I just got a gallon of WF Honey, what should I do

[wxman73]

Hi All,



Back in March I tried to make my first mead. I used 12# of honey for a 5 gallon batch. It came out very dry and almost watery. I wasn't very happy with it. Thee are some off tastes to it as well. But I won't give up...



A friend at work keeps bees and just gave me a free gallon of honey. Mostly from fall wildflowers and goldenrod. My question is what should I make with it? I am thinking about making 1 gallon of sweet mead, and then making a braggot. Any thoughts or suggestions?



Cheers,

Brian

 

[valverij]

You had 21 lbs in 5 gallons (SG ~1.151) go dry? That yeast must have been an absolute beast.

 

[wxman73]

You had 21 lbs in 5 gallons (SG ~1.151) go dry? That yeast must have been an absolute beast.

Oops. That would be 12. I fixed it.

 

[wxman73]

Oops. That should be 12. Fixed it!

 

[JDWebb]

Hi All,



Back in March I tried to make my first mead. I used 12# of honey for a 5 gallon batch. It came out very dry and almost watery. I wasn't very happy with it. Thee are some off tastes to it as well. But I won't give up...



A friend at work keeps bees and just gave me a free gallon of honey. Mostly from fall wildflowers and goldenrod. My question is what should I make with it? I am thinking about making 1 gallon of sweet mead, and then making a braggot. Any thoughts or suggestions?



Cheers,

Brian

Bring it to my house.

 

[slym2none]

Get 40 pounds of Chicken Nuggets and go to town.

 

[wxman73]

Get 40 pounds of Chicken Nuggets and go to town.

Yup. What was i thinking. Forget the mead. Chicken Nuggets it is. Scheduling my bypass for next week.