italianxmna89
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First batch is a one gallon batch
Primary
1 gallon Spring water
2lb Clove Honey
1 cut orange for yeast nute
25 raisings for yeast nute
5g fleschmans yeast
After initial fermentation it was a nice clear yellow. i racked it and let it sit for a while. Then my friends and i decided to add rasberries to it so we got about 2lb of rasberries, crushed them, and added it along with ~1 lb of honey since it tasted extremely dry.
It began to re-ferment and finished its thing so i racked it again to leave out all the junk at the bottom. While racking it this time i added potassium sorbate to the mix to halt fermentation because there is still almost no sweetness in it at all and that what we're going for. It tastes very strong and very dry. Does the sweetness come back or will i need to backsweeten it after letting the potassium sorbate do its thing?
Also i have a second batch in primary that is almost done fermenting now. Same as the above primary but with 3lb of honey. If i wanted to make this a sweet peach mead would i add potassium sorbate when its done then rack it with peaches or do i rack it with peach then add potassium sorbate after it ferments again as i did with the rasberry batch..
Lastly, i plan on starting a cyser using a gallon apple cider and 3lb of honey. Should i stick with the fleishmans yeast or change it up? also would i need nutes for the yeast or would the apple cider work in leiu of that?
Primary
1 gallon Spring water
2lb Clove Honey
1 cut orange for yeast nute
25 raisings for yeast nute
5g fleschmans yeast
After initial fermentation it was a nice clear yellow. i racked it and let it sit for a while. Then my friends and i decided to add rasberries to it so we got about 2lb of rasberries, crushed them, and added it along with ~1 lb of honey since it tasted extremely dry.
It began to re-ferment and finished its thing so i racked it again to leave out all the junk at the bottom. While racking it this time i added potassium sorbate to the mix to halt fermentation because there is still almost no sweetness in it at all and that what we're going for. It tastes very strong and very dry. Does the sweetness come back or will i need to backsweeten it after letting the potassium sorbate do its thing?
Also i have a second batch in primary that is almost done fermenting now. Same as the above primary but with 3lb of honey. If i wanted to make this a sweet peach mead would i add potassium sorbate when its done then rack it with peaches or do i rack it with peach then add potassium sorbate after it ferments again as i did with the rasberry batch..
Lastly, i plan on starting a cyser using a gallon apple cider and 3lb of honey. Should i stick with the fleishmans yeast or change it up? also would i need nutes for the yeast or would the apple cider work in leiu of that?
