Now a question for my Chocolate Mead

kc_in_wv · 11-06-2011, 11:47 PM

I started the mead on 10/13/1. Friday I looked at it and I noticed that a large part of the chocolate has settled to the bottom if the carboy.

Should I gently swirl the liquid to mix it back in or just leave it as is?

Pennachi · 11-07-2011, 01:13 AM

I started a chocolate mead last night, so I'm interested in seeing the answer to this in car I run into the same thing...

What recipe did you use?
I did a three gallon batch with 10 pounds of honey and 8 ounces of Hershey's cocoa... And I lost what seems like a lot of the chocolate because I didn't have a blue off tube at first... I might add more cocoa after fermentation...

Pennachi · 11-07-2011, 01:15 AM

Also put in three small cinnamon sticks..

kc_in_wv · 11-07-2011, 09:19 AM

I used a slightly modified Lord Rhys Chocolate Mead recipe.

Here is the link to mine.
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f30/stuff-had-better-worth-274400/

What was the Specific Gravity for yours with 10 lbs of honey?

Pennachi · 11-07-2011, 09:53 AM

I don't know the OG, buddies showed up, we started drinking. I think I may have taken a reading, but I def didn't write it down.
I think I need to add more cocoa...