allhailRITTER
Well-Known Member
I need some opinions everyone. Here is the story...
Last march I made my first attempt at a 5 gallon batch of blueberry melomel. Made some mistakes, one of them was not accounting for space needed and lost from adding blueberries. So I ended up with 4 gallons. I filled a 3 gallon carboy and a 1 gallon jug.
About 3 months ago (5 months in bulk aging) I decided to add some oak to the 3 gallon carboy. Well I was lazy and didn't research how much to add and added WAAAAY to much. So I decided to make another one gallon batch of blueberry then add that and the other one gallon jug to the 3 gallons to bring it back to 5 gallons and hopefully lighten the oak flavor. It is STILL overpowering.
So my mead is 8 months old now, my question is, do I give up? Or should I make yet another batch to try and blend it with? Or is it a lost cause at this point?
I know a lot of people say time heals most things but I have a feeling time won't do a damn thing for this one.
Live and learn.
Thanks!
Last march I made my first attempt at a 5 gallon batch of blueberry melomel. Made some mistakes, one of them was not accounting for space needed and lost from adding blueberries. So I ended up with 4 gallons. I filled a 3 gallon carboy and a 1 gallon jug.
About 3 months ago (5 months in bulk aging) I decided to add some oak to the 3 gallon carboy. Well I was lazy and didn't research how much to add and added WAAAAY to much. So I decided to make another one gallon batch of blueberry then add that and the other one gallon jug to the 3 gallons to bring it back to 5 gallons and hopefully lighten the oak flavor. It is STILL overpowering.
So my mead is 8 months old now, my question is, do I give up? Or should I make yet another batch to try and blend it with? Or is it a lost cause at this point?
I know a lot of people say time heals most things but I have a feeling time won't do a damn thing for this one.
Live and learn.
Thanks!