Riesling Pyment Question

[Atek]

Hey guys, I am looking to devise a new recipe for a riesling pyment. The only recipe I have is from Schramms book which uses 5 gal riesling juice and 7lb honey which according to Schramm yeilded a must of 19 brix or 8%abv.

I am wanting to get closer to 16% however I cannot for the life of me figure out how much more honey I will need to accomplish this. I feel like I am missing something incredibly obvious so if I am I apologize. Here's all I have so far on the original recipe:

5 gal riesling juice
7 lb honey

SG 1.079 (19 brix)

On second thought I think I finally figured out this GotMead Calculator. To get me to 16% I would need to add 7 more lb of honey to bring my SG up to 1.130 so my two main ingredients would be as follows:

5 gal riesling juice
14lb honey

SG 1.130
16.6% ABV

Can anyone confirm this for me?

 

[roadymi]

would need to know the SG of the juice to get a definitive answer.

 

[TheBrewingMedic]

And the most definitive way to accomplish it would probably be to get your juice and honey then start mixing your must, start with the 7 pounds and check the gravity then add a couple pounds at a time, mixing thoroughly and testing until it reaches the 1.13 OG that you need, might be a little more time consuming but it saves using math and guestimations.

 

[StevenM]

make sure your yeast will get you that high

 

[Atek]

K1v-1116 should do fine, of not then a healthy ec1118 would work as well. I'd prefer the k1v though. I will be doing SNA and plenty of oxygenation to start. I've done 18% with 71-b before, just gotta give it some lovin...

 

[Atek]

Sorry for the double post, accidentally hit send on my phone before I was ready. So my plan is to check the gravity of the juice when I get it and use the gotmead calculator to determine how much honey I will want total. Then hold back 3-4lb. Start the brew and when it gets down to 1 add the remaining honey. I know I won't get a spot on accurate gravity reading but it should be close enough. What do you guys think?

 

[roadymi]

It all depends on what you want. Sugar levels of honey can vary so using a set volume can vary your abv. Personally I am satisfied with close. If my abv % is off a point of so I don't really care as long as I am satisfied with the flavor. Some folks want to know down to the tenth of a % and that is fine too.