Well my back story is I have been interested in Home Brewing for a while now and just recently decided to jump in.
I am getting married next year and thought it would be fun to brew my own honey wine to serve at the wedding.
I did a little reading (hind sight not enough) made up my first 5gal batch of honey wine last Sunday 12th.
used 5 star to sanitize all equipment
brought 4 gal spring water up to 160/f
added 15 lbs pure raw unpasteurized honey
kept at temp for 10mins placed in ice bath to 70/f
added WPL720 yeast poured to fermentor topped off to 5gal mark
kept at 68-70/f
Took my first SG today 1.074 at 70/f
Smelled nice clean and sweet, taste was crisp sweet, noticed co2 suspended in mead ( was removed for the SG reading)
I understand process was not 100% comments welcomed
I am getting married next year and thought it would be fun to brew my own honey wine to serve at the wedding.
I did a little reading (hind sight not enough) made up my first 5gal batch of honey wine last Sunday 12th.
used 5 star to sanitize all equipment
brought 4 gal spring water up to 160/f
added 15 lbs pure raw unpasteurized honey
kept at temp for 10mins placed in ice bath to 70/f
added WPL720 yeast poured to fermentor topped off to 5gal mark
kept at 68-70/f
Took my first SG today 1.074 at 70/f
Smelled nice clean and sweet, taste was crisp sweet, noticed co2 suspended in mead ( was removed for the SG reading)
I understand process was not 100% comments welcomed