Shine0n
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Last Sunday I started my first bochet, it's a 1 gallon batch.
3 lbs local wild flower honey
lalvin 1116 yeast
fermaid o yeast nutrient
go-ferm yeast starter
I made a starter for the yeast in the Sunday morning am, gravity of 1.030 and pitched at 10 pm Sunday night.
I used my stove top to caramelize the honey on a med heat that allowed me to maintain a steady boil but over boil, no I did not take temp readings because my nose and taste buds are what works best. (Good luck to those doing the experiments with temps)
After 40 minutes at full boil the honey took on the characteristics I was looking for. Toffee, caramel, marshmallow and it seems like honey was sweeter than it was. It may be because of flavor changes but it's mighty good.
I dosed it with nutes at pitching time and the following day, degassing 2-3 times a day then again with the nutes at 48 and 72 hours all the time degassing.
Took a sg reading tonight and it's down to 1.045
Tasted a small sip and it's going to a very good mead/ bochet.
I'll let yall know the skinny as it happens.
3 lbs local wild flower honey
lalvin 1116 yeast
fermaid o yeast nutrient
go-ferm yeast starter
I made a starter for the yeast in the Sunday morning am, gravity of 1.030 and pitched at 10 pm Sunday night.
I used my stove top to caramelize the honey on a med heat that allowed me to maintain a steady boil but over boil, no I did not take temp readings because my nose and taste buds are what works best. (Good luck to those doing the experiments with temps)
After 40 minutes at full boil the honey took on the characteristics I was looking for. Toffee, caramel, marshmallow and it seems like honey was sweeter than it was. It may be because of flavor changes but it's mighty good.
I dosed it with nutes at pitching time and the following day, degassing 2-3 times a day then again with the nutes at 48 and 72 hours all the time degassing.
Took a sg reading tonight and it's down to 1.045
Tasted a small sip and it's going to a very good mead/ bochet.
I'll let yall know the skinny as it happens.