I decided to do my initial batch with blackberry; did 5# of clover and 5# of blackberry, but I plan to track down some buckwheat for the later racking. I think the blackberry worked ok, though, the must tastes very caramel appley...
I've never used super kleer before. Is it normal to have a bunch of trub on the bottom after adding it? Do I need to rack off of it? I'm at the aging stage now and don't want it to sit for a year and find out I should have racked it off.
Need to confirm: the grains are steeped for 45min then rinsed with juice and ___? Do you remove and discard the grains?
Plan to get this started soon, sounds fabulous.
Well, I put together a batch of caramel apple mead and it tastes great! I can't wait for it to finish!
And I did use crushed grain, as suggested by the brew shop.
Good recipe.
I made this tonight, only I have no idea what kind of honey I put in it. When I acquired some used homebrew equipment the seller threw in five 5# containers of honey. It's somewhat dark in color and says pure honey on the label. The guy I bought it from hadn't brewed in over 10 years, so it had some age on it and was pretty well crystalized. I did a lot of rinsing and soaking in hot water to get it pourable.
I have the buckwheat honey on order, so I missed adding the first pound of it in primary. I figure I will add it when I rack to secondary and add the vanilla beans.
This is my first attempt at a mead, so I'm pretty geeked. Hopefully it will be ready by the time my birthday rolls around in May.
Cheer!
Oh I guess the OP does say "use Super Kleer to clarify" after a month in secondary but before bulk aging.
I feel like 1.020 is good. Just keep it there and back sweeten it with less.
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I feel like 1.020 is good. Just keep it there and back sweeten it with less.
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I feel like 1.020 is good. Just keep it there and back sweeten it with less.
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