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batch size is roughly 5 gallons. The reason I kept adding cocao nibs is because it would clarify and I wouldn't even get a hint of flavor from them, even when added to fermentation. And no, I don't ever take hydrometer readings. I never have. But if I had to guess, I'd say for obvious reasons...

So now I am seeking the help of a higher power, this forum. We started the mead (sweet mead) with 15 lbs of wildflower honey. Our flavor additive was cocoa nibs (2 lbs). We added yeast nutrient, chilled, added yeast, oxygenated and started primary. It fermented, fast! We pulled it two weeks...