Carbonation Question

[Okiefirefighter]

Well since i am a noob....what can I do to make my raspberry melomel carbonated? My wife would like a little fizz and she asked if we could by a Sodastream machine and get the same result. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!

 

[AZCoolerBrewer]

If your melomel isn’t back-sweetened, you could bottle it and prime it like a beer with carbonation tabs or a bottling bucket with sugar solution. That would be far cheaper than a soda stream, but is also a lot of work and you don’t want to bottle condition if there is sugar added for sweetness because the bottles could over pressurize.

 

[S-Met]

If your melomel isn’t back-sweetened, you could bottle it and prime it like a beer with carbonation tabs or a bottling bucket with sugar solution. That would be far cheaper than a soda stream, but is also a lot of work and you don’t want to bottle condition if there is sugar added for sweetness because the bottles could over pressurize.

What he said.
And a few housekeeping questions:
Did you take a OG and FG?
If no, what batch size and how much honey?
Any other sugar sources?
What yeast?
Does it taste sweet?
Did you add sorbates or sulfates?
If yes, How much?

 

[Okiefirefighter]

What he said.
And a few housekeeping questions:
Did you take a OG and FG? No, I didn't have a hydrometer at the time.
If no, what batch size and how much honey? 1 gallon- 3 lbs of honey
Any other sugar sources? No
What yeast? 71B
Does it taste sweet? Yes
Did you add sorbates or sulfates? Yes
If yes, How much?

 

[S-Met]

SG approx 1.105 (honey adds approx .035pts/lb/gal. Approx as not all honey is equal.

Current gravity?

71b alc tolerance is 14%abv, but its only approx. Estimated og fermented to 1.000 is just under 14%.

I'm no mead expert, I've only added for cyser. But honey is nutrient poor and probably needs nutrient additions.

Sorbates and sulfates can stall or prevent fermentation, how much did you add and when did you add? Also, do you have a current gravity.

 

[Okiefirefighter]

SG approx 1.105 (honey adds approx .035pts/lb/gal. Approx as not all honey is equal.

Current gravity?

71b alc tolerance is 14%abv, but its only approx. Estimated og fermented to 1.000 is just under 14%.

I'm no mead expert, I've only added for cyser. But honey is nutrient poor and probably needs nutrient additions.

Sorbates and sulfates can stall or prevent fermentation, how much did you add and when did you add? Also, do you have a current gravity.[/QUOT

I added some yeast nutrients that I got from a local brew shop. I can't remember the 2 items he sold me to add to it.