Question on my mead

[lonniecl]

I made some mead about a month ago and just racked it for the first time is it ok to add some grape juice now to it to sweeten it up?

 

[BigKahuna]

You can add grape juice, but it'll just re-start the fermentation.

If you want to backsweeten, let it clear for a good while, then stabilize... THEN add your juice.
Or make a nice dry mead and sweeten in the glass! Nothing wrong with mixing mead with juice in the glass!

 

[lonniecl]

Thanks for your help I'm a newbie to mead

 

[BigKahuna]

Thanks for your help I'm a newbie to mead

Anyone that ever made great mead was once a N00B!

 

[forsakensoul]

You can add grape juice, but it'll just re-start the fermentation.

If you want to backsweeten, let it clear for a good while, then stabilize... THEN add your juice.
Or make a nice dry mead and sweeten in the glass! Nothing wrong with mixing mead with juice in the glass!

If he puts the mead in the fridge after adding the new flavor that should stop a second fremantion

 

[BigKahuna]

If he puts the mead in the fridge after adding the new flavor that should stop a second fremantion

YES, That can work. But most of us like to put our mead away in the cellar for months and years. I would hate to limit myself to an entire batch of mead that had to be kept under refrigeration indefinitely for fear of bottle bombs.

 

[forsakensoul]

YES, That can work. But most of us like to put our mead away in the cellar for months and years. I would hate to limit myself to an entire batch of mead that had to be kept under refrigeration indefinitely for fear of bottle bombs.

Good point !!

 

[BigKahuna]

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