Dhelderman
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Primary: I used 9 lbs local wildflower honey, 9 lbs of crushed frozen strawberries, water to 3 gallons of total volume and pitched D47. Starting gravity was 1.122. Also added 1/4 tsp yeast nutrient at pitched and aerated like crazy. Days 2 and 3 I added another 1/4 tsp of yeast nutrient. Aerated daily for the first three days, then every other day for about a week.
Sat in primary for about 3 weeks, then I racked to secondary which was broken into 3 different batches-2 one gallon carboys and a half gallon carboy. The half gallon carboy contained 24 oz crushed cherries, one 1 gallon carboy contained 28 oz crushed strawberries, and one 1 gallon carboy contained 28 oz raspberries.
The half gallon of cherry aged mead was racked into a tertiary in the oak barrel and bottled a few weeks ago. The two 1 gallon carboys were combined and racked to tertiary to clear, then bottled last night.
This was my first mead/melomel and overall I'm really pleased and proud of it. I learned some lessons about losing volume to sediment and I'll do some things differently next time.
How's it taste? To finish at 1.000, it seems sweeter than it should. It's not cloyingly sweet by any means, but there's some background sweetness there. I think it might be attributable to the mouthfeel, which is huge and velvety. Maybe tannins as a result of using so much crushed, whole fruit? Anyway, it's good and I'm proud!
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Sat in primary for about 3 weeks, then I racked to secondary which was broken into 3 different batches-2 one gallon carboys and a half gallon carboy. The half gallon carboy contained 24 oz crushed cherries, one 1 gallon carboy contained 28 oz crushed strawberries, and one 1 gallon carboy contained 28 oz raspberries.
The half gallon of cherry aged mead was racked into a tertiary in the oak barrel and bottled a few weeks ago. The two 1 gallon carboys were combined and racked to tertiary to clear, then bottled last night.
This was my first mead/melomel and overall I'm really pleased and proud of it. I learned some lessons about losing volume to sediment and I'll do some things differently next time.
How's it taste? To finish at 1.000, it seems sweeter than it should. It's not cloyingly sweet by any means, but there's some background sweetness there. I think it might be attributable to the mouthfeel, which is huge and velvety. Maybe tannins as a result of using so much crushed, whole fruit? Anyway, it's good and I'm proud!
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