Hilltop Honey Farms Mead
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Making 1 gallon batch:
Just over 3 pounds of honey (Original Gravity- 1.116)
Water to 1 gallon
1/2 tsp DAP
1/2 tsp Yeast Energizer
2 cans orange juice concentrate- frozen
Vanilla Extract?
The mead fermented through to 1.000, then I racked onto 1 can of frozen OJ concentrate.
Increased SG, has fermented back to 0.998 at this time (been about 1 1/2 weeks in secondary).
Will be racking onto KMeta and KSorbate this weekend, letting sit for 1 week, then adding lactose, the other can frozen OJ, and vanilla extract
My questions:
1. From experience, about how much lactose should I add to make it a little creamy, like a creamsicle? I don't want to be eating my mead, but would like it to be thicker than a traditional mead or melomel.
2. I truly can't find vanilla beans in any stores around me (Meijer, Kroger, Walmart). That being said, I don't see why I can't add vanilla extract once stabilized. How much vanilla extract should I add to give it some vanilla flavor however not be too overpowering?
Thanks in advance!
Just over 3 pounds of honey (Original Gravity- 1.116)
Water to 1 gallon
1/2 tsp DAP
1/2 tsp Yeast Energizer
2 cans orange juice concentrate- frozen
Vanilla Extract?
The mead fermented through to 1.000, then I racked onto 1 can of frozen OJ concentrate.
Increased SG, has fermented back to 0.998 at this time (been about 1 1/2 weeks in secondary).
Will be racking onto KMeta and KSorbate this weekend, letting sit for 1 week, then adding lactose, the other can frozen OJ, and vanilla extract
My questions:
1. From experience, about how much lactose should I add to make it a little creamy, like a creamsicle? I don't want to be eating my mead, but would like it to be thicker than a traditional mead or melomel.
2. I truly can't find vanilla beans in any stores around me (Meijer, Kroger, Walmart). That being said, I don't see why I can't add vanilla extract once stabilized. How much vanilla extract should I add to give it some vanilla flavor however not be too overpowering?
Thanks in advance!