So I’ve been considering a couple different ideas for JAOM; chocolate orange spice mead and blueberry chocolate mead.
Blueberry:
-3.5 pounds wildflower honey
-1 pound organic blueberries (frozen then crushed in cheesecloth)
-1 oz cocoa nibs (present for secondary)
Orange:
-3.5 pounds clover...
Title kinda says it all; I’ve got a 5 gallon wide mouth bubbler that I intend to use for a 1 gallon batch melomel. Do I need to worry about too much headspace and upgrade to a 3 or 4 gallon batch? Or is it fine?
I’ve made Joe’s Ancient Orange Mead recipe several times and I’m a huge fan of how simple it is. I’ve dressed it up just a bit (prestarting the yeast and using yeast nutrient in place of the raisins) but after three gallons of orange spice over the last six months I gotta say I’m a little sick...