So I started my first mead about 3 months ago. My plan is to split it once it has finished into 5 or 6 1 gallon jugs and when I rack, move it on "flavor" items.
My thought was this way I could try a lot of different meads off the work of 1 carboy and have small samples.
I'm thinking of doing some fruit - blueberry either berry's or juice - recomendatoins?
I also want to do an orange spice one - orange zest and clove?
bottle some as it comes out.
A chocolate mead...
And I'm not sure what else. Because I'm adding fruit, I could do some strawberries also... but that will take my 5 gal and add volume.
What I'm after is about how much fruit -2lb/gallon? How much chocolate and for the orange spiced one how much zesting and clove (or suggest another spice) Any ideas?
I'm really at this point trying to experiement with my base and see what I'd like and then make more of that later.
My thought was this way I could try a lot of different meads off the work of 1 carboy and have small samples.
I'm thinking of doing some fruit - blueberry either berry's or juice - recomendatoins?
I also want to do an orange spice one - orange zest and clove?
bottle some as it comes out.
A chocolate mead...
And I'm not sure what else. Because I'm adding fruit, I could do some strawberries also... but that will take my 5 gal and add volume.
What I'm after is about how much fruit -2lb/gallon? How much chocolate and for the orange spiced one how much zesting and clove (or suggest another spice) Any ideas?
I'm really at this point trying to experiement with my base and see what I'd like and then make more of that later.