KJB5200
Active Member
Hi All,
I made a couple batches of mead and cyser in Nov 2012 and recently when sampling the two noticed that the cyser is awfully boring! It tastes watered-down, has almost no flavor, smells slightly of fresh, barely cooked applesauce, and has almost no detectable alcohol. The mead on the other hand is quite good - great silky mouthfeel, wonderful aroma and flavor. I'm trying to figure out what to do with the cyser because I'm worried at this point that time won't be a good thing for it (I see vinegar in the future..)
My calculations indicate the cyser should be a low 14% and the mead a high 16% but the latter appears FAR more alcoholic - something I'd be comfortable aging compared to the cyser which is altogether worrisome now.
My calculations:
CiderOG = 1.042 | BaseMeadOG = 1.124
1.2gal BaseMead + 0.25gal H2O = 1.45gal Mead
1.0gal BaseMead + 1.2gal Cider = 2.2gal Cyser
MeadOG -> (0*0.25) + (124*1.2) = 148.8/1.45 = 1.103
CyserOG -> (42*1.2) + (124*1.0) = 174/2.2 = 1.079
MeadFG = 0.980 | CyserFG = 0.968
MeadABV = 16% | CyserABV = 14%
The calculations seem easy enough but am I missing something? The numbers make sense to me but the final products are vastly different. I'm tempted to take all the cyser out of bottles to try and fix it but I just don't know what to do at this point. Maybe a sparkling cyser? Maybe another batch and blend? Any suggestions appreciated!
I made a couple batches of mead and cyser in Nov 2012 and recently when sampling the two noticed that the cyser is awfully boring! It tastes watered-down, has almost no flavor, smells slightly of fresh, barely cooked applesauce, and has almost no detectable alcohol. The mead on the other hand is quite good - great silky mouthfeel, wonderful aroma and flavor. I'm trying to figure out what to do with the cyser because I'm worried at this point that time won't be a good thing for it (I see vinegar in the future..)
My calculations indicate the cyser should be a low 14% and the mead a high 16% but the latter appears FAR more alcoholic - something I'd be comfortable aging compared to the cyser which is altogether worrisome now.
My calculations:
CiderOG = 1.042 | BaseMeadOG = 1.124
1.2gal BaseMead + 0.25gal H2O = 1.45gal Mead
1.0gal BaseMead + 1.2gal Cider = 2.2gal Cyser
MeadOG -> (0*0.25) + (124*1.2) = 148.8/1.45 = 1.103
CyserOG -> (42*1.2) + (124*1.0) = 174/2.2 = 1.079
MeadFG = 0.980 | CyserFG = 0.968
MeadABV = 16% | CyserABV = 14%
The calculations seem easy enough but am I missing something? The numbers make sense to me but the final products are vastly different. I'm tempted to take all the cyser out of bottles to try and fix it but I just don't know what to do at this point. Maybe a sparkling cyser? Maybe another batch and blend? Any suggestions appreciated!