Joe's Quick Grape Mead - Page 16

Q2XL · 01-12-2012, 08:07 PM

I made a double batch of this a few weeks ago. Stabilized it last week and back-sweetened today with 4 ounces(weight) of honey and 6 ounces of grape juice. Wow, is this good!! Thinking about making a 5 gallon batch soon.

iamdaph · 01-12-2012, 11:37 PM

I just made this and have an OG of 1.146 at room tempeture. That seems really high, no?

This is my 1st mead and I couldn't figure out from the receipe if I should boil the juice and honey or not. I ended up heating it to 160 degrees for 15 minutes.

iamdaph · 01-12-2012, 11:47 PM

My bad, I forgot to add balance water to make an even gallon (I used straight juice and honey). I just added enough water to make about 3/4 gallon. Hope it comes out well.

**Alchemy** · 01-17-2012, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by iamdaph

My bad, I forgot to add balance water to make an even gallon (I used straight juice and honey). I just added enough water to make about 3/4 gallon. Hope it comes out well.

Temperature also plays a big part in hydrometer readings

interceptor · 02-03-2012, 03:08 AM

Ooops.
Forgot to update.
So my mead is clear and I've been sipping it the past few weekends.
I'll be sure to post some pics tomorrow.
Pretty dang sweet.

Outofhand · 02-06-2012, 04:19 PM

Mine never cleared so I cold crashed and bottled. There is still yeast falling out of suspension in the bottles now that I have them in the fridge again. Looks like ill be decanting the yeast off as I pour or filtering through cheesecloth or something. Might buy a filter with my next yeast order.

**Jeebas** · 02-06-2012, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Outofhand

Mine never cleared so I cold crashed and bottled. There is still yeast falling out of suspension in the bottles now that I have them in the fridge again. Looks like ill be decanting the yeast off as I pour or filtering through cheesecloth or something. Might buy a filter with my next yeast order.

How long did you let it age? How many times did you rack this? I did a five gallon batch of this last year and let it sit for 4 months before bottling and still had sediment, I didn't rerack it after I backsweetened it, I am willing to bet if I had, it would have ended up clearer.

Outofhand · 02-08-2012, 06:11 PM

Two racks and only one month total. 3 in primary. 1 in secondary. Racked to another gallon jug before bottling.

craigbrew · 04-17-2012, 02:53 PM

So, I made a batch of this a year ago and just got around to bottling it. This is what I did.

1 gal batch,
used bread yeast (was making J.A.O.M. also)
I think I used so yeast nutrient

When I taste it, it has a fake flavor to it. I would almost say a plastic taste. I didn't rack this at all during the year.

Any ideas what might cause this off flavor?

**huesmann** · 04-18-2012, 12:17 PM

Using the wrong yeast?