Joe's Quick Grape Mead - Page 5

**philthycoder** · 09-01-2009, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by brewdude76

I made a batch of this about 40 days ago and finally tasted it before planning on bottling it. After noticing a rocketfuel quality, i reracked to another secondary. I followed the recipe exactly and backsweetened with the semisweet amount, using the proper amounts of Campden and sorbate. I was skeptical of getting a drinkable mead in 35 days and now I'm convinced it's not possible. Am I unlucky/crappy or have people gotten good results after the minimal time?

I think the difference in individual opinion regarding what a constitutes a 'drinkable' mead accounts for differing opinions of the final product. I too made this recipe and followed the ingredients and additions exactly, and while I would call it 'drinkable' at the 5-week mark, it definitely still had characteristics of a young mead, i.e. some hot alcohol flavor and a general 'rawness'. It wasn't raw enough to keep my friends from polishing off the one gallon batch in the space of a weekend though

dutchboy62 · 09-05-2009, 05:25 AM

Um I added Ilb of buckwheat honey instead of 1 oz. Any idea of what to expect?

IrritableGourmet · 09-05-2009, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by dutchboy62

Um I added Ilb of buckwheat honey instead of 1 oz. Any idea of what to expect?

Hooch?

dutchboy62 · 09-06-2009, 06:56 PM

i just hope its not undrinkable

IrritableGourmet · 09-06-2009, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by dutchboy62

i just hope its not undrinkable

What do you have it in that you were able to add a lb of honey and not notice? Are you using a 1 gal container?

Also, how long ago did you start it? If it's fairly new and you have the space you can add water/juice to get it back down to a sensible SG. That, or let it brew out and see what it's like and possibly backsweeten more to cut the alcohol taste.

I'm just a noob, but that's what I'd do.

Drew_101 · 09-14-2009, 07:03 PM

I bottled mine over the weekend and it is very dry,........ but I like it!! Going to let my 2nd gal. age a bit and see which one I like better..

IrritableGourmet · 10-03-2009, 03:06 AM

I just bottled mine today. After getting it all corked and labeled, I realized I forgot to backsweeten! There was a little left over from the bottling so I took a hydrometer sample (0.998, 12% A.B.V.) and had some. It's rocket fuel, but tasty nonetheless. I got 9 bottles out of a 2 gallon batch and I hope to age them for quite some time before popping one open. If it's too dry I'll probably mix in some sugar/sprite/etc.

MrMiles · 11-14-2009, 07:21 AM

i made one on 8-19-09 it just started tasting right i cant wait to crack open a bottle in a couple months.

**AZ_IPA** · 03-15-2010, 08:06 PM

I had some of this over the weekend from a batch I started last March and bottled last August.

Man, it keeps getting better and better! I know this is a "quick" mead - but give it time and you'll be amazed!

**AZ_IPA** · 03-16-2010, 04:40 PM

For some reason I always have huge fermentations with my JQGM! I thought I left enough room this time - guess not!