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I started a 3 gallon must of JAOM because it looked so good as a single gallon I had to up the size, and set it away in a secret dark location where it's magic can take place. I'm also about to start a 5 gallon must of vanilla mead and I'm wondering how many vanilla beans to use to give it a...

That sounds terrific ill definitely have to try that... I currently have enough equipment to ferment 22 gallons of assorted meads so there is def room for that recipe in there somewhere... Thanks for the great tips

Looks great and I enjoy show meads... I was also curious of different yeasts to use even bakers yeast to go with an old world recipe before there were different yeasts available widely.

I am also currently fermenting a pomegranate melomel with a total volume of 3 gallons using 10# of clover honey and 2 large bottles of Pom wonderful using again 71b yeast I live sandwiched between 3 large honey producers so mead was an easy choice. I would love feedback and ideas to try

Starting out my adventure into mead making and so far it's as amazing as I thought it would be. Bottled my first batch a week ago.. A show mead.. Made from a total volume must of 3 gallons... 7.5# clover honey and 5g 71b .. Will enjoy a glass in about 2 months after it ages.

The only thing I can think of would be to back sweeten after racking to give it the burst of flavor your looking for an possibly select a yeast with a lower alcohol tolerance to leave some residual sugar and flavor at the end