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    Trader Joe's Cherry Mead

    I just whipped up a batch using a variety of tart cherry juice I accumulated on sale and 6 lbs of frozen pitted sweet cherries added to secondary. I racked it once and it's already starting to clear nicely. I'm thinking I may age it on some toasted oak chips and a vanilla bean and add a little...
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    Trader Joe's Cherry Mead

    Why did you add sugar to raise the abv instead of more honey?
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    I made my first Cyser! Recipe inside

    Technically what you've brewed is not a cyser. A cyser has fruit or fruit juice in it. What you made was a straight mead. Can you actually taste apple flavor from the honey? It sounds delicious.
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    Potassium Sorbate KMETA Addition

    So far I've let all of my meads completely ferment and bulk age for approx 6 months before bottling and consuming. For my next batch I'm thinking of taking a different approach that will allow me to more directly control the ABV and residual sweetness. My plan is to monitor the SG until it hits...
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