JRB213
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Started with 6lbs of Orange Blossom, 3 gallons of water and WLP720 (white labs sweet Mead). SG of 1.144, seems high. Don't know if I got a bad reading or what. No activity for 3 days, so I added about 30 raisins. Activity was good after that but not like beer like I was expecting. 20 days later I transfer to secondaries (I know too soon but I needed the carboy for my beer secondary). I took another reading and got 1.032, about 14%. Is this possible?
Moved to bottling bucket and added another 24 oz of honey, then divided up into 3 gallon jugs. One raspberry, one blueberry and one ginger. I also added some bread yeast because I was worried about my readings.
Does anyone know the honey to water formula for a overall ABV estimate? I have seen it on here but can't find again.
When I tasted it from the bucket it was really sweet, maybe because of the added honey. Just seemed like 14% is wrong for the taste and amount of time fermenting.
Moved to bottling bucket and added another 24 oz of honey, then divided up into 3 gallon jugs. One raspberry, one blueberry and one ginger. I also added some bread yeast because I was worried about my readings.
Does anyone know the honey to water formula for a overall ABV estimate? I have seen it on here but can't find again.
When I tasted it from the bucket it was really sweet, maybe because of the added honey. Just seemed like 14% is wrong for the taste and amount of time fermenting.