She made 2 1gal batches, recipes below.
As I've never made mead before, we kind of just threw these together based on two of "Joe's" recipes. What do you think of these ingredient lists? My understanding is that they will ferment out very dry, so I'm thinking about back-sweetening these with some more fresh honey once they are done.
Thoughts?
Pyment [Est. OG: 1.081] (based on Joe's Quick Grape Mead)
Melomel? [Est. OG 1.052] (Based on Joe's Ancient Orange Mead)
As I've never made mead before, we kind of just threw these together based on two of "Joe's" recipes. What do you think of these ingredient lists? My understanding is that they will ferment out very dry, so I'm thinking about back-sweetening these with some more fresh honey once they are done.
Thoughts?
Pyment [Est. OG: 1.081] (based on Joe's Quick Grape Mead)
- 1.5 lbs of local Michigan honey.
- 64 fl oz Welches 100% grape juice (no preservatives, based on nutritional information, this has 288 grams of sugar)
- Topped off to ~1 gallon with RO water.
- 1/2 tsp yeast nutrient
- 1 packet of dry "Red Star Pasteur Champagne Yeast"
Melomel? [Est. OG 1.052] (Based on Joe's Ancient Orange Mead)
- 1.5 lbs of local Michigan honey.
- 1 whole sliced orange (including rinds)
- Topped off to ~1 gallon with RO water.
- 1/2 tsp yeast nutrient
- 1 packet of dry "Red Star Pasteur Champagne Yeast"