This honey is very local to my area because they have hives located all over austin including right down the street from my house. So, given I'm a home brewer, one thing leads to another and I'm walking out with 12lbs of honey and plan to make a mead.
After having Moonlight Meadery's Desire, I decided to use that mead as my inspiration. Here is the recipe:
12 lbs | Wildflower Honey
3 qt. | Black Currant Juice
3 qt. | Black Cherry Juice
2 qt. | Cranberry/Blueberry
1.25 Gallons water
1 tsp | Fermaid-K
2 tsp | GoFerm
1 pas | Lalvin Narbonne Yeast (71B-1122)
This makes about 4 gallons at a starting gravity of 1.120. The must tasted absolutely wonderful so I have high hopes for this.
I'm doing a staggered nutrient schedule where I'll be adding 3/4 tsp of the GoFerm/Fermain-K mix hydrated every 24 hours for the first three days and the same during pitch & after 30% of the sugar has been depleted. That schedule ultimately looks like this:
3/4 tsp of the blend immediately after pitching the yeast
3/4 tsp of the blend 24 hours after fermentation begins
3/4 tsp of the blend 48 hours after fermentation begins
3/4 tsp of the blend after 30% of the sugar has been depleted
Update:
3/31/2915 - took a gravity reading and it is now at 1.084 which is good timing if not a little late for the last nutrient addition. I'm going to go ahead and add the final nutrients just to make sure the yeast is a s healthy as possible so it can keep chugging along as necessary. This is going to be about 14-15 percent ABV so the yeast will need all the help they can get.
Update 4/19/2015: Took a gravity reading and its sitting at 1.018. I'll take another in three weeks or so.
Alcohol by Volume: 13.7 %
Alcohol by Weight: 10.7 %
Original Extract (OE): 27.8 °P
Apparent Extract (AE): 4.6 °P
Real Extract (RE): 8.8 °P
Apparent Attenuation: 83.5 %
Calories per 12 oz: 428.5 kcal
Alcohol by Weight: 10.7 %
Original Extract (OE): 27.8 °P
Apparent Extract (AE): 4.6 °P
Real Extract (RE): 8.8 °P
Apparent Attenuation: 83.5 %
Calories per 12 oz: 428.5 kcal
Update 5/11/2015: Took a gravity reading and its sitting at 1.016. Ready to bottle. Final ABV:
Alcohol by Volume: 14.0 %
Alcohol by Weight: 11.0 %
Original Extract (OE): 27.8 °P
Apparent Extract (AE): 4.1 °P
Real Extract (RE): 8.4 °P
Apparent Attenuation: 85.3 %
Calories per 12 oz: 427.6 kcal
Alcohol by Weight: 11.0 %
Original Extract (OE): 27.8 °P
Apparent Extract (AE): 4.1 °P
Real Extract (RE): 8.4 °P
Apparent Attenuation: 85.3 %
Calories per 12 oz: 427.6 kcal
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