First Cyser

[Rosmucman]

Hi I making my first attempt at a mead it's a one gallon batch
1/5 Tart Cherry
4/5 Apple juice
2.5 pounds of clover honey
I'm just wondering what's the best yeast to use
I have WLP644 Brett Trois A white wine yeast and mangroves mead
Thanks

 

[hopbrad]

i recently did my first cyser/mead.
2 gallon batch, i forget how much honey. came out to 1.085. basically just added the honey and AJ, shook it up and added the yeast. s-05.
its nice, white wine like but the apple flavor over powers the honey just a bit too much. next time i will sub some water for the AJ and up the honey and i think it will be a perfect balance.

the cherry might be nice, but imagine it will overpower both the AJ and honey.

id go with the 2nd or 3rd yeast. save the trois for a beer.

 

[TandemTails]

I'm partial to lalvin d47 or ec1118 for meads/cysers. I'm experimenting with a cote des blanc yeast in my current cyser.

The tart cherry will go well with the apple juice in my opinion

 

[fuelish]

I'd use 1116, but.....that is what I always seem to have on hand, works very well in most instances.....cherry cyser is on my to-do list

 

[Rosmucman]

How long would I need to age it before drinking it?

 

[TandemTails]

How long would I need to age it before drinking it?

I'm no expert yet but I'd personally wait at least 3 months given the juice/honey amounts. The longer you wait the less raw alcohol flavor will be present.

 

[Rosmucman]

So I racked the mead off the yeast about two weeks ago and I was planning on letting it age for a few months but today I noticed that it had stediment at the bottom of the carbon is there any danger of this giving me off flavours?
Should I rack it again?

 

[TandemTails]

So I racked the mead off the yeast about two weeks ago and I was planning on letting it age for a few months but today I noticed that it had stediment at the bottom of the carbon is there any danger of this giving me off flavours?
Should I rack it again?

My racking schedule is usually like this:

Primary: 3-4 weeks
Secondary: 6-8 weeks
Tertiary: 5-6 weeks

After tertiary is when i'll bottle it.

You probably just picked up some sediment when you racked to secondary or it's more yeast that's falling out of suspension. You don't have anything to worry about and what you're seeing is completely normal. You'll be safe to let it sit on that sediment for another month or two.

 

[Rosmucman]

Thanks