OpenContainer
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Yield: I expect to rack off 3+ clean gallons at first rack.
12.5 lb light honey
3 teaspoons Fermax Yeast Nutrient (3 more to be added in 48 hours)
1 smack pack of Wyeast 4632 Dry Mead Yeast (smacked 24 hours in advance)
3 gallons of store bought drinking water
Original gravity 1.118 @ 74 degrees F
Final Gravity ??
Alcohol ?? We'll see when it's done.
This is my first attempt at a Bochet. I started off with 12.5 lbs. of honey and boiled until I was comfortable with the color (slightly less than 2 hours and a very deep redish color with a nice caramel taste). Pics of my boil and the stages of darkening attached.
Cooled to 74 degrees in a water bath in the sink combined with the addition of the drinking water. Added Fermax and Yeast. Aerated the bejeezus out of it and applied the air lock. I missed my target gravity of 1.130, but not by much, so I expect this to be drier than planned. A half gallon less water may have put me right on target. It looks like a carboy full of Guinness right now sitting in the corner and I'm wondering how dark it will be after fermentation.
Enjoy the pics....
12.5 lb light honey
3 teaspoons Fermax Yeast Nutrient (3 more to be added in 48 hours)
1 smack pack of Wyeast 4632 Dry Mead Yeast (smacked 24 hours in advance)
3 gallons of store bought drinking water
Original gravity 1.118 @ 74 degrees F
Final Gravity ??
Alcohol ?? We'll see when it's done.
This is my first attempt at a Bochet. I started off with 12.5 lbs. of honey and boiled until I was comfortable with the color (slightly less than 2 hours and a very deep redish color with a nice caramel taste). Pics of my boil and the stages of darkening attached.
Cooled to 74 degrees in a water bath in the sink combined with the addition of the drinking water. Added Fermax and Yeast. Aerated the bejeezus out of it and applied the air lock. I missed my target gravity of 1.130, but not by much, so I expect this to be drier than planned. A half gallon less water may have put me right on target. It looks like a carboy full of Guinness right now sitting in the corner and I'm wondering how dark it will be after fermentation.
Enjoy the pics....