Lucas Aubergine
Member
Ok so im fairly new to mead making and i honestly dont have the best set up or the most money. But what i do have is enough for what i personally wanna do.
Now my issue is that im working on my first big batch of mead, a cinnamon apple mead that im hoping will be drinkable this christmas. But when my father tried a little bit tonight upon my request so i could see how the flavors where coming along he stated that it was tart, not very sweet at all, and had no cinnamon flavor. Here's my recipe that i used, it was made by me so i doubt its actually the right way to make such a mead but i like experimentation.
Time started: Sept 28th 2018 at 5:41pm
Water Used: 4 Gallons Approximately
Honey Used: 5lb (Probably need to back sweeten since it was a low amount given the fact that im making 5 Gallons of mead)
Yeast: (Cant remember the name/type but i bought it from my local homebrew and hydroponics store. Its supposed to give around 15%-16% if i remember correctly)
Cinnamon Sticks: 7 Originally (Now 11 after adding 4 more tonight due to lack of flavor)
Whole Cloves: 4 Originally (Now 9 after adding 5 more tonight)
Once Fermentation stopped or slowed to a point where bubbles stopped appearing in the airlock i added 10 SweeTango apples sliced into eighths and that was if memory serves about 3-4 weeks before Halloween. They're all still in there and i have yet to rack my 5 gallons, im planning on doing it soon though but after tonights feedback i didnt want to keep going without help on brewing anymore. It isnt really that much money but i do have a good bit wrapped up in this and i dont want it to go to waste so hopefully you all can help.
Thank you for reading and i hope i can get some good advice from the more professional brewers. P.S. Im not old enough to drink and i personally dont like the idea of drinking which is why i have my father sample it, i just like making things and find this to be a fun hobby.
Now my issue is that im working on my first big batch of mead, a cinnamon apple mead that im hoping will be drinkable this christmas. But when my father tried a little bit tonight upon my request so i could see how the flavors where coming along he stated that it was tart, not very sweet at all, and had no cinnamon flavor. Here's my recipe that i used, it was made by me so i doubt its actually the right way to make such a mead but i like experimentation.
Time started: Sept 28th 2018 at 5:41pm
Water Used: 4 Gallons Approximately
Honey Used: 5lb (Probably need to back sweeten since it was a low amount given the fact that im making 5 Gallons of mead)
Yeast: (Cant remember the name/type but i bought it from my local homebrew and hydroponics store. Its supposed to give around 15%-16% if i remember correctly)
Cinnamon Sticks: 7 Originally (Now 11 after adding 4 more tonight due to lack of flavor)
Whole Cloves: 4 Originally (Now 9 after adding 5 more tonight)
Once Fermentation stopped or slowed to a point where bubbles stopped appearing in the airlock i added 10 SweeTango apples sliced into eighths and that was if memory serves about 3-4 weeks before Halloween. They're all still in there and i have yet to rack my 5 gallons, im planning on doing it soon though but after tonights feedback i didnt want to keep going without help on brewing anymore. It isnt really that much money but i do have a good bit wrapped up in this and i dont want it to go to waste so hopefully you all can help.
Thank you for reading and i hope i can get some good advice from the more professional brewers. P.S. Im not old enough to drink and i personally dont like the idea of drinking which is why i have my father sample it, i just like making things and find this to be a fun hobby.