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I'm not exactly an expert, but I did find myself searching for answers on acid blends recently. Not really sure about eliminating alcohol hotness, I think that mostly will only come with aging. What I did find is that with the right amount, acid blend can take a flat-tasting mead and add a...

+1 Gallon Orange Blossom Traditional 1559 + 1 = 1560 Gallons

Thanks! That helps a ton

My last mead was a blueberry vanilla sweet mead. I fermented dry then backsweetened and added the blueberries in secondary. I liked the flavor and the amount of sweetness, but it just seemed flat to me. My current project is a pear mead with about the same sweetness. It's done fermenting already...

1 gallon of Orchard Pear Melomel 949.25 + 1 = 950.25

Okay, thanks for the advice. I've never had orange blossom, but have been meaning to. In another case, if I were to abandon it being a traditional for the sake of having it actually taste good, any fruits in particular that go well with buckwheat that you would suggest?

I've just racked my traditional mead to secondary, and it ended up finishing at .997 (from OG 1.113 using lalvin 71B-1122). I used about 1/3 buckwheat honey and the rest clover honey, and I'm really unsure about the aftertaste given off by the buckwheat. However, I feel like this is as good an...

1 Gallon Buckwheat/Clover Traditional 738.5

I just recently got engaged and my fiance and I have pretty much decided to go with a Hawaiian themed wedding. As its still about 2 years away I was thinking I'd make a mead for the occasion for everyone to enjoy, but can't decide on something that would fit the bill. I've heard of pineapple...

Celebrating my one year anniversary of making mead! Strawberry, tripleberry, JAOM, Spiced Apple, Blueberry Vanilla

Edit: Sorry wrong thread

Ok, I might just have to split it up between two batches then and mix with another honey. I was hoping to just use all of it and pair it with something that accents buckwheat's strengths.

Just bought 3 lbs of Buckwheat honey for a 1 gallon batch of mead. I was wondering if anyone knew firsthand of any spices or fruit that go well with Buckwheat in particular? I haven't had buckwheat mead, but from the tasting the honey as well as descriptions online it seems to finish with a...

Was this math a mistake? Shouldn't it be 604.5? Either way, +1 gallon of blueberry vanilla. So either 605.5 or 605.3

1 gallon of Apple Pie Cyser (Clover honey, apple juice, cinnamon, brown sugar, vanilla) 577.31 gallons.

Tripleberry mead pitched 6 months ago from today.

I might be mistaken, but from what I've read on the forums isn't it a bad thing to boil the honey? Most threads and replies I've read on here say either to only bring honey to about 145°F to 150°F to pasteurize, or not to heat it at all. Wouldn't boiling the honey for that long cause some off...

First one's kind of a dark picture. Strawberry on left, tripleberry on right (blackberry, raspberry, blueberry). Next one is the strawberry mead bottled, and last one is a new JAOM bubbling away.

Good to know. Any idea how much vanilla would be a good amount if I add shortly before bottling? Also, are there any yeasts that work specifically well for cysers? Ive seen champagne yeast in a few recipes.

Thanks! That gave me some good ideas