Hello, I've started my mess experience with 3 batches.
Ailanthus
1,5 kg Ailanthus honey
Black Tea
Orange zest
Raisins
Yeast: Mangrove Jack's Mead M05 - g 10
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Lime tree
1,5 kg lime tree honey
Black Tea
Orange zest
Raisins
Yeast: Wyeast sweet mead ( 20ml for now)
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Wildflower
1 kg wildflower honey
0,5 kg maple syrup
Black Tea
Orange zest
Raisins
Yeast: Mangrove Jack's Mead M05 - g 10
For all the 3 1 gallon jars made the same, started sanitizing everything with SaniClean then added the fruit, poured the warmed honey, shaked to oxygenate then tried to take a reading with the hygrometer but it would not sink so my reading is blank, it doesn't even reached the first line. Is that normal?
then added the yeast.
closed the carboy with airlock filled with SaniClean ( and that was my first mistake because removing it to add more yeast to the lime tree one, accidentally some SaniClean dropped inside... Batch gone, i will need to dump it, am i right?
After few hours however the Ailanthus one is going greatly and bubbling strongly the wildflower made some foam but i see no bubbles into the airlock.. Could be due to the presence of maple syrup or low quantity of honey? Shall/can i add more honey right now?
Another problem i have it's with the Wyeast sweet mead yeast.
I Mixed but forgot too let it rest at least 3 hours and put 20ish ml (125/6 gallon) into my 1 gallon of lime tree, is that right or is too few? How much should I add?
Also if I'm staid i will have to dump the whole lime tree batch due to SaniClean, i will need to get more lime tree quality honey, meanwhile the yeast, already mixed will expire?
How much time I've got and how i have to keep it? Inside the fridge?
Thank you to whoever will take the time to read this long post and he'll with his experience.
Regards
Ailanthus
1,5 kg Ailanthus honey
Black Tea
Orange zest
Raisins
Yeast: Mangrove Jack's Mead M05 - g 10
___________
Lime tree
1,5 kg lime tree honey
Black Tea
Orange zest
Raisins
Yeast: Wyeast sweet mead ( 20ml for now)
____________
Wildflower
1 kg wildflower honey
0,5 kg maple syrup
Black Tea
Orange zest
Raisins
Yeast: Mangrove Jack's Mead M05 - g 10
For all the 3 1 gallon jars made the same, started sanitizing everything with SaniClean then added the fruit, poured the warmed honey, shaked to oxygenate then tried to take a reading with the hygrometer but it would not sink so my reading is blank, it doesn't even reached the first line. Is that normal?
then added the yeast.
closed the carboy with airlock filled with SaniClean ( and that was my first mistake because removing it to add more yeast to the lime tree one, accidentally some SaniClean dropped inside... Batch gone, i will need to dump it, am i right?
After few hours however the Ailanthus one is going greatly and bubbling strongly the wildflower made some foam but i see no bubbles into the airlock.. Could be due to the presence of maple syrup or low quantity of honey? Shall/can i add more honey right now?
Another problem i have it's with the Wyeast sweet mead yeast.
I Mixed but forgot too let it rest at least 3 hours and put 20ish ml (125/6 gallon) into my 1 gallon of lime tree, is that right or is too few? How much should I add?
Also if I'm staid i will have to dump the whole lime tree batch due to SaniClean, i will need to get more lime tree quality honey, meanwhile the yeast, already mixed will expire?
How much time I've got and how i have to keep it? Inside the fridge?
Thank you to whoever will take the time to read this long post and he'll with his experience.
Regards