honey | ||
| − | * Grade B dark amber maple syrup | + | * 17 oz Grade B dark amber maple syrup |
* yeast nutrient | * yeast nutrient | ||
* yeast energizer | * yeast energizer | ||
* Red Star Premier Cuvee yeast | * Red Star Premier Cuvee yeast | ||
| + | * More yeast nutrient | ||
| + | * Wyeast "Smack Pack" 4184 Sweet Mead yeast | ||
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| + | Brought 1.5 gallons of water to a boil. Removed from heat and added the honey and maple syrup. Returned to heat and brought back to a boil. Cooled to 92F in a sink full of cold water. Added about a quart of cold water. Added yeast nutrient and energizer according to instructions. Activated yeast according to instructions on the packet. Pitched at 84F. -[[User:Morrigu|Morrigu]] 20:48, 2 December 2012 (EST) | ||
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| + | Estimated IG: 1.170 @ 84F = 1.1735 @ 60F - Potential ABV: 18.75% | ||
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| + | Racked. Super sweet and a little syrupy. Hard to tell how much maple flavor this one will have, since the yeast is still pretty strong. --[[User:Morrigu|Morrigu]] 28 May 2013 (EST) | ||
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| + | Racked again. Still very sweet and syrupy, a little bit of maple. I'm hoping that if I rack again, it'll oxygenate enough to ferment out some of the sugar. --[[User:Morrigu|Morrigu]] ([[User talk:Morrigu|talk]]) 03:42, 29 September 2013 (UTC) | ||
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| + | Racked, added some yeast nutrient and repitched with the wyeast pack. --[[User:Morrigu|Morrigu]] ([[User talk:Morrigu|talk]]), 6 October 2013 | ||
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| + | Stirred and racked again. Still quite sweet, but I think it is coming down. Some active yeast flavor, so it'll need some time to settle down again. Confusing gravity reading of 1.12 at 61F. --[[User:Morrigu|Morrigu]], 19 January 2014 | ||
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| + | Bottled. Still very sweet, but comparable to my mint mead, which everyone who likes sweet meads seemed to like. Not really what I was hoping for, but it's fine. --[[User:Morrigu|Morrigu]], 17 August 2014 | ||
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| + | FG: 1.110 @ 77F = 1.112 @ 60F = ~8.5%ABV. | ||
Latest revision as of 13:31, 17 August 2014
Maple Mead
- 6 lbs clover honey
- 6 lbs mesquite honey
- 17 oz Grade B dark amber maple syrup
- yeast nutrient
- yeast energizer
- Red Star Premier Cuvee yeast
- More yeast nutrient
- Wyeast "Smack Pack" 4184 Sweet Mead yeast
Brought 1.5 gallons of water to a boil. Removed from heat and added the honey and maple syrup. Returned to heat and brought back to a boil. Cooled to 92F in a sink full of cold water. Added about a quart of cold water. Added yeast nutrient and energizer according to instructions. Activated yeast according to instructions on the packet. Pitched at 84F. -Morrigu 20:48, 2 December 2012 (EST)
Estimated IG: 1.170 @ 84F = 1.1735 @ 60F - Potential ABV: 18.75%
Racked. Super sweet and a little syrupy. Hard to tell how much maple flavor this one will have, since the yeast is still pretty strong. --Morrigu 28 May 2013 (EST)
Racked again. Still very sweet and syrupy, a little bit of maple. I'm hoping that if I rack again, it'll oxygenate enough to ferment out some of the sugar. --Morrigu (talk) 03:42, 29 September 2013 (UTC)
Racked, added some yeast nutrient and repitched with the wyeast pack. --Morrigu (talk), 6 October 2013
Stirred and racked again. Still quite sweet, but I think it is coming down. Some active yeast flavor, so it'll need some time to settle down again. Confusing gravity reading of 1.12 at 61F. --Morrigu, 19 January 2014
Bottled. Still very sweet, but comparable to my mint mead, which everyone who likes sweet meads seemed to like. Not really what I was hoping for, but it's fine. --Morrigu, 17 August 2014
FG: 1.110 @ 77F = 1.112 @ 60F = ~8.5%ABV.
