Traditional Mead Bottled today.

User_05_28_08 · 05-23-2008, 06:25 AM

1 gallon batch of traditional mead bottled today.
4lbs of Fain's Pure Texas Wildflower Unfiltered Honey
1/4 tspn Wyeast nutrient
Lalvin EC-1118

Had some left that was not enough to fill a wine bottle, and I am out of caps... so I couldn't resist the urge to go ahead and drink it.

OG 1.143
FG 1.015
ABV 19.68%

Was deceptively sweet... this could get one in trouble.

**RichBrewer** · 05-23-2008, 06:31 AM

Looking great!

I bet it is sweet but it is also pretty high alcohol!

User_05_28_08 · 05-23-2008, 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by RichBrewer

Looking great!

I bet it is sweet but it is also pretty high alcohol!

Yeah, EC-1118 tends to yield high ABV... so, I like to start high gravity when using it to compensate.

Now I just need to come up with a name for this recipe.

**summersolstice** · 05-23-2008, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by ThorsSon

1 gallon batch of traditional mead bottled today.
... this could get one in trouble.

I certainly could - especially if if one continues to drink glasses the size of one in the photo.

User_05_28_08 · 05-23-2008, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by summersolstice

I certainly could - especially if if one continues to drink glasses the size of one in the photo.

yeah, I recommend against drinking it by the pint... that was just what was used for taking a hydrometer reading, and the little bit left in the carboy that was not sufficient to fill a bottle... it just happened to be just enough to fill a pint glass.

I sipped on that glass for a couple of hours.

**DubbelDach** · 05-23-2008, 06:59 PM

How long did one ferment/age this?

Interesting to do a 1 gallon batch... Might do that to test out the process since I haven't meaded yet.

Arneba28 · 05-23-2008, 07:09 PM

You could of bottled this in those little 6oz champagne bottles that they give out at weddings. That would of been the perfect size.

MON3YMiK3 · 05-23-2008, 07:28 PM

Looks yummy!

Aleforge · 05-23-2008, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by DubbelDach

How long did one ferment/age this?

Interesting to do a 1 gallon batch... Might do that to test out the process since I haven't meaded yet.

Same here, 1 gallon batches of Mead is what I would like to do also!

User_05_28_08 · 05-23-2008, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by DubbelDach

How long did one ferment/age this?

Interesting to do a 1 gallon batch... Might do that to test out the process since I haven't meaded yet.

This batch was racked out of secondary at 2 weeks and had finished fermentation and cleared in two more weeks. I was afraid my fermentation had stalled, so I took a gravity reading. I have never had a batch of mead finish anywhere near this fast.

After sampling it... while it is drinkable, it can definitely stand to bottle age for a while.

I don't know how long it will survive in bottle, since it is the only thing I have in bottle right now, due to my recent move and delay in getting back to brewing.

Thankfully, I have some more meads and a braggot that should be ready to bottle before too long... should make aging easier.