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Homebrewer ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 46 Joined: 28-January 07 From: Salem,NH Member No.: 8,257 ![]() |
Don't forget guys this is meant to be a quick down and dirty Drinkable mead with the emphasis on quick. My first batch I made a
1 gallon batch which at 6 weeks was clear and tasted really good. 2 to 3 weeks later it was great. Again, all things considered. I then made a 5 gallon batch that I pretty much just scaled up the original recipe. That one after 3 months I still couldn't get it lower than 1.030 or so. Man that was sweet. (IMG:style_emoticons/brewboard/omg.gif) But again after a few months in the bottles it did seem to mellow a bit and it was still a huge hit with the ladies. (IMG:style_emoticons/brewboard/hehe.gif) I think when I make another 5 gallon batch I will probably reduce the honey my a pound or two and make sure I go and buy fresh yeast instead of one of the leftover packages from the three pack I bought. This post has been edited by Rikkard: Nov 29 2007, 10:48 PM |
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Brewmaster ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: deleted Posts: 1,798 Joined: 19-November 02 Member No.: 42 ![]() |
Good info. I'll give a tasting report at bottling time ....
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Assistant Brewer ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 98 Joined: 17-November 05 From: www.brews-bros.com Member No.: 4,675 ![]() |
Approaching 2 months, fruit is still floating, but mead is very clear. Try and wait for the fruit to fall (4+ months) if you can. Racking through / around it is a PITA. If you have a vacu-vin wine preserver you can degass using that and it will fall sooner. --hountzmj |
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Brewmaster ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: deleted Posts: 1,798 Joined: 19-November 02 Member No.: 42 ![]() |
If I wait ... will the mead improve or is this really a drink at month concoction?
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Homebrewer ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 46 Joined: 28-January 07 From: Salem,NH Member No.: 8,257 ![]() |
Yes and kinda (IMG:style_emoticons/brewboard/biggrin.gif) It is ready when you can read a newspaper through it. Don't sweat it if the fruit hasn't fallen.
But it will mellow and get a little smoother the longer you wait. Then once the fruit fall, Enjoy |
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Brewmaster ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: deleted Posts: 1,798 Joined: 19-November 02 Member No.: 42 ![]() |
Thanks.
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Assistant Brewer ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 98 Joined: 17-November 05 From: www.brews-bros.com Member No.: 4,675 ![]() |
I have found that mine is much smoother and more integrated after 18 months. I think it keeps getting better the longer you wait.
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Homebrewer ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 46 Joined: 28-January 07 From: Salem,NH Member No.: 8,257 ![]() |
18 months?!!!! holy cow I'm lucky if mine makes it 18 days after it clears. lol
Kind of defeats the purpose of a quick sweet mead but I bet it does taste fantastic. |
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Brewmaster ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: deleted Posts: 1,798 Joined: 19-November 02 Member No.: 42 ![]() |
I'll to put away a bottle for the ages when I bottle.
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Assistant Brewer ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 98 Joined: 17-November 05 From: www.brews-bros.com Member No.: 4,675 ![]() |
18 months?!!!! holy cow I'm lucky if mine makes it 18 days after it clears. lol Kind of defeats the purpose of a quick sweet mead but I bet it does taste fantastic. I had about 60 bottles out of that batch. There are a few still kicking around. I plan on keeping a couple until the 2 year mark for sure. Then all bets are off. --hountzmj |
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Assistant Brewer ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 52 Joined: 1-December 07 From: The land of Beer and Cheese WI Member No.: 10,690 ![]() |
I just made a gallon batch of this stuff Im interested to see how it comes out..
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Assistant Brewer ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 52 Joined: 1-December 07 From: The land of Beer and Cheese WI Member No.: 10,690 ![]() |
When some of you are scaling this mead up and making it larger are you still using bread yeast?
Is anyone making this with a different yeast or is it the bread yeast that really makes it what it is? |
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Brewmaster ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: deleted Posts: 1,798 Joined: 19-November 02 Member No.: 42 ![]() |
Thinking about bottling now that all the fruit has fallen and it's clear.
Beer bottles or wine bottles? |
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Assistant Brewer ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 98 Joined: 17-November 05 From: www.brews-bros.com Member No.: 4,675 ![]() |
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