Hey everyone, First mead experience but I fully understand the patience in mead making but I was curious what type of taste I should have at 1 week. Recipe follows inspired by Charlie P's Barshank for 5 gallon. Im going for a dry carbonated mead with a strong ginger bite.
7.5# Mesquite Honey
1.5# Corn Sugar
3# Frozen Raspberries
~0.4# grated ginger
Wyeast Dry Mead Smack Pack x1
Nutrient, Acid Blend etc
SG 1.062 (I wish higher) at day #0 and 1.035 day #7
I thought all of that ginger would make it unbearable at first and take a year+ to mellow. Sweet at brewing and sweet at 1 week. Im ready to get this racked off the raspberries asap but im gonna give the yeast more time. Maybe ill just strain them out. Anyways all i hear is how medicinal it should taste. Im using less honey, not much corn sugar but granted raspberries. Will the full 1-2 years dry this out?
Thanks
Primary: Raspberry Ginger mead
Secondary: Zipp
Bottled: Cream stout
Driking: PSA IPA
7.5# Mesquite Honey
1.5# Corn Sugar
3# Frozen Raspberries
~0.4# grated ginger
Wyeast Dry Mead Smack Pack x1
Nutrient, Acid Blend etc
SG 1.062 (I wish higher) at day #0 and 1.035 day #7
I thought all of that ginger would make it unbearable at first and take a year+ to mellow. Sweet at brewing and sweet at 1 week. Im ready to get this racked off the raspberries asap but im gonna give the yeast more time. Maybe ill just strain them out. Anyways all i hear is how medicinal it should taste. Im using less honey, not much corn sugar but granted raspberries. Will the full 1-2 years dry this out?
Thanks
Primary: Raspberry Ginger mead
Secondary: Zipp
Bottled: Cream stout
Driking: PSA IPA