greypilgrim76
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Hi All,
So I emptied a Carlo Rossi wine jug recently to use for a yeast starter for an upcoming Wee Heavy. But, it occurred to me that I could also use it to attempt a 1-gallon batch of mead. I've got the jug, the water, some yeast nutrient, some Fermaid O, and 3 lbs. of honey. However, I'm shooting for a sweet to semi-sweet mead (I tried a dry mead years ago and wasn't a fan), and I'm not sure what yeast to use. Ideally, I'd like to the yeast to eat enough of the sugars to stop fermentation while leaving enough honey to sweeten the mead, but I'm not sure how the math comes out on 3 lbs. of honey in a 1-gallon batch. Is there a yeast that will hit the target I'm setting, more or less? I can, of course, use potassium sorbate and backsweeten as needed, but having never done a sweet to semi-sweet mead before, I'm not sure whether it's necessary or not.
So basically, I guess I'm asking 1) what yeast do you recommend for a 1-gallon batch of sweet(ish) mead using 3 lbs. of varietal honey, and 2) is there anything else, after reading this post, you think I should know that I don't appear to know.
Thanks!
So I emptied a Carlo Rossi wine jug recently to use for a yeast starter for an upcoming Wee Heavy. But, it occurred to me that I could also use it to attempt a 1-gallon batch of mead. I've got the jug, the water, some yeast nutrient, some Fermaid O, and 3 lbs. of honey. However, I'm shooting for a sweet to semi-sweet mead (I tried a dry mead years ago and wasn't a fan), and I'm not sure what yeast to use. Ideally, I'd like to the yeast to eat enough of the sugars to stop fermentation while leaving enough honey to sweeten the mead, but I'm not sure how the math comes out on 3 lbs. of honey in a 1-gallon batch. Is there a yeast that will hit the target I'm setting, more or less? I can, of course, use potassium sorbate and backsweeten as needed, but having never done a sweet to semi-sweet mead before, I'm not sure whether it's necessary or not.
So basically, I guess I'm asking 1) what yeast do you recommend for a 1-gallon batch of sweet(ish) mead using 3 lbs. of varietal honey, and 2) is there anything else, after reading this post, you think I should know that I don't appear to know.
Thanks!