Making my second ever batch of mead and its a peach-blackberry vanilla mead.
Primary fermentation
24 pounds honey
5 gallons spring water
(A lot of honey, i know. I like my mead sweet. And correct me if i'm wrong, but more honey=more sugar= more alcohol, right?)
6 peaches
6 packs of blackberries
(Going light on fruit in primary, just to give it a little taste alteration)
Handful of raisins for tannins
Yeast energizer
Yeast nutrients
Lalvin 71b-1122 yeast
A few dashes vanilla extract
A little lemon juice for extra avidity
Okay, i got that done today.
When i rack
Secondary fermentation
Add a lot more peaches
Add a lot more blackberries
(I want more peach flavor than blackberry, but i have no determined amount for each. Any suggestions?)
Add vanilla beans
(Again, no determined amount. Figured i'd get a jar of them and throw them all in)
What do you guys think?
Primary fermentation
24 pounds honey
5 gallons spring water
(A lot of honey, i know. I like my mead sweet. And correct me if i'm wrong, but more honey=more sugar= more alcohol, right?)
6 peaches
6 packs of blackberries
(Going light on fruit in primary, just to give it a little taste alteration)
Handful of raisins for tannins
Yeast energizer
Yeast nutrients
Lalvin 71b-1122 yeast
A few dashes vanilla extract
A little lemon juice for extra avidity
Okay, i got that done today.
When i rack
Secondary fermentation
Add a lot more peaches
Add a lot more blackberries
(I want more peach flavor than blackberry, but i have no determined amount for each. Any suggestions?)
Add vanilla beans
(Again, no determined amount. Figured i'd get a jar of them and throw them all in)
What do you guys think?