What I did for/with Mead today

[SixShooter]

I LOVE the clarity and color on this.

That's exactly the kind of thing that I shoot for when it comes to presentation. Great job on that!

Thank you!

It's tasty too. Although it ended up with a higher ABV than planned. 14.7%. I ended up putting it away for 6 months as it was quite HOT!

 

[007]

Bottled 6 gallons of traditional. Changed the recipe on this batch. gallon and a half of honey and added sugar. Not quite as good as two gallons of honey. Won't do that again.

 

[Maylar]

I think my cyser is done...

 

[MightyMosin]

I think my cyser is done...

Liking that Tilt?
Any particular negatives?

 

[Maylar]

Liking that Tilt?
Any particular negatives?

This is the new Tilt Pro Mini. Bluetooth range is way better than the original Tilt. You have to be aware that it can float in foam with top fermenting yeasts, which can give an error. But I think it's cool - start your batch and the next day after lag phase it shows a higher SG than when you started because of the foam. Once the surface calms down the thing has been right on the money.

 

[MightyMosin]

Racked ~ 5.75 gallons of my 2025 XMAS mead.
Drinking a cyser fermented with Blueberries.

 

[Maylar]

Drinking a cyser fermented with Blueberries.

Apple juice and blueberries?

 

[MightyMosin]

Apple juice and blueberries?

Yep!!

BTW, it is a nice combo. Much better with cider than juice.
I have to imagine that fresh pressed would be even better.

 

[007]

Started 6.25 gallons of traditional.

 

[Maylar]

Started 6.25 gallons of traditional.

What kind of honey?

 

[007]

Good question, don't know. Bought the honey from a local bee keeper in N.E Nebraska. I will ask.

 

[MightyMosin]

I did nothing with/for Mead today... but I was reminded twice today by the local wine shop proprietor that I still need to bring some in for them to try... so I guess I thought about it today

 

[007]

Drank another bottle.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Racked 2 gallons of bochet prepared the mead in the mason jar to be packaged for competition.

 

[Maylar]

Took a taste sample of my Tupelo traditional yesterday. It's been 2 months on oak now.
Light golden color. It'll get a bit darker with another month on oak.
Some legs are evident.
Slightly floral aroma. Not yet honey.
A bit of acid is also evident.
Still off-dry, about 1.005. Doesn't need more sweetening at this time. Will check again in a month.

 

[MightyMosin]

Today I bottled ~5 gallons of a session strawberry melomel.

 

[Maylar]

Racked my cyser to secondary. Got about 3-1/2 gallons from 4. Used the pump on my wine filter as a transfer pump and it worked well.

This batch was cleared with pectic enzyme pre-ferment and Super Kleer post ferment. It has a lovely golden color

Aroma has slight apple and honey. It tastes a lot sweeter than the 0,996 FG would suggest. Now it's a waiting game.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Last Wednesday I flavored and back sweetened nearly a gallon of bochet in a way that I trust will be perceived as banana Fosters. Then filled 2 7oz bottles for BJCP judging, the remainder will be served for a popular vote in June. I’m going to age what’s left on cherry wood. The sticks don’t appear to have any toast, so I’m thinking I should torch them lightly.

 

[007]

What kind of honey?

Clover, alpha honey. A little darker color.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

My traditional sack, sweet bochet scored very nicely in competition this past weekend, though it didn’t win. We had one mead table with 11 entries and one very good entrant sweeping the table. Congrats to him. Short on judges, it was a challenge even with just over half the max entries received.

 

[Maylar]

My traditional sack, sweet bochet scored very nicely in competition this past weekend, though it didn’t win.

Good for you. Was the judging BJCP style? Have a score?

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Good for you. Was the judging BJCP style? Have a score?

Yes AHA sanctioned comp, BJCP judges. 38 was the score enough that it’s helping me to reach a higher rank in Master Homebrewer Program. I would have encouraged entering, however we were short on available judges. Hopefully that will change next year.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Double post glitch

 

[007]

Transfer 6.25 gallons to secondary for settling. 15.49% ABV.

 

[fatjay]

I didn't get a picture of measurements, but 10 gallons measured 0.95, a hearty 18%. 18 bottles of strawberry and 17 bottles of blueberry.

 

[fatjay]

I mixed the strawberry mead with my mango wine for a strawberry mango creation. WOW! It was excellent.

 

[MightyMosin]

Cleaned, chopped, bagged and froze a flat of strawberry seconds.

Enjoyed some Strawberry session mead.

Racked Pinot Noir, Christmas meads, lots of cleaning of brew buckets and carboys. Misc cleanup and some stabilizing of meads.

 

[Maylar]

Pulled the Xoakers out of my traditional. It's been 3 months now. Tastes like a meh white wine. Now I wait.

 

[bernardmaldonado]

Started a cold crash of six gallons mead from the BOMM recipe.

I learned real quick that a six gallon vessel cold crash with target temp of 33F does a lot better in an upright freezer set to about 27F. Before that....it was like the lil' fridge that could....(never get low enough).

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

I had about half a watermelon that wouldn’t fit in the fridge, so I’ve got about a half gallon mead fermenting from the juice with 1.5 pounds raw wildflower honey that’s been in the way on my kitchen counter.