Gunna back sweeten my Blueberry Muffin Mead

[Flexmedia]

This mead has stopped fermenting but I will take one more final reading and have the wife taste it again. She tasted it last month and wants it sweeter. How do I add the honey? If I just pour it in, it will sit at the bottom. I’ve been told I shouldn’t stir or shake it. Should I add honey to a portion of the mead then pour it in?

Thanks!
Art

 

[videojunkie1208]

So, your mead is done fermenting, I'm assuming you've cold crashed it? The next step is to stabilize it. Usually this is done with meta-bisulfate. Once stabilized, you can backsweeten without concern about setting off another round of fermentation.

There is a lot of sciency math involved that frankly I am not savvy with (I prefer dry mead), but here's a calculator that might be useful.

https://winemakermag.com/resource/1301-sulfite-calculator

 

[Flexmedia]

So, your mead is done fermenting, I'm assuming you've cold crashed it? The next step is to stabilize it. Usually this is done with meta-bisulfate. Once stabilized, you can backsweeten without concern about setting off another round of fermentation.

There is a lot of sciency math involved that frankly I am not savvy with (I prefer dry mead), but here's a calculator that might be useful.

https://winemakermag.com/resource/1301-sulfite-calculator

Humm.. another thing I’ll have to study. I do have a stabilizer I plan to use. I don’t know the best way to add the honey to the carboy. I’ve backsweetened once before but I added the honey and stirred it to keep it off the bottom. Guess I wasn’t supposed to do that?

 

[videojunkie1208]

Ahh. Once you've stabilized the mead, as long as you're not too vigorous, you can stir the honey in. Not sure how you are setup, but if you have a keg, you can add the honey and mead to a keg, purge it with co2 and then shake the heck out of it. (There's little o2 left once you purge the keg, so no risk of oxidation).

 

[Flexmedia]

Ahh. Once you've stabilized the mead, as long as you're not too vigorous, you can stir the honey in. Not sure how you are setup, but if you have a keg, you can add the honey and mead to a keg, purge it with co2 and then shake the heck out of it. (There's little o2 left once you purge the keg, so no risk of oxidation).

Just a one gallon test jug. Trying to pick our favorite. I’ll stir it in gently. My wife just can’t develop your same taste for dry wine. Thanks for the tip!

Art

 

[SeanC138]

Curious about your receipt to get the muffin flavor?

 

[Flexmedia]

Curious about your receipt to get the muffin flavor?

I added two vanilla beans and two cinnamon sticks. We will see!