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made my first mead about 1.5 months ago. just a straight show mead using a local honey. 1.107 OG, gravity about two weeks ago was 1.010.
it tastes like....honey flavored everclear, lol. is that normal at this stage?
i racked to secondary and was planning on letting it sit awhile, total 1-2 years. is bulk age preferred or bottle age?
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12-05-2011, 11:13 PM
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it tastes like....honey flavored everclear, lol. is that normal at this stage?
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Yep, that sounds like young mead - especially if the fermentation temp was a little high. If you give us the recipe details, we may be able to say more.
Bulk vs. bottle aging has not been rigorously tested. I think you can age either way. I do bulk aging because I don't want to waste time bottling something until I'm sure it is going to be good.
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12-06-2011, 01:45 AM
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Bulk vs. bottle aging has not been rigorously tested. I think you can age either way. I do bulk aging because I don't want to waste time bottling something until I'm sure it is going to be good.[/QUOTE]
DITTO! Bulk age and rack at least, twice.
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12-06-2011, 01:40 PM
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I am no mead pro, but with the few batches I have made I can attest to something magical happening after 9+ months.
I tend to prefer extended bottle conditioning, but only because I lack the additional primary fermenters to keep one tied up for that long. I had good results with my JOAM in bottles for aging.
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12-06-2011, 08:30 PM
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recipe was just 14 pounds of honey, enough water get 1.108 or so. D47, staggered nutrient addition during first 3 days. aerated like crazy as well.
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12-06-2011, 11:23 PM
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And what temperature did you maintain?
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12-06-2011, 11:34 PM
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basement was at 62F. that's all the temp control I had. bubbled pretty consistently for a good 4 weeks
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12-07-2011, 12:02 AM
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Yep, you probably just have young mead. Age will transform it into something very different.
And just to be technical, what you have is a "traditional mead." The term "show mead" is reserved for meads made without the addition of nutrients or any other additives except honey, water and yeast.
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recipe was just 14 gallons of honey
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What did you do, ferment this in a 55-gallon drum?  |
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12-07-2011, 01:55 PM
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Yep, you probably just have young mead. Age will transform it into something very different.
And just to be technical, what you have is a "traditional mead." The term "show mead" is reserved for meads made without the addition of nutrients or any other additives except honey, water and yeast.
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oh, that's good to know. also, it was a honey blend as well. so, I think that also knocks me out of show mead category
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What did you do, ferment this in a 55-gallon drum? |
lol, ah, yeah, poundage. speaking of, i did ferment in a bucket, and it turned it kinda....yellowish. is this normal?
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