I wanted to know if some one could help with this Mead Recipe. I would like to know if all of the ingredients would go in at one time and would you boil this mead? I ordered all the ingredients on line and want to make sure I make it right. I dint know that much about Mead. This will be my first batch. Can someone help?
Thanks Roger
Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: Lalvin D47
Yeast Starter: no
Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter: no
Batch Size (Gallons): 1
Original Gravity: 1.106
Final Gravity: TBD
Boiling Time (Minutes): 1
Color: ORANGE!
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 60
Additional Fermentation: 60
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 60
Zest and juice from 2 large oranges - clean well to remove pesticides!
2lbs orange blossom honey
8oz wildflower honey
1/5th AHS fruit mead pack
1/4 tsp Fermax Yeast Nutrient
1/2tsp Yeast Energizer
Fill w/ water
This must smells GREAT!!! There's nothin like fresh orange juice and zest! I expect this to be GREAT in 6-8 months. This is a little different than JAOM, a little more modern yeast, no bitter rinds to mellow out after fermentation, and I didn't add any spice to this. This will get back sweetened with some more orange blossom after it finishes to counter the bitterness, so get yourself some Potassium Sorbate and Campden tablets to knock out the remaining yeast after you rack to secondary.
Thanks Roger
Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: Lalvin D47
Yeast Starter: no
Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter: no
Batch Size (Gallons): 1
Original Gravity: 1.106
Final Gravity: TBD
Boiling Time (Minutes): 1
Color: ORANGE!
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 60
Additional Fermentation: 60
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 60
Zest and juice from 2 large oranges - clean well to remove pesticides!
2lbs orange blossom honey
8oz wildflower honey
1/5th AHS fruit mead pack
1/4 tsp Fermax Yeast Nutrient
1/2tsp Yeast Energizer
Fill w/ water
This must smells GREAT!!! There's nothin like fresh orange juice and zest! I expect this to be GREAT in 6-8 months. This is a little different than JAOM, a little more modern yeast, no bitter rinds to mellow out after fermentation, and I didn't add any spice to this. This will get back sweetened with some more orange blossom after it finishes to counter the bitterness, so get yourself some Potassium Sorbate and Campden tablets to knock out the remaining yeast after you rack to secondary.