Hi Everybody,
Just wanted to pick your brains...I made my first mead a couple weeks ago (3 lbs raw honey to a gallon with Lalvin 71B-1122, added nutrient and energizer as well). I want to add ~3 lbs. of rhubarb to it but I don't think it will all fit into a 1-gal jug. So I was thinking I could split it between 2 jugs and top it off with apple juice...thoughts?
(I will be adding pectic enzyme, splitting the rhubarb between 2 separate jugs, racking the mead on top of it, and then adding the apple juice (while allowing some head space).
Also, should I add precipitated chalk? I heard that it can balance out severe acidity like that in rhubarb...
Thanks!
*Impromptu*
Just wanted to pick your brains...I made my first mead a couple weeks ago (3 lbs raw honey to a gallon with Lalvin 71B-1122, added nutrient and energizer as well). I want to add ~3 lbs. of rhubarb to it but I don't think it will all fit into a 1-gal jug. So I was thinking I could split it between 2 jugs and top it off with apple juice...thoughts?
(I will be adding pectic enzyme, splitting the rhubarb between 2 separate jugs, racking the mead on top of it, and then adding the apple juice (while allowing some head space).
Also, should I add precipitated chalk? I heard that it can balance out severe acidity like that in rhubarb...
Thanks!
*Impromptu*