dougen

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new to making mead so i am trying a 1 gallon batch

3lbs wild flower honey
1lbs orange blossom honey
2 cups dark brown sugar
1 tsp yeast nurt.
1/2 tsp pectic enz.
1cc-d47 yeast
topped of with spring water

when should i rack and let sit until i can taste or bottle??

read rack after 3 weeks let sit for 6 months bottle and let sit another 6 months is this a good idea??

Bhunter87

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You put sugar in there?

dougen

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yes i did put sugar in there is that bad???

Bhunter87

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I'm not sure???? I just started making mead but I was under the impression that honey was the only fermentable in mead?

Don't let me freak ya out though! Make sure some of the mead masters on here let ya know!

fatbloke

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Not bad per se, but pointless as you might have just used more honey instead..... the sugar will just increase the ABV without any other discernible benefit...

oh, and I see D47.........don't forget to keep the ferment below 70F....

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Bhunter87

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Hold up. 1 gal batch, 4lb honey 2lb sugar? Holy balls what was your OG?!?!

dougen

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no 2 cups sugar 4lbs honey and the ferment is 65-68F thats the temp in the room where all my primary and secondary takes place but took a laser temp on the carboy and it read 66F all my carboys are between 65-68F ( 4 - 1 gallon carboys of wine) didnt even bother taking a sg with the mead took a chance at it and the the yeast brawl with the sugar to see what happens( think thats how they did it back then)

Tyrone

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"2 cups dark brown sugar"

/interrrrrresting...

that's gonna be hot like a jalapeno tamale in July...

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Bhunter87

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+1

huesmann

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That is gonna be some sweet-ass mead. 2 cups of sugar plus 4 lb of honey in ONE gallon? Your yeast may even choke on it. In fact, I bet you can't even get it started.