Difference between revisions of "Mead Batch 6"
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Brought 3.5 gallons of water to a boil. Removed from heat and added the honey. Rehydrated yeast in 100F water. Cooled must to 98F in a sink of cold water. Put all energizer and nutrient in fermenter, poured must in, then pitched. -[[User:Morrigu|Morrigu]] 21:41, 18 August 2013 (EST) | Brought 3.5 gallons of water to a boil. Removed from heat and added the honey. Rehydrated yeast in 100F water. Cooled must to 98F in a sink of cold water. Put all energizer and nutrient in fermenter, poured must in, then pitched. -[[User:Morrigu|Morrigu]] 21:41, 18 August 2013 (EST) | ||
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| + | Racked. Harsh and full of yeastiness. Exactly how it's supposed to be at this point. --[[User:Morrigu|Morrigu]] ([[User talk:Morrigu|talk]]) 03:44, 29 September 2013 (UTC) | ||
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| + | Racked again. Just a hint of sweetness, though still a good bit of aging to go on this one. The honey flavor is starting to come through again. --[[User:Morrigu|Morrigu]] 19 January 2014 | ||
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| + | Bottled. Nailed it. Another 6 months to cool off some of the alcohol burn and this will be fantastic. ==[[User:Morrigu|Morrigu]] 1 September 2014 | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:32, 1 September 2014
Time for more Carlisle honey mead.
- 17 lbs Carlisle Wild Flower honey
- yeast nutrient
- yeast energizer
- Red Star Premier Cuvee yeast
Brought 3.5 gallons of water to a boil. Removed from heat and added the honey. Rehydrated yeast in 100F water. Cooled must to 98F in a sink of cold water. Put all energizer and nutrient in fermenter, poured must in, then pitched. -Morrigu 21:41, 18 August 2013 (EST)
Racked. Harsh and full of yeastiness. Exactly how it's supposed to be at this point. --Morrigu (talk) 03:44, 29 September 2013 (UTC)
Racked again. Just a hint of sweetness, though still a good bit of aging to go on this one. The honey flavor is starting to come through again. --Morrigu 19 January 2014
Bottled. Nailed it. Another 6 months to cool off some of the alcohol burn and this will be fantastic. ==Morrigu 1 September 2014
Started with Loken
